Wind Generator Electricity – Cleaner Energy with Wind Power Electricity
By DONALD PLISKE
Guest Columnist

Havana, FL
Wind power electricity is generally produced by wind turbines which are placed in areas that have a constant wind source.   The most common locations are beaches and coastal areas where there is a sea breeze during the daytime and land breeze during the night time. With enough wind generator power, electricity generation can go as high as several kilowatts to megawatts, enough to provide power to a small to medium sized community.   

The majority of our electricity today comes from power plants in which power generators are fueled by coal and petroleum. Alternatives like solar power and wind power are available as well and they are increasing in popularity due to the fact that they are known as clean and renewable energy sources.   There are advantages and disadvantages that determine whether an energy source is feasible for a given application. Availability of sunshine or wind, of course, is a large factor in choosing solar vs. wind.

Wind power electricity is an example of clean energy. When generating electricity from wind, there are no harmful chemicals or gases emitted during the process. Most environmentalists push for the implementation of more wind turbines to power communities and provide them with their basic need for electricity. Just imagine a world with clean sources of energy: it would be wind-powered, smokeless, odorless, and great for the environment.

To understand the basic operation of converting wind to electricity, one needs to understand the generator itself. A generator is an electrical machine that converts kinetic energy to electrical energy. As an electric generator, it needs a “prime mover” in order to operate and produce electricity. The prime mover is actually any mechanical force that rotates a certain part of the generator.   

We need natural energy such as wind to provide mechanical force to act as the prime mover of the generator. In the mid 1900’s, engineers began to design generators with wind as their prime movers. Later in the 1970’s, the first practical wind powered generator was in operation, and so began the era of wind-powered electricity.

There are many advantages that wind energy offers. It answers both the problems of decreasing sources of fossil fuels and the need for clean energy sources. For years, it remained a minority in providing electric power to communities, but as technology and the demand for clean, renewable energy sources increase, we will likely find it used more and more.

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