A wind turbine is located in a site with average wind speed is 9 m/sec, with rotor diameter of 30 m and the air density 1.23 Kg/cubic meter .After one year of operation, the total wind yield energy supplied to the grid is 600 GWh, if the turbine maximum power is 350 MW.

A wind turbine is located in a site with average wind speed is 9 m/sec, with rotor diameter of 30 m and the air density 1.23 Kg/cubic meter .After one year of operation, the total wind yield energy supplied to the grid is 600 GWh, if the turbine maximum power is 350 MW.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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