Recent content by Ian231

Ok, that's quite interesting. I guess wind turbines do have a quite low capacity factor, which (if I undersand correctly) shows that they don't operate at the designed wind speed that often

So, if I understood you correctly, my 'same blades, same tower' was actually wrong: you could get more energy by putting a bigger generator, but you'd need to change the structure so it can handle higher stresses and forces. Did I get it right?

Hi all, thanks for accepting me. I think the Internet - and in particular YouTube videos - offer a great way to learn about a bunch of topics (I'm currently on wind energy), but it obviously lacks the interaction with a teacher that can answer your questions. So I'm hoping this forum can help a...

Hi all. I'm new to this forum and to wind turbine technology in general, and I watched one of these one-minute videos explaining why wind turbines pitch their blades but it doesn not make sense to me. Why don't you just get a bigger generator? You'd get more energy for the same blades, same...