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ECDM PRESENTATION TOPIC NAME

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Prepared By:
Yash Karena – 92200938176
Subham Rai – 92200938189
Jaydevsinh Parmar – 92200938146
Dax Bhagia – 92200938156
Shruchick Chothani – 92200938150

Subject Faculty
Prof. Kishankumar P. Savaliya
FoDS – Civil Engineering Department
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 Content:
 What is Wind Energy
 What is Wind Turbine
 Wind Turbine Generators
 How a Wind Turbine Work
 Wind energy parts
 Advantages of Wind Energy
 Disadvantages of Wind Energy

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What is Wind Energy

 Wind energy is responsible for producing electricity through wind.

 It comes under the category of green energy which is generated

through natural resources.

 Wind turbine, wind pump, wind engine, etc are different names of
a windmill.

 Wind energy is used for irrigation.

 India is the world’s fifth largest wind power producer and the
largest wind mill facilities in India are installed in Tamil nadu.

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Wind energy types

There are two types of wind energy turbine:

 Horizontal-Axis Turbines:

 A horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is a types of wind turbine where the main rotor
shaft and blades are aligned horizontally and are perpendicular to the wind direction.

 HAWTs are the most common type of wind turbine used for commerical wind power
generation.

 The main compents of a HAWT include:

 Rotor blades:The rotor blades are attached to a hub and are designed to caputre the
wind’s kinetic energy.The blades are usually made of fiberglass,wood,or carbon fiber.

 Rotor hub:The rotor hub connects the rotor blades to the main rotor shaft.

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 Horizontal-axis wind turbine

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Vertical-Axis Turbine
 A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the
main rotor shaft and blades are aligned vertically and are parallel to the
wind turbine.

 VAWTs are less common than HAWTs for commerical wind power
generation, but they have some advantages over HAWTs in certain
applications.

 The main components of a VAWT include:

 Rotor blade:The rotor blades are attached to a rotor and are designed to
caputre the wind’s kintic energy.

 Rotor:The rotor is connected to a vertical shaft that rotates the generator

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 Vertical-axis wind turbine

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 What is Wind Turbine

 A wind turbine is a device used to generate electrical

power from wind energy.
 It typically conists of a tall tower, a rotor with two or
more blades that spin.
 When the wind blows, a nacelle (housing) containing
a generator, and various electronic components.
 Wind Turbine come in different size and designs,
from small turbines that can power a single home to
large utility-scale turbines.

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Wind Turbine Genertor

 A wind turbine generator is a device that converts the kinetic

energy of wind into electrical energy.

 The basic components of a wind turbine generator include the

rotor blades, a hub a gearbox, a generator, and a tower.

 The rotor blades are typically made of fiberglass or carbon fiber

and are designed to caputre the wind and rotate the hub.

 The hub connects the rotor blades to the gearbox, which increases
the rational speed of the blades and transfer the energy to the
generator.

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 Parts of wind energy

 Rotor blade
 Gear box
 Genertor
 Nacelle
 Power cables
 Tower
 Transformer
 Switch yard

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 How work wind energy

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 Advantages

 Renewable and sustainable: Wind energy that does not deplete

natural resources. It is also a sustainable from of energy that does
not generate any harmful emission.

 Clean and environmentally friendly: Wind energy is a clean from

of energy that does not produce any green house gas emission or
air pollution.

 Cost-effective: The cost of wind energy has decreased significantly

over the past decade, making it one of the most cost effective from
of renewable energy.

 Job creations: The wind energy industry creates jobs in

manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and operations.

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 Disadvantages:

 Intermittent: Wind energy is a intermittent source of energy that

depends on the wind speed and directions.

 Land use: Wind turbine requires large areas of land, which can
impact wildlife habitats and land use patterns.

 Visual impact: Wind turbines can be visually intrusive and affects

the aesthetic value of the landscape, which can be a concern for
some people.

 Noise pollution: Wind turbine can produce noise, which can be a

concern for people living near wind farms.

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 Summary:

 The trems “wind energy and “wind power”

 Both describe the process by which the wind is used to generate

mechanical power or electricity.

 This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as

grinding grain or pumping water) or a generator can converts this
mechanical power into electricity.

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 References:

 IRENA
 Wikipedia
 https://www.nrel.gov/research/re-wind.html

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Thank You

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