On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:33:20 +0000, TDO wrote in message <dub106-w2842f121108382786e2dc5f4...@phx.gbl>:
> > I also suspect that the speed of wind turbines is not just directly > proportional to wind speed. As far as I know, the speed is generally > regulated either by increasing the turbine load or by changing the > blade pitch, to avoid them getting damaged in high wind. In extreme > gusty gales they are probably stopped with the blades feathered. ..some are "turned off" by yawing the mill head "out of the wind" until the blade chords face the wind. > It would be nice to see one or two turbines randomly stopped for > maintenance in a wind farm. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
