Wind EnergyWind Energy

FOS 12-2 EnglishFOS 12-2 EnglishRaoul Tedjasukmana, Kai Raguse, Pavel Timokhine, Wilhelm Stein, Sven Raoul Tedjasukmana, Kai Raguse, Pavel Timokhine, Wilhelm Stein, Sven

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

• HistoryHistory

• Wind Energy System Components Wind Energy System Components and Installation & the Placement of and Installation & the Placement of Wind TurbinesWind Turbines

• Facts (Adv. and Disadv.), Statistics, Facts (Adv. and Disadv.), Statistics, CostsCosts

HistoryHistory

• Evolution of the Evolution of the WindmillWindmill

• Ancient Persian Ancient Persian WindmillsWindmills

• Traditional Traditional European WindmillEuropean Windmill

• The Modern The Modern WindturbineWindturbine

Wind Energy System Wind Energy System ComponentsComponents

• TowerTower

• RotorRotor

• Wind TurbineWind Turbine

TowerTower

• Small Wind Towers:Small Wind Towers:– Height:Height: 10 - 30 m10 - 30 m

● ● Medium-size Towers:Medium-size Towers:– Height:Height: 25 - 50 m25 - 50 m

• Large-size Towers:Large-size Towers:– Height:Height: 50 - 110 m50 - 110 m

RotorRotor

• Material:Material:– Composite WoodComposite Wood– FiberglassFiberglass

• Blade Concepts:Blade Concepts:– The Danish Three-Bladed

Concept

– Two-Bladed (Teetering) Concept

– One-Bladed Concept

Wind TurbineWind Turbine• Small TurbinesSmall Turbines

– Power: 50 – 60 kWPower: 50 – 60 kW

• Medium- size TurbinesMedium- size Turbines– Power:Power: 50 – 1500 50 – 1500

kWkW

• Large-size TurbinesLarge-size Turbines– Power: 2 – 3 MWPower: 2 – 3 MW

Wind Turbine InstallationWind Turbine Installation

Placement of Wind TurbinesPlacement of Wind Turbines

• Offshore (Sea)Offshore (Sea)

• Land Land

OffshoreOffshore(Sea)(Sea)

Middelgrunden, Denmark

LandLand

Tehachapi Pass Windforest/Windfarm in

Mojave Desert, California

StatisticsStatistics

FactsFacts

Advantages:Advantages:

• Low cost of maintenanceLow cost of maintenance

• Small space of LandSmall space of Land

• Useful power source in small villagesUseful power source in small villages

Disadvantages:Disadvantages:

• Not suitable in every location (Lack of resource)Not suitable in every location (Lack of resource)

• NoisyNoisy

• Risk of Accident (Moving parts will eventually fall out)Risk of Accident (Moving parts will eventually fall out)

• Animal Risk (Birds)Animal Risk (Birds)

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Heinrich-von-Stephan School

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