WIND POWER PLANT

34,293 GW
4th largest installed wind power capacity in the world
 Muppandal wind farm, is the second largest onshore wind farm in the world.

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India has an ambitious target of achieving 175 GW of energy from renewable sources by
2022 - 100GW through solar power, 60GW from wind power

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 Origin of Wind
Advantages
Disadvantages

Winds are caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of
the earth's surface, and rotation of the earth.

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COMPONENTS OF WIND TURBINE

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A wind turbine is a system which transforms the kinetic energy available in wind into
mechanical or electrical energy that can be harnessed for any required applications.

There are two basic configurations of Wind Turbines.

Vertical axis wind turbine Horizontal axis wind turbine.

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