Physic Project
- 1. Physic Project: Wind energy
- 2. What is wind energy??? Cooler surrounding air then rushes in to fill the vacuum. This movement of rushing air is what we know as wind. Energy contained in the force of the wind blowing across the earth’s surface. Wind is a formed of solar energy. Wind is created when air has been warmed over sun heated land rises, leaving a vacuum in the space it once occupied. An estimated 1% to 3% of energy from the Sun that hits the earth is converted into wind energy. Renewable. Most of this wind energy can be found at high altitudes where continuous wind speeds of over 160 km/h (100 mph) occur.
- 3. Wind in action: When wind strikes an object, it exerts a force in an attempt to move it out of the way. Some of the winds’ energy is transferred to the object, in this case the windmill, causing it to move. History of Wind usage: one of the earliest energy resources. Recorded in history, first to power boats and grind grain, later to pump water, press oil, saw lumber and make paper. Windmills were mentioned at the beginning of Islamic civilization (7 th century). Windmills were developed in Persia and used paddles made of bundled reeds. Egyptians may have been the first to go up the Nile river around 4 th century B.C, powered by wind. Ancient Chinese used vertical axis windmills to grind grain and pump water. Windmills were introduced to Europe by the crusaders around 1300 A.D *windmills used for pumping water. Wind Today!!! Windmills are used for pumping water from deep underground. Modern wind turbine is the result of design and material advances made during the 1980s and 1990s, which enabled wind turbines to become increasingly efficient. Today, wind turbines are size same as the traditional European windmill. It can generate 250 to 300 kilowatts of power- a nearly tenfold increase in efficiency.
- 4. Let take wind turbine as example. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as grinding grain or pumping water) or a generator can convert this mechanical power into electricity. A wind turbine works the opposite of a fan. Instead of using electricity to make wind, like a fan, wind turbines use wind to make electricity . The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity. The energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity. Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to capture the most energy. At 100 feet (30 meters) or more above ground, they can take advantage of faster and less turbulent wind.
- 6. Disadvantages: Depending on how energetic a wind site is, the wind farm may or may not be cost competitive. Wind energy cannot be stored (unless batteries are used) Good wind sites are often located in remote locations Wind resource development may compete with other uses for the land and those alternative uses may be more highly valued than electricity generation. sometimes birds have been killed by flying into the rotors
- 7. Do you prefer to use wind power to generate electricity or using fossil fuels source? Why? Do the weather affect the wind energy around us? Do you have any questions? Questions and Answer time
- 8. THE END Thank you. Done by: HUI LING ERNNA DK.LYANA