Study Questions About Wind Energy

1.
With the air flowing from left to right, which of the following wind turbine blade angles is
likely to produce the most electrical power ?
a)
b)
c)
2. What is the wind power passing through a wind turbine with the following conditions?
Turbine radius = 0.2 (m), Wind speed = 3 (m/s), Air density = 1.23 (kg/m3)
1 1 𝑘𝑔 𝑚3
Answer; 𝑃𝑜 = 2 𝜌𝐴𝑢3 = 2 × 1.23 (𝑚3 ) × 𝜋 × 0.22 (𝑚2 ) × 33 ( 𝑠3 )
𝑃𝑜 = 2.087(𝑊)
3. The Betz Limit (or Betz’ Law) specifies the theoretical maximum power efficiency of
any design of wind turbine. What is the value as a percentage?
a) 0.33 (or 1/3)
b) 0.75 (or ¾)
c) 0.5926 (or 16/27)
d) 0.4444 (or 12/27)
4. Windmills / wind turbines have NOT been used to:

a) Grind grain
b) Pump water
c) Make gun powder
d) Charge batteries
5.
i. Brake __J__
ii. Brake __I__
iii. Gearbox __G__
iv. Generator __K__
v. High Speed Shaft __H__
vi. Low Speed Shaft __F__
vii. Nacelle __B__
viii. Rotor Blade __A__
ix. Rotor Hub __C__
x. Rotor Hub __E__
xi. Tower __D__
xii. Transformer __L__
6. HAWT (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine) and VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) designs
have advantages and disadvantages over each other. For each of the reasons below mark if
it is an advantage for a HAWT or an advantage for a VAWT:
Reason HAWT VAWT

advantage advantage
Easy maintenance because rotor housing is near √
ground
Wind direction does not matter √
Higher installations increase the available wind √
energy
7. What is a main disadvantage of vertical wind turbines?
A) They can function when mounted only 10 (m) off the ground.
B) They generate electricity at lower wind speeds.
C) They generate less electricity compared to horizontal turbines.
D) They take up less space than horizontal turbines.
8. Which of the following is not necessary for a wind turbine to generate electricity?
A) Photovoltaic motor
B) Magnets
C) Coiled Wire
D) Blades
9. In the 1970s there was interest in developing wind power because of
a) An oil crisis
b) Concern over global warming
c) Improvements in wind turbines
d) Increase in wind speed values
10. The mean wind speed at site A for a wind farm is 10% higher than at site B. What would
be the increase in wind energy potential at site A compared to site B?
Answer; Wind speed at site A; 𝑢1 = 1.1 𝑥
Wind speed at site B; 𝑢1 = 𝑥
1 3
𝑃𝑜,1 2 𝜌𝐴𝑢1 𝑢1 3
= = ( ) = 1.13 ≅ 1.33
𝑃𝑜,2 1 𝜌𝐴𝑢3 𝑢2
2 2
So, the wind energy potential in site A is 33% higher than the wind energy potential
in site B.
11. The fraction of power in the wind that a modern wind turbine can extract is approximately;
A) 90 %
B) 75 %
C) 59 %
D) 45 %
12. A typical spacing between turbines in a wind farm in terms of their rotor diameters D is
approximately
Between the turbines at the Between the turbine rows

same row
A) D 3D
B) 4D 10D
C) 10D 30D
D) 25D 25D
13.
What are the names of wind speed values indicated in the figure?
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Answers;
A; cut-in speed
B; rated speed
C; cut-out speed
14. What does Weibull function represent for wind energy?

A) Maximum power capacity of a wind turbine
B) Wind speed probability distribution for a region
C) Energy generation distribution for a given time interval
D) Minimum wind speed value of a region
15. The typical capacity factor of a wind farm is;

A) 10-20%
B) 20-40%
C) 55-75%
D) 80-100%
16. Which of the following statements about wind power is not true?
A) It helps combat global warming
B) It can help provide energy security.
C) It is always cheaper than power from gas.
D) It could provide 12% of the global electricity demand by 2050.
17. Which of the following is not a reason for wind formation;
A) The uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun
B) Rotation of the Earth
C) Irregularities of the earth's surface
D) Earth’s inner temperature

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4. Windmills / wind turbines have NOT been used to:

Reason HAWT VAWT

9. In the 1970s there was interest in developing wind power because of

Between the turbines at the Between the turbine rows

14. What does Weibull function represent for wind energy?

15. The typical capacity factor of a wind farm is;

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