Renewable Energy - Wind Turbines
How do Wind Turbines work?
Each system consists of a rotor ("blades") which convert the wind's energy into rotational shaft energy, a nacelle ("enclosure") containing a drive train and a generator. So you can easily visualize how wind turbines work. The energy that moves the wind ("kinetic energy") moves the blades.
This energy in turn moves the drive train ("mechanical energy"). This energy is then turned into electricity ("electrical energy") in the generators and then stored in batteries or transferred to home power grids or utility companies for use in the usual way.
For those asking how do wind turbines work, what is there purpose and why they should be considered. Keep reading. Wind energy is not only renewable or environmentally sound. Its primary benefit is to capture the wind currents passing through & converting it. This is generally known as kinetic energy.
Many people in regional Australia are looking at various ways to generate electricity from sources other than the generator. The wind is one of the most evident sources of natural energy.
