1. Wind Energy FOS 12-2 English Raoul Tedjasukmana, Kai Raguse, Pavel Timokhine, Wilhelm Stein, Sven Staab

2. Table of Contents History History Wind Energy System Components and Installation & the Placement of Wind Turbines Wind Energy System Components and Installation & the Placement of Wind Turbines Facts (Adv. and Disadv.), Statistics, Costs Facts (Adv. and Disadv.), Statistics, Costs

3. History Evolution of the Windmill Evolution of the Windmill Ancient Persian Windmills Ancient Persian Windmills Traditional European Windmill Traditional European Windmill The Modern Windturbine The Modern Windturbine

4. Wind Energy System Components Tower Tower Rotor Rotor Wind Turbine Wind Turbine

5. Tower Small Wind Towers: –H–H–H–Height:10 - 30 m ● Medium-size Towers: –H–H–H–Height:25 - 50 m Large-size Towers: –H–H–H–Height:50 - 110 m

6. Rotor Material: Material: –Composite Wood –Fiberglass Blade Concepts: Blade Concepts: – –The Danish Three-Bladed Concept – –Two-Bladed (Teetering) Concept – –One-Bladed Concept

7. Wind Turbine Small Turbines Small Turbines –Power: 50 – 60 kW Medium- size Turbines Medium- size Turbines –Power:50 – 1500 kW Large-size Turbines Large-size Turbines –Power: 2 – 3 MW

8. Generators

9. Turbine Parts Transportation By Land Transportation By Sea Transportation By Air Transportation (Air Cargo)

10. Wind Turbine Installation

11. Placement of Wind Turbines Offshore (Sea) Offshore (Sea) Land Land

12. Offshore (Sea) Middelgrunden, Denmark

13. Land Tehachapi Pass Windforest/Windfarm in Mojave Desert, California

14. Statistics

15. Facts Advantages: Low cost of maintenance Low cost of maintenance Small space of Land Small space of Land Useful power source in small villages Useful power source in small villagesDisadvantages: Not suitable in every location (Lack of resource) Not suitable in every location (Lack of resource) Noisy Noisy Risk of Accident (Moving parts will eventually fall out) Risk of Accident (Moving parts will eventually fall out) Animal Risk (Birds) Animal Risk (Birds)

16. Wind Energy Heinrich-von-Stephan School FOS 12-2 English