Although seen from far I don't recall seeing power lines leaving the sites of those wind turbines that generates electricity as in the case of water dams. How do they get the electricity to the power company.
2007-04-16 02:50:16 · 3 answers · asked by loulou 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Each wind turbine has a transformer that steps up the generator voltage from 480 or 600 V to around 34,500 volts. This transformer is either at the base of the tower, or designed to fit inside the housing at the top of the tower (the nacelle).
Underground high-voltage cables daisy-chain multiple wind turbines and bring the power to a collector substation. This is where the interconnection is made to the local utility or the transmission system.
Modern wind turbines are up to about 2.5 MW each. Even a wind farm with 100 wind turbines is only 250 MW. This is small compared to most modern hydro-powered generating stations.
2007-04-16 14:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under ground power lines, they must have power distribution cables to get the electricity to the user.
2007-04-16 10:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do have power cables but they run them below the ground.
2007-04-16 09:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by PJ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋