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Forum: Wind Power 02-17-09, 11:21 AM
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Posted By Bob McGovern
Excellent question. The big commercial turbines...

Excellent question. The big commercial turbines do use gearboxes, although that's to get alternator speeds high; rotor speed is held steady via blade pitching. Some smallish turbines have...
Forum: Wind Power 02-15-09, 07:01 PM
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Posted By Bob McGovern
About small wind power, Part 1

Part 1: Reality Check

There's nothing quite as sexy in the homemade electricity world as a modest sized wind turbine. It moves. You can see it making power for you. Visions of cutting the grid...
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