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But only if you don't consider the massive amounts of energy required to make the wind turbine and get it into position.
The actual energy conversion from wind to electricity is not great but it is free.
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Is a wind turbine a renewable energy sources?
Yes, a wind turbine is a renewable energy source!!
What energy source does a wind turbine use?
Wind energy.
What does Wind Turbine mean?
A wind turbine is like a giant fan that produces energy from the wind
Why are wind turbines located in windy places?
Because more wind = more energy = more electricity generation per wind turbine = most cost efficient use of wind power.
Is a wind turbine an example of sound energy?
No. A wind turbine uses mechanical energy (the moving air) to generate electrical energy.
What is a sentence for wind energy?
wind energy comes out of a turbine and is turned into energy
Energy transformation that occur during the operation of wind turbine?
During the operation of a wind turbine, the wind spins the blades of the turbine. Therefore, the energy is transferred into the turbine, which generates electricity. A generator is a machine that produces electrical energy from mechanical energy. And so as a result, the wind energy turns into mechanical energy and turns into electric energy. Does that help?
What is the efficiancy of a wind turbine?
A very Modern HIGH TECH wind turbine would be about 40-50% efficient in converting the winds kinetic energy into mechanical energy in the turbine. Then of course, the generator would be 90-98% efficient for a VERY efficient generator. The German physicist Albert Betz that the maximum efficiency of converting wind kinetic energy to mechanical energy is 59%. This number was derived from a lengthy and accurate physics calculation. This limitation is due to the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. Think of it this way, if all the kinetic energy of the wind has to go to the wind turbine, then all the wind particles would loose all their kinetic energy and stop completely. The wind particles would just build up and stop more wind from flowing past if this was true. A heat engine is similar but the efficiency increases as the temperature of the engine increases relative to its surroundings. That is why bigger engines (think power stations) are more efficient, because they can run at higher temperatures.
What is a sentence for wind?
wind energy comes out of a turbine and is turned into energy
How does a wind turbine lose energy?
wind turbines can not lose energy.
Why are wind turbines not 100 percent efficient?
In any machine some energy is always lost as heat. In a wind turbine most of this will be created by friction between parts.
How is a wind turbine a example of mechanical energy?
This is so because when a wind turbine turns or spins it exerts wind
