Worksheet wind turbines : INTRODUCTION

Vocabulary : find the right translation in the list of words :

To be aware of : coastlines :
a plane propeller : windy :
blow : wind powered water pumps :
blades : reliable :
magnets : fin :
a bunch : power :
copper wire : Efficiency :
take advantage of :

1/Write the different elements missing from the diagram :

2/Answer the different questions below(in pair-works) with your own words:

a/ Why are turbines so high ?

b/Why are turbines located near coastlines ?

c/What are the two important factors for this installation ?

c/What happens when there is no wind ?

3/ Pick out the advantages and the drawbacks of wind turbines and rephrase them with your own
words :

Advantages : drawbacks :

HOW WIND TURBINES WORK :

On top of each turbin is a box known as ________________.Attached to the Nacelle are three
propellers _______________ that connect to a _______________.Also on the nacelle is an
anenometer to measure wind ____________ and ____________ . The wind direction rotates the
nacelle to face into the wind.The energy in the wind called kinetic energy turns the
_________________around the rotor creating mechanical energy. The rotor connects to the main
________________ which turns inside a generator housing.Here ______________ spins inside loops
of copper wire,this causes eletrons inside the copper to flow creating
____________________energy,what e call electricity in our daily lives.For this wind turbine a step up
____________________ inside the nacelle increases the electrical generation from 690v to 3400v.
The electricity generated then travels down large cable from the nacelle through
__________________ and into __________________. The cables takes the electricy generated from
all the wind turbines to ____________________.Here a step up transformer increases the electrical
_______________.A transmission line connect the electricity output at the substation to the
electrical grid community service throughout the region.
Recap : write a caption for each image to describe the process of generating electricity from the
wind