Many people are interested in how a wind turbine is organized in terms of its design, so we will pay special attention to this issue. Such installations include the following functional units:
- a unit that converts wind power into energy;
- storage battery;
- inverter;
- charge controller.
Equipment that converts wind energy into electricity includes
- a turbine, i.e. a rotor that converts the energy of a straight-line wind flow;
- a generator that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy;
- mast (this structural element can be of the “truss” type or tubular);
- turbine control system;
- multiplier (depending on the model);
- tail or azimuth drive system;
- rectifier, which is necessary when using alternators for proper battery charging.
In terms of power, all wind generator equipment is classified as household, which is characterized by a power of 1-10 kW and industrial – from 500 kW.