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Rajat Barman
1888
Charles F. Brush
used windmill to
generate electricity
in Cleveland, OH
Early 1900s
Windmills in CA
pumped saltwater
to evaporate ponds
1941
In VT, Grandpas
Knob turbine
supplies power to
town during WWII
1979
First wind turbine
rated over 1 MW
began operating
Renewable
- No fuel-price volatility
Intermediate(10-250 kW
oHomes
oFarms
oRemote
Applications
(e.g., water pumping,
)
oVillage Power
oHybrid Systems
oDistributed Power
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o
o
o
o
Wind Farms
air
P=1/2 A^3
P=power
=density of
Noise
Land Use
Wildlife Impact
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