How Wind Power Produces Clean Energy
Today, we have a fleet of more than 3,200 wind turbines that are producing clean energy around the globe. The wind turbines have the following main components: foundation, tower, nacelle, blades (with adjustable blade pitch), generator, gearbox, converter, transformer, braking, monitoring and control systems.
1. The wind passes perpendicular to the rotor blades and causes the rotor to move/rotate.
2. The rotor blades transfer their energy to the drive train situated in the nacelle.
3. The drive train adjusts the rotor speed to the suitable rotational speed of the generator.
4. The generator converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy and later a converter fixes the frequency to 50Hz (in Europe)/60Hz (in US).
5. The electrical energy is fed into a transformer that increases the voltage up to the required grid voltage for distribution.
2. The rotor blades transfer their energy to the drive train situated in the nacelle.
3. The drive train adjusts the rotor speed to the suitable rotational speed of the generator.
4. The generator converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy and later a converter fixes the frequency to 50Hz (in Europe)/60Hz (in US).
5. The electrical energy is fed into a transformer that increases the voltage up to the required grid voltage for distribution.
