电力专业英语13WindTurbines学习课件.pptVIP

* Wind Turbines NEDU EEI Introduction A wind turbine converts the energy of wind into kinetic energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as pumping water, cutting lumber or grinding stones, the machine is called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is instead converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator, wind turbine, wind power unit (WPU), wind energy converter (WEC), or aerogenerator. The worlds first automatically operated wind turbine was built in Cleveland in 1888 by Charles F. Brush. It was 60 feet tall, weighed four tons and had a 12kW turbine. Wind turbine 1888 Charles Brush Newly constructed windmills on the Thornton Bank, 28 km off shore, on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The windmills are 157 m high, 184 m above the sea bottom. Vane length : 61.5 m Rotor diameter: 126 m Rotor area: 12.469 m2 Turbines: 5 MW manufactured by REpower. Wind Power Density Wind turbines in locations with constantly high wind speeds bring best return on investment. With a wind resource assessment it is possible to estimate the amount of energy the wind turbine will produce. Wind Power Density 风功率密度 tabulate 把(数字、事实)列成表 gearbox变速箱, 变速器 rotor shaft转轴 Wind Power Density A quantitative measure of the wind energy available at any location is called the Wind Power Density (WPD.) It is a calculation of the mean annual power available per square meter of swept area of a turbine, and is tabulated for different heights above ground. Calculation of wind power density includes the effect of wind velocity and air density. Color-coded maps are prepared for a particular area described, for example, as Mean Annual Power Density at 50 Meters. Wind Power Density In the United States, the results of the above calculation are included in an index developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab and referred to as NREL CLASS. The larger the WPD calculation, the higher it is rated by class. Classes range from Class 1 (200 watts/square meter