WIND ENERGY

Presented by
Sidharthan.S
S3 ICE
Roll.no.32
 CONTENT
1. History of wind usage
2. First wind turbine
3. First wind farm
4. Parts of wind turbine
5. Working of wind
6. Wind today
7. Advantages of wind energy
8. Disadvantages of wind energy
9. Expectation in futuregrowth
INTRODUCTION
Wind is used to produce electricity by
converting the kinetic energy of air in
motion into electricity.

We are talking about a renewable,

efficient, mature and secure energy that
is key to the energy transition and the
decarbonisation of the economy.
 HISTORY OF
•
WIND USAGE
People used wind energy to
propel boats along the Nile River
as early as 5,000 BC.
• By 200 BC, simple wind-powered
water pumps were used in China
• Windmills with woven-reed
blades were grinding grain in
Persia and the Middle East.
 FIRST WIND
TURBINE

The very first wind turbine that produced electricity was

created by Professor James Blyth at his holiday home in
Scotland in 1887.
 FIRST WIND
FARM

The world’s first wind farm opened

in New Hampshire in the US in 1980.
PARTS OF
WIND
TURBINES
 The wind vane measures wind direction and communicates with the
yaw drive to orient the turbine properly with respect to the wind.

The anemometer measures wind speed and transmits wind speed

data to the controller.
WIND VANE:

ANEMOMETER:

Most turbines have three blades which are made mostly of fiberglass.
BLADES:

NACELLE:

The nacelle sits a top the tower and contains the gearbox, low- and
high-speed shafts, generator, and brake.
YAW SYSTEM:
The yaw drive rotates the nacelle on upwind turbines to keep them
facing the wind when wind direction changes.
PITCH SYSTEM:
The pitch system adjusts the angle of the wind turbine’s blades with
respect to the wind, controlling the rotor speed.
HUB:
Part of the turbine’s drivetrain, turbine blades fit into the hub that is
connected to the turbine’s main shaft.
ROTOR:
The blades and hub together form the turbine’s rotor.

GENERATOR:
The generator is driven by the high-speed shaft.
 WORKING
OF WIND
TURBINES
The wind makes the blades spin,
creating kinetic energy. The blades
rotating in this way then also make the
shaft in the nacelle turn and a generator
in the nacelle converts this kinetic
energy into electrical energy.
 WIND TODAY
Windmills are used for pumping water from deep
underground.
Modern wind turbine is the result of design and
material advances made during the 1980s and
1990s, which enabled wind turbines to become
increasingly efficient.
• Today, wind turbines can generate 250 to 300
kilowatts of power-a nearly tenfold increase in
efficiency.
 ADVANTAGES OF
• WIND ENERGY
Wind is almost everywhere.
• Wind power is excellent in remote areas, wherever
they may be.
• Wind is consistent in the medium and long-term.
• Excellent conversion efficiency.
• Wind power occupies very little land.
• The environmental impact is minimal.
• A green source that is truly economical
 DISADVANTAGES OF
WIND ENERGY
Wind power must compete with
other low-cost energy sources.
Ideal wind sites are often in
remote locations.
Turbines produce noise and alter
visual aesthetics.
• Wind plants can impact local
wildlife.
 EXPECTATIONS IN
FUTURE GROWTH
• Global capacity of large-scale
wind farms is expected to increase
10-fold, from 34 GW in 2020 to
330 GW in 2030.
• By 2025-26 the share of wind
power is targeted at 33.01%.
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