Abstract
Wind turbines generate electricity by harnessing the power of the wind. A wind turbine works the opposite of a fan (a fan uses electrical power to work). The energy in the wind turns the blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, the low-speed shaft. The drive train including the gears increases the rotational speed. The high-speed shaft is connected to a generator which creates electricity.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
ABB. (2013). ABB wind turbine converters. www.abb.com/windpower. Accessed Feb 2014.
Anderson, P. (2008a). Gearbox, Rotor Shaft and Disk Brake Assembly. http://www.geograph.org.uk/.
Anderson, P. (2008b). Interior of the hub of Turbine No 3. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/754033. Accessed Feb 2014.
Anderson, P. (2011a). Hub of Turbine No 23—geograph.org.uk–837248.jpg. http://commons.wikimedia.org/. Accessed Feb 2014.
Anderson, P. (2011b). Nacelle of Turbine Tower No 26–geograph.org.uk–824692.jpg. http://commons.wikimedia.org/. Accessed Feb 2014.
Anderson, D. C., Whale, J., Livingston, P. O., & Chan, D. (2008). Rooftop wind resource assessment using a three dimensional ultrasonic anemometer. http://www.ontario-sea.org/Storage/26/1798_A_Wind_Resource_Assessment_on_a_Rooftop_Using__3D_Ultrasonic_Anemometer.pdf. Accessed Feb 2014.
Bauman, R. P. (2007). The Bernoulli Conundrum. http://www.introphysics.info. Accessed Feb 2014.
Bouhafs, F., & Mackay, M. (2012). Active control and power flow routing in the Smart Grid. IEEE Smart Grid. http://smartgrid.ieee.org/december-2012/734-active-control-and-power-flow-routing-in-the-smart-grid. Accessed Feb 2014.
Carlin, P. W., Laxson, A. S., & Muljadi, E. B. (2003). The history and state of the art of variable-speed wind turbine technology. Wind Energy, 6, 129–159. doi:10.1002/we.77.
Jonkman, J., Marshall, L., & Buhl, M. L. Jr. (2005). FAST user’s guide. USA: NREL/EL-500-38230.
KarleHorn. (2010). Windkraftanlage Rotorblatt Achse. de.wikipedia.
Lorc-website. (2011). http://www.lorc.dk/. Accessed Feb 2014.
mhi-global.com. (2013). MHI news. http://www.mhi-global.com/discover/graph/news/no171.html. Accessed Feb 2014.
Muljadi, E., & Butterfield, C. P. (1999). Pitch-controlled variable-speed. Presented at the 1999 IEEE Industry Applications, Phoenix, Arizona. NREL/CP-500-27143.
Schlipf, D. (2012). Lidar Assisted Control of Wind Turbines. http://rasei.colorado.edu/wind-research-internal1/David_Schlipf.pdf. Accessed Feb 2014.
US govenment. (2014). In the OSTI Collections: Wind Power. http://www.osti.gov/home/osti_collections_wind_power.html. Accessed Feb 2014.
VDN. (2007). TransmissionCode 2007. Berlin: Verband der Netzbetreiber—VDN—e.V. beim VDEW.
Werther, J. (2013). Wind turbine blades—South Texas, USA.jpg. http://commons.wikimedia.org/.
windpowermonthly.com. (2012). Close up—Envision’s 3.6 MW offshore machine. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1115270/close---envisions-36mw-offshore-machine. Accessed Feb 2014.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Karimirad, M. (2014). Wind Turbines. In: Offshore Energy Structures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12175-8_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12175-8_2
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-12174-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-12175-8
eBook Packages: EnergyEnergy (R0)