The document discusses electricity and renewable energy sources. It explains that electricity is the flow of electrons and is generated by converting other energy sources through generators. Renewable energy sources like wind are important alternatives, with wind speed being a key factor for wind power generation as power increases exponentially with higher wind speeds.
The document discusses electricity and renewable energy sources. It explains that electricity is the flow of electrons and is generated by converting other energy sources through generators. Renewable energy sources like wind are important alternatives, with wind speed being a key factor for wind power generation as power increases exponentially with higher wind speeds.
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The document discusses electricity and renewable energy sources. It explains that electricity is the flow of electrons and is generated by converting other energy sources through generators. Renewable energy sources like wind are important alternatives, with wind speed being a key factor for wind power generation as power increases exponentially with higher wind speeds.
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Electricity is energy transported by the motion of electrons **We do not make electricity, we CONVERT other energy sources into electrical energy** Conversion is the name of the game
How Does a Generator Work?
Where do we get our electricity?
What is Renewable Energy?
Importance of Wind Speed
No other factor is more important to the amount of power available in the wind than the speed of the wind Power is a cubic function of wind speed VXVXV 20% increase in wind speed means 73% more power Doubling wind speed means 8 times more power