Renewable Energy - How Does Wind Power Work?

Back to the basics, the wind power is actually agenerated from a wind turbine is determined
form of solar power because the wind islargely by the length and the design of the blades.
generated due to the heating effect from theThe design of blades creates a pressure of
sun. When the sun heats the earth's surfaces atdifference in wind, high pressure at one side and
different speed on sand, water, stone and variouslow pressure at the other side. The pressure
types of soil, these surfaces absorb and releasedifference between the sides of blades rotates
heat at different rates, creating differentthe blades. The rotation of blades generates
temperatures. At a certain temperature, thekinetic energy and being transferred into electric
hotter air begins to rise from the surfaces veryenergy, is in turn transferred into electricity via
quickly because it is lighten than the equal volumetransformer.
of cool air. As the results, the hot air rises andWith the technology improvement that leads to a
reduces the atmospheric pressure near thebetter generation techniques, the cost of
earth's surface, which draws cool air to fill the gapgenerating electricity from wind power has been
the hot air leaves behind. This action causes airgreatly reduced, making it a feasible renewable
movement or is known as Wind.energy solution to be used as the major source
Based on the physic theory, when the air moves,of electricity for future. In fact, there are many
it generates kinetic energy, a type of energyhomemade wind power system building guides
created with the motion of mass. With energyavailable that give guidance to people who are
conversion technology, we can capture andinterested in implementing renewable energy
convert the kinetic energy into other forms ofsystem at home to make a homemade
energy such as electricity. Energy from wind is awind-power system to generate electricity for
renewable energy that can be generatedhome uses. The renewable energy generated
endlessly. It has become the future trend as thefrom wind has started to become an alternative
one of major power generation sources besidesenergy source from today, and it will definitely be
the solar power. The world is put a great effortthe major sources for future, replacing the finite
to make wind power a long-term energy strategyfossil fuels as the power generation source.
to produce electricity, mainly due to the windSummary
power generation is clean and most importantly, itWind power works to generate electricity by
is renewable and environment friendly, a starkconverting the kinetic energy captured from wind
contrast to traditional power plants that rely onturbine to electric energy via transformer. Wind
fossil fuels.power is clean and renewable energy that will
A wind power system consists of wind turbine,become the long-term energy strategy for the
which is made up of tower, blades and a nacelle, aworld.
control gearing system. The wind power