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To be aware of : coastlines :
a plane propeller : windy :
blow : wind powered water pumps :
blades : reliable :
magnets : fin :
a bunch : power :
copper wire : Efficiency :
take advantage of :
2/Answer the different questions below(in pair-works) with your own words:
Advantages : drawbacks :
On top of each turbin is a box known as ________________.Attached to the Nacelle are three
propellers _______________ that connect to a _______________.Also on the nacelle is an
anenometer to measure wind ____________ and ____________ . The wind direction rotates the
nacelle to face into the wind.The energy in the wind called kinetic energy turns the
_________________around the rotor creating mechanical energy. The rotor connects to the main
________________ which turns inside a generator housing.Here ______________ spins inside loops
of copper wire,this causes eletrons inside the copper to flow creating
____________________energy,what e call electricity in our daily lives.For this wind turbine a step up
____________________ inside the nacelle increases the electrical generation from 690v to 3400v.
The electricity generated then travels down large cable from the nacelle through
__________________ and into __________________. The cables takes the electricy generated from
all the wind turbines to ____________________.Here a step up transformer increases the electrical
_______________.A transmission line connect the electricity output at the substation to the
electrical grid community service throughout the region.
Recap : write a caption for each image to describe the process of generating electricity from the
wind