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  2. Yaw system - Wikipedia

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    The passive yaw systems utilize the wind force in order to adjust the orientation of the wind turbine rotor into the wind. In their simplest form these system comprise a simple roller bearing connection between the tower and the nacelle and a tail fin mounted on the nacelle and designed in such a way that it turns the wind turbine rotor into ...

  3. Crary Bank - Wikipedia

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    Crary Bank) is a northeast trending undersea bank of the central Ross continental It was named, in association with Crary Ice Rise , for A.P. Crary , an American geophysicist, the name being approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1988.

  4. Yaw drive - Wikipedia

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    The yaw system is located between the wind turbine nacelle and tower. The yaw drive is an important component of the horizontal axis wind turbines ' yaw system . To ensure the wind turbine is producing the maximal amount of electric energy at all times, the yaw drive is used to keep the rotor facing into the wind as the wind direction changes.

  5. Yaw bearing - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of the main wind turbine components. The yaw system is located between the wind turbine nacelle and tower.. The yaw bearing is the most crucial and cost intensive component of a yaw system found on modern horizontal axis wind turbines.

  6. IEC 61400 - Wikipedia

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    The extreme wind speeds are based on the 3 second average wind speed. Turbulence is measured at 15 m/s wind speed. This is the definition in IEC 61400-1 edition 2.

  7. Pitch bearing - Wikipedia

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    The pitch bearing, also named blade bearing, is a component of modern wind turbines which connect the rotor hub and the rotor blade. [1] The bearing allows the required oscillation to control the loads and power of the wind turbine. The pitch system brings the blade to the desired position by adapting the aerodynamic angle of attack. [2]

  8. Variable speed wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    All grid-connected wind turbines, from the first one in 1939 until the development of variable-speed grid-connected wind turbines in the 1970s, were fixed-speed wind turbines. As of 2003, nearly all grid-connected wind turbines operate at an exactly constant speed (synchronous generators) or within a few percents of constant speed (induction ...

  9. Crosswind kite power - Wikipedia

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    Crosswind kite power is power derived from airborne wind-energy conversion systems (AWECS, also AWES) or crosswind kite power systems (CWKPS). The kite system is characterized by energy-harvesting parts flying transversely to the direction of the ambient wind, i.e., to crosswind mode; sometimes the entire wing set and tether set are flown in crosswind mode.