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    The document discusses wind energy and electricity basics. It explains that electricity is generated by converting other energy sources using the motion of electrons. It then discusses concepts like voltage, current, resistance and power. It also explains how generators work to produce electricity from wind power. Renewable energy sources like wind are emphasized as the best way to conserve electricity and reduce fossil fuel consumption compared to non-renewable sources. Large wind turbines can be over 450 feet tall and power over 350 homes. The document provides information about different types and components of wind turbines, how they are installed, and jobs in the wind energy industry.

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    The document discusses wind energy and electricity basics. It explains that electricity is generated by converting other energy sources using the motion of electrons. It then discusses concepts like voltage, current, resistance and power. It also explains how generators work to produce electricity from wind power. Renewable energy sources like wind are emphasized as the best way to conserve electricity and reduce fossil fuel consumption compared to non-renewable sources. Large wind turbines can be over 450 feet tall and power over 350 homes. The document provides information about different types and components of wind turbines, how they are installed, and jobs in the wind energy industry.

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    Wind Energy Basics

    The Kidwind Project


    www.kidwind.org

    What is Electricity?
    Electricity is energy transported by the motion of electrons **We do not make electricity, we CONVERT other energy sources into electrical energy**
    Conversion is the name of the game
    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Faraday Effect

    Faraday Effect

    Basic Concepts Voltage V Potential to Move Charge (volts) Current I Charge Movement (amperes or amps) Resistance R V = IxR (R in =ohms) Power P = IxV = I2xR (watts)

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    How Does a Generator Work?

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Electricity!
    More efficient light bulbs are great, but what is the BEST way to conserve electricity and reduce our consumption of fossil fuels???

    How much would it cost to run this 100 Watt bulb for a full day (24 hrs)? 100 Watts x 24 hours = 2400 Watt Hours (2400 Watt Hours = 2.4 Kilowatt Hours) 2.4 kWh x $0.08/kWh = $0.19

    What about this 25 Watt CFL light bulb, which produces the same amount of light? 25 Watts x 24 hours = 600 Watt Hours (600 Watt Hours = 0.6 Kilowatt Hours)

    TURN IT OFF!!! 0.6 kWh x $0.08/kWh = $0.05 Be conscious of your energy choices!

    Where do we get our electricity?

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    What is a Fossil Fuel???

    What is Renewable Energy?

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Types of Electricity Generating Windmills


    Small (10 kW)
    Homes Farms Remote Applications
    (e.g. water pumping, telecom sites, icemaking)

    Intermediate (10-250 kW)


    Village Power Hybrid Systems Distributed Power

    Large (250 kW - 2+MW)


    Central Station Wind Farms Distributed Power
    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Parts of a Wind Turbine

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Wind Turbine Perspective


    Workers
    Blade
    112 long

    Nacelle
    56 tons

    Tower
    3 sections

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Large Wind Turbines


    450 base to blade Each blade 112 Span greater than 747 163+ tons total Foundation 20+ feet deep Rated at 1.5 5 megawatt Supply at least 350 homes

    Yawing Facing the Wind


    Active Yaw (all medium &
    large turbines produced today, & some small turbines from Europe)
    Anemometer on nacelle tells controller which way to point rotor into the wind Yaw drive turns gears to point rotor into wind

    Passive Yaw (Most small


    turbines)
    Wind forces alone direct rotor

    Tail vanes Downwind turbines


    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Importance of Wind Speed


    No other factor is more important to the amount of power available in the wind than the speed of the wind Power is a cubic function of wind speed VXVXV 20% increase in wind speed means 73% more power Doubling wind speed means 8 times more power

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Calculation of Wind Power


    Power inWind the wind Power in the = AV3 Effect of air density,
    Effect of swept area, A Effect of wind speed, V
    R

    Swept Area: A = R2 Area of the circle swept by the rotor (m2).

    Carnage!

    Jobs in the Wind Industry

    Construction

    Public Relations/Organizing Support

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Operations/ Maintenance

    Maintenance

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Engineering/ Design

    Environmental Impact Assessment

    Wind Power is Fun!

    KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

    Questions???

    The KidWind Project www.kidwind.org

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