The Physics Behind Windmills
How is your energy source extracted, processed, and collected?
– There's energy in the wind that
captured and turns the blades of a windmill naturally through the wind.
The blades connect to the rotor and main shaft of the windmill, in which the blades spin a generator that creates electricity from the kinetic energy of the wind.
The electricity from the windmill farm collects at a power grid.
How is the actual energy from your energy source transported to the user?
– The wind turbines at the windmill farm are all connected, meaning that the electricity made from the wind's kinetic energy can travel altogether to the main power grid.
– Once it reaches the power grid, a power operator can send the electricity through distribution lines to transmission lines.
– The transmission lines bring electricity to places that are farther away, and then more distribution lines bring the electricity to more specific places, such as one's house.
How do people use the energy source?
– The use of windmills and wind turbines can power homes, water pumping stations, batteries, etc. etc. Wind power is capable of powering these things in our everyday lives.
How does the energy work with the windmills? What is the original source of the energy?
– The source of this energy originally comes from the wind. Wind naturally creates this kinetic energy that windmills use to push its blades. The kinetic energy pushes the blades, and the windmill uses the mechanical energy created by the blades to set the rest of the windmill's mechanics into motion.
What is the environmental impact of the source? What benefit is there to using this source?
– Using wind energy can reduce the wildlife's habitat, and could prove to be harmful to flying wildlife such as birds, since the blades could hurt them.
– There is a major benefit to using wind energy, though; This is a renewable source, meaning it isn't a finite source that could potentially harm the environment even more than some of its drawbacks.
– The issue brought up about windmills, concerning the destruction of the habitat of wildlife and wildlife itself, is one of the most notable issues around this topic.
Windmill farms take up a lot of space, and can take away the place many animals call home, and its blades could potentially injure flying wildlife such as birds. There have been efforts by several groups to reduce these drawbacks and risks.
Are there any political biases/opinions on this form of energy?
– The majority of political parties favor and support the use of windmills and wind power. There's little debate about this, unlike the debate around other energy sources such as fossil fuels.
How is this source of energy play a role in life everyday?
– Wind energy provides electricity for many buildings and homes, and could possibly provide electricity for your home as well. This includes the electricity used to power your lights, etc. etc.
– In my opinion, I would suggest to increase the use of windmills and wind energy around coastal or very breezy areas. It serves as a good source of electricity and is a renewable resource, meaning the energy we get from this method of extracting energy can be renewed, or limitless. It also seems to have less impact on the environment compared to other sources of energy.