Wind Workforce/Curricula/Wind Turbines: Power Curves
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Wind Turbines: Power Curves
less than 1 hr
Advanced
200 +
Wind turbine power curves describe how much power a wind turbine can extract from the wind at a variety of different wind speeds. Students use probeware and small turbines to generate power curves.
Resources for this lesson plan:
Education Levels:
High School 9 - 12
Subjects:
Physics
Topics:
Turbines
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