How exactly does a wind turbine convert wind into electricity?
In simple terms, the wind turbine produces electricity by using the kinetic or moving energy of wind to create motion. The force of the wind causes the turbine blades to rotate and this in turn rotates a drive shaft. This is made possible by the special aerodynamic design of the blades which results in the speed of the wind leaving the turbine being less than the speed of the wind approaching it creating a spinning effect. This rotating motion of the drive shaft fed through a gearbox delivers the motion required for a generation unit to produce electricity by using the motion to create a magnetic field and generate an electrical current.
