POWER GENERATION USING WIND

ENERGY

WHAT MAKES WIND

WHY WIND ENERGY?

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Clean, zero emissions

- NOx, SO2, CO, CO2

Reduce fossil fuel dependence

- Energy independence
- Domestic energynational security

Renewable
- No fuel-price volatility

WIND POWER

It deals with the conversion of wind energy

into an-other usable form of energy such as
electrical energy, mechanical energy (for
pumping water, sailing ships, feeding water
to crops) etc.

WIND-MILL

Windmill is a simple dynamic machine used

directly to convert kinetic energy from fast
blowing winds to rotational energy (mainly to
turn shaft or any other assembly).
As the wind strikes
the blades, it causes
the blades to
rotate

PRINCIPLE OF WINDMILL
When the wind strikes
blades of windmill,
kinetic energy of wind
is utilized by blades
and blades rotate.

Kinetic Energy
from Winds

Mechanical Energy
from Shaft
Since blades are
directly connected to
shaft, so blades
rotate the shaft.

Rotating shaft is
connected to
electric
generator, which
in turn rotates as
the shaft does.

Electrical Energy
from Generator

COMPONENTS OF WINDMILL

Blades
Hub
Nacelle
Tower

TURBINES: TWO TYPES

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

INTERNAL PARTS: THE HUB

WIND FARMS

HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES

Small (<10 kW)

Intermediate(10-250 kW

oHomes
oFarms
oRemote
Applications
(e.g., water pumping,
Telecom sites, ice
making)

oVillage Power
oHybrid Systems
oDistributed Power

Large (250 kW-2+ MW)

oCentral Station Wind Farms

oDistributed Power
oSchools

RENEWABLE ELECTRIC
CAPACITY WORLDWIDE

The NEED Project 2015

US DOE, EERE 2013 Renewable Energy

Data Book

WHY SUCH GROWTH?

COSTS ARE LOW!

1979
40 cents/kWh

2000
4-6
cents/kWh

Increased Turbine Size

R&D Advances
Manufacturing
Improvements

2004
3-4.5 cents/kWh

2011
Less than 5
cents/kWh

ADVANTAGES OF WINDMILL

Wind Energy (fuel for windmill generator) is

renewable, so it will never run out.
Windmill doesnt produce any poisonous
gases, smoke, fumes, etc. as it doesnt
involve any burning process. So, its clean.
Its a very cheap way to generate electricity
from.
Windmills have very low maintenance costs
as compared to those of other power
generation plants.

LIMITATIONS OF WINDMILLS

Windmills cause a lot of noise, so a windmill

farm may become bothersome for people
living nearby.
Installation costs for windmills are very high,
and its designing requires very high technical
skill and knowledge.
Since wind is unpredictable, so we may not
get electricity all the time.
Efficiencies for these wind turbines are very
low.

CONCLUSION

Wind energy is an important non-fossil option

to supplement fossil (coal, natural gas and
oil) and nuclear fuels for the generation of
electricity.
Wind turbines do not need any type of fuel,
so there are no environmental risks. So,
Utilization of wind turbines is improved.

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