Modern machines that turn wind into electricity and the sites that group them, including small, variable-speed and compact wind acceleration turbines, the wind lens, the nacelle, airborne wind energy systems and wind farms. A technology belongs here when its cited article describes such a wind turbine, component or wind farm. These entries cover the modern wind turbine and its parts and variations, the small and urban machines and the sites that gather many machines into a wind farm. A technology is placed here by the cited article.
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Wind turbine - Wikipedia
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A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
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A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
View the SourceWikipedia: Small wind turbine
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Small wind turbines, also known as micro wind turbines or urban wind turbines, are wind turbines that generate electricity for small-scale use.
View the Source Variable speed wind turbine (Wikipedia)
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A variable speed wind turbine is one which is specifically designed to operate over a wide range of rotor speeds.
View the Source Wikipedia: Compact wind acceleration turbine
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Compact Wind Acceleration Turbines (CWATs) are a class of wind turbine that uses structures to accelerate wind before it enters the wind-generating element.
View the Source Wikipedia: Wind lens
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The wind lens is a modification on the wind turbine created by Professor Ohya from Kyushu University, as an attempt to be more efficient in producing electricity and less invasive to both humans and nature.
View the Source Nacelle (wind turbine) - Wikipedia
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A nacelle is a cover housing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine, including the generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly.
View the Source Vaneless ion wind generator (Wikipedia)
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A vaneless ion wind generator or power fence is a device that generates electrical energy by using the wind to move charged particles across an electric field.
View the Source Wikipedia: Airborne wind energy
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Airborne wind energy (AWE) is the direct use or generation of wind energy by the use of aerodynamic or aerostatic lift devices.
View the Source Wikipedia: Wind farm
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A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity.
View the Source Diffuser-augmented wind turbine (Wikipedia)
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A diffuser-augmented wind turbine (DAWT) is a wind turbine modified with a cone-shaped wind diffuser that is used to increase the efficiency of converting wind power to electrical power.
View the Source Wikipedia: Yaw system
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The yaw system of wind turbines is the component responsible for the orientation of the wind turbine rotor towards the wind.
View the Source Wikipedia: Windbelt
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The Windbelt is a wind power harvesting device invented by Shawn Frayne in 2004 for converting wind power to electricity.
View the Source Wikipedia: Vortex Bladeless
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Vortex Bladeless Ltd. is a Spanish technology startup company that is developing a specific type of wind power generator without rotating blades or lubricants.
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