Wind Power

Wind power is taking the energy generated from the wind and using it in more productive ways. Wind turbines are machines that transform the kinetic energy found in wind and convert it into mechanical energy.   

There are two different types of wind turbines; Horizontal axis and Vertical axis. The most common of these two are the horizontal axis. Horizontal axis features the main rotor shaft and generator at the top of the turbine.  The horizontal axis is pointed into the wind. Most of these horizontal axis wind turbines have a gearbox that allows the blades to turn quicker to generate more electricity.  The tower is what puts the turbine in a position to collect the wind. The newer designs produced by such companies a G.E. are very efficient and resist storms and high wind loads. 

Types of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines 

Windmills Consists of four or more blades, usually short, and can wooden blades.  These were used to grind grain.  As the winds picked up it would rotate a mechanism inside allowing it to run the grain through a mill crushing it. 

Farmers found that this type of windmill was good to pump water and provide electricity to the barns and out buildings.  Modern Turbines are what we have now standing in fields.  They feature three blades that are pointed at the ends.  The reason for their unusual shape is to improve aerodynamics and allowing for high efficiency and reliability. 

The advantages of this type of wind turbine include stability and ease of maintenance.  The disadvantages are many large turbines cannot operate well close to the ground they are hard to transport and difficult to install. There were concerns with how they would affect radar, and how well they could stand up to storms and wear. These faults have been largely overcome and today’s turbines are becoming more standardized and less expensive. 

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They are the future and these types of turbines will be coming to a field near you.  They have been proven to work and you can have one or thirty-one out in your field.  They generate electricity day and night.  We in the U.S have a great-untapped resource just waiting to be utilized.  Get a commercial one for your field.  Get a personal sized one to power your home.  Teamed with Solar, Wind power's time has come.