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Wind is caused by huge convection currents in the Earth's atmosphere, driven by heat energy from the Sun. The moving air has huge amounts of kinetic energy, and this can be transferred into electrical energy using wind turbines. Wind turbines cannot work if there is no wind, or if the wind speed is so high it would damage them.
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What are the white fans that make electricity called?
The white fans that make electricity are called wind turbines. Wind turbines are devices that convert the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy through the use of rotating blades. When the wind blows, it causes the blades to spin, which in turn drives a generator to produce electricity. Wind turbines are commonly used to generate renewable energy from wind power.
What similarities between hydroelectric power plants and wind turbines?
hydro power is practically always constant wind power might not be there at all sometimes and it could be a load as opposed to a source.
How do wind turbines workfor real or else?
'Or else' what? Wind turbines make electricity.
If i had a wind turbine how many house can it power?
That's easy 475
How much engy dose a wind turbine use?
A wind turbine can use up to 40kw/h of energy at once. When for example the turbine is yawing into the wind (turning the head of the turbine into the wind for the blades to face the incoming wind). 4 high power motors and gears are used to do this. When at the same time the hydraulic system is turned on to control the blades to position themselves in the wind, and the motors for the cooling are enabled, the windturbine can require a lot of wind. However usually this is generated by the turbine itself. So this is not really relevant as the output is much higher then the usage.
How can wind be used as power?
Windmills can make power with wind.
What is the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine?
windmills are used for mechanical power and wind turbines to make electricity
What is wind power used for?
wind power is used for electricity in a home also it is used for hest
Some argue that wind power should be used more than it is now. What argument could someone make against the use of wind power?
It can only be used in windy parts of the country.
Bad things about wind power?
Wind power depends on using wind to make electricity.
How does wind be used?
sailing, wind power, wind chimes
Some argue that wind power should be used much more than it is now. What argument could someone make against the use of wind power?
It can only be used in windy parts of the country.
What do you need to make wind power?
a turbine and wind!
What is an energy source that is used to make electricity?
water power, coal, oil, nuclear power, solar, ocean currents ,wind power
Some argue that wind power should be used much more than it is now what argument could someone make against the use of wind power?
it can only be used in windy parts of the country :) apex
How might wind power energy be used?
wind power energy may be used by using it to brush your teeth because it helps the energy of the water create wind from the water/wind power energy.
Why can you make wind farm?
Wind farms are just groups of wind power generators. The term farm is probaby used because they are put up in country areas.
