How is electricity made from wind turbines?
The amount of electricity produced by turbines varies as the wind’s energy varies. From the generator, the wind’s electricity goes to the power grid, and then is transmitted and distributed to the power lines that carry the electricity to the buildings in towns and cities. In an alternating current power grid, the current changes direction very quickly in cycles. These cycles are known as the frequency. Because of the changing current, you cannot connect a generator to the grid unless the current from the generator is cycling with exactly the same frequency as the grid. When the current cycles match the same frequency, the generator is in phase with the grid. If the currents are not in phase, there can be significant power surges. Power surges can ultimately damage and destabilize the connection switch and/or the surrounding grid. Connecting two lines of alternating current is a little like trying to jump onto a bike your friend is riding. Unless you are in phase, both moving at the sa
