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[[File:Wind turbine.png|300px|right|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|Darrieus]] | [[File:Wind turbine.png|300px|right|thumb|A series of [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|vertical-axis Darrieus]] wind turbines in [[Visegrád]], [[Reach]].]] | ||
A '''wind turbine''' is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In twentieth first century's advanced models, the rotational energy is converted into electricity, the most versatile form of energy, by using a generator. Wind turbines with three blades spin more smoothly and are easier to balance than those with two blades. Also, while larger wind turbines produce more energy, the smaller models are less likely to undergo major mechanical failure, and thus are more economical to maintain. Many different models of wind turbines exist, the most striking being the [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|vertical-axis Darrieus]], which is shaped like an egg beater. | A '''wind turbine''' is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In twentieth first century's advanced models, the rotational energy is converted into electricity, the most versatile form of energy, by using a generator. Wind turbines with three blades spin more smoothly and are easier to balance than those with two blades. Also, while larger wind turbines produce more energy, the smaller models are less likely to undergo major mechanical failure, and thus are more economical to maintain. Many different models of wind turbines exist, the most striking being the [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|vertical-axis Darrieus]], which is shaped like an egg beater. | ||
[[Wind Power Station 7]] on [[Zanzibar Island]] houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the [[East African Protectorate]] in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Zanzibar]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Last Resort]]''</ref> | [[Wind Power Station 7]] on [[Zanzibar Island]] houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the [[East African Protectorate]] in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Zanzibar]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Last Resort]]''</ref> | ||
Many of the remote agricultural homesteads on [[Reach]] were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> | Many of the remote [[kiva|agricultural homesteads]] on [[Reach]] were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> | ||
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File: | File:Wind wheel 2.jpg|Wind Power Station 07's [[Zanzibar Municipal Turbine 7|enormous wind wheel]]. | ||
File: | File:Turbine 7 Generators.jpg|Wind Power Station 07's generator complex. | ||
File:H4FUD Corbulo Academy.jpg|A series of Daerrius-type wind turbines within the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] complex on [[Circinius IV]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 09:44, October 7, 2012
A wind turbine is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In twentieth first century's advanced models, the rotational energy is converted into electricity, the most versatile form of energy, by using a generator. Wind turbines with three blades spin more smoothly and are easier to balance than those with two blades. Also, while larger wind turbines produce more energy, the smaller models are less likely to undergo major mechanical failure, and thus are more economical to maintain. Many different models of wind turbines exist, the most striking being the vertical-axis Darrieus, which is shaped like an egg beater.
Wind Power Station 7 on Zanzibar Island houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the East African Protectorate in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization.[1][2]
Many of the remote agricultural homesteads on Reach were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo: Reach
Gallery
- Wind wheel 2.jpg
Wind Power Station 07's enormous wind wheel.
- Turbine 7 Generators.jpg
Wind Power Station 07's generator complex.
A series of Daerrius-type wind turbines within the Corbulo Academy of Military Science complex on Circinius IV.
Sources
- ^ Halo 2, multiplayer map Zanzibar
- ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Last Resort
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Winter Contingency
