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A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As of 2020, hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. [1]
The Gamesa G128-4.5 MW wind turbine, from Gamesa, near Jaulín, Zaragoza, Spain, is a wind turbine with the largest rotor, which surpasses with 128 metres (420 ft) that of the Enercon E-126 by 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). It is the prototype of this model.
The NASA/GE MOD-1 wind turbine in Boone, North Carolina was the world's first turbine to produce 2 MW. NASA contracted with General Electric in 1978 to scale up from the MOD-0A with a 10-fold increase in power. The Mod-1 was the first wind turbine in the world to produce 2 megawatts and also General Electric's first wind turbine.
An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbine components : 1-Foundation, 2-Connection to the electric grid, 3-Tower, 4-Access ladder, 5-Wind orientation control (Yaw control), 6-Nacelle, 7-Generator, 8-Anemometer, 9-Electric or Mechanical Brake, 10-Gearbox, 11-Rotor blade, 12-Blade pitch control, 13-Rotor hub
Wind turbine design is the process of defining the form and specifications of a wind turbine to extract energy from the wind. [181] A wind turbine installation consists of the necessary systems needed to capture the wind's energy, point the turbine into the wind, convert mechanical rotation into electrical power , and other systems to start ...
Model Power rating Deployment status Deployment date Wind farms Notes and references Mingyang Wind Power: MySE 22MW 22 Concept Rotor diameter of over 310 m and swept area of 75,438 m 2. [3] Mingyang Wind Power: MySE18.X-20MW 18.X to 20 MW Prototype Rotor diameter of 260-292 meters. [4] [5] [6] Dongfang Electric: DEW-18 MW-260 18 Prototype June 2024
Enercon E-126 wind turbine. The Enercon E-126 [1] is an onshore [2] [3] wind turbine model manufactured by the German company Enercon.With a hub height of 135 m (443 ft), rotor diameter of 126 m (413 ft) and a total height of 198 m (650 ft), the turbine can generate up to 7.58 megawatts of power, making it the largest wind turbine in the world (by nameplate capacity) for several years, until ...
The world's tallest vertical-axis wind turbine, in Cap-Chat, Quebec Vortexis schematic Vertical axis wind turbine offshore. A vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind while the main components are located at the base of the turbine. This arrangement allows the generator ...