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You could, but then you would be generating additional drag. This would most likely require more energy to overcome than the energy generated by the windmilling propeller.
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How does the wind turn into electricity?
Wind energy can be converted to electrical energy in a windmill. Such a device features a large propeller that can be moved into the direction of the wind. Friction with the wind will cause the propeller to rotate. The propeller is internally connected to a dynamo which converts the rotational energy into electricity.
Where do windmills gets it energy?
It is the opposite to the way how old airplanes were propelled. They use the propeller. When the propeller is exposed to the wind it rotates automatically. (Compare with the boat propeller and water turbine.)
Is wind energy dangerous?
Wind energy is dangerous to birds, if a propeller hit a bird, the bird would likely die.
How do YOU capture the energy source of wind?
you don't actually capture it you just use it to turn a propeller that powers a generator which creates "wind energy"
How is wind used for energy?
Wind energy relies on a propeller like instrument that is moved by the wind. When the blades of it are turning it is connected either directly, or through a set of gears to a generator of some kind. So that when the wind is blowing through the propeller causing it to spin it turns the generator which produces electricity.
How wind turbines convert mechanical energy into electrical energy?
With a generator mounted on the "turbine". The propeller spins the generator shaft.
What is the best propeller shape for a wind turbine?
The best propeller design is one that extracts the most kinetic energy from moving air over the greatest range of wind speeds. You would be astonished at the complexity and ambition of the math that has gone into designing them.
How did wind energy work?
One way we use wind energy is that it spins windimlls, generating energy that is stored in the turbines that are attached to the propeller. This energy is inehaustable, though it is only charged when the wind blows. I have seen large windmill fields on my travels, especially near Death Valley in Southern California.
What is propeller anemometer?
Anemometer measures the speed of wind/liquid flow.It is a mechanical device with rotary propeller cups that rotate to measure the speed of wind.
Do you pay less to use wind energy?
if you make your own energy from wind.
How is wind energy harnessed?
We use windmills to make the wind energy turn them to form electrical energy.
How does a wind mill make energy?
It really doesn't "make" energy - no device can do that. It converts the energy available in the wind into a form of energy that is more useful for us.
