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Wind Power by Mind Map: Wind Power

1. giant balloon type struct

1.1. 30.000ft above gr

1.2. sending nrj to home

2. Flying Wind Farms

2.1. tall towers+fixed at distant places

2.1.1. float in the air

2.2. sci-fi movie subject?

2.2.1. dvlp MIT startup Altaeros NRJs

2.2.2. wave of the future

2.3. 3parts

2.3.1. shell

2.3.1.1. high qua indus fabric filled w/ helium

2.3.1.2. stabilize the turb in the air

2.3.1.2.1. 3blades

2.3.1.2.2. light in weight

2.3.1.2.3. secured by shell

2.3.2. tethers

2.3.2.1. lightweight

2.3.2.2. strong

2.3.2.3. stabilize all weathers

2.3.2.4. send nrj : turb -> base

2.3.2.5. haul the balloons

2.3.2.5.1. storms

2.3.2.5.2. maintenance

2.3.3. ground station

2.3.3.1. shipping container

2.3.3.2. autonomous control syst

2.3.3.3. power equipements

2.3.4. advantages

2.3.4.1. towers

2.3.4.2. subterranean foundations

2.3.4.3. cranes

2.3.4.4. Wind : 5x stronger

2.3.4.4.1. much more

2.3.4.5. gene isolated places

2.3.4.5.1. islands

2.3.4.5.2. places w/ natu disasters

2.3.4.6. pollution

2.3.4.7. ground space

2.3.5. inconvenients

2.3.5.1. challenge 4 air traffic

2.3.5.1.1. 2mile no fly zone

2.3.5.2. off shore extra

2.3.5.2.1. transporting to land-bases

3. What is

3.1. energy

3.2. generated : wind

3.3. renewable

3.4. using up

3.5. pollution

4. Turbines + Farms

4.1. windmills = turbines

4.2. name from generator

4.2.1. electricity

4.3. goal : create nrj powering homes

4.3.1. large ones w/ large turb

4.4. Windy places

4.4.1. in the sea

4.4.1.1. offshore

5. How does it work

5.1. nrj from turb

5.1.1. as tall as 20story building

5.1.2. 200ft = 60m long blades

5.2. opposite of a fan

5.2.1. fan : elec to wind

5.2.2. turb : wind to elec

6. If no wind

6.1. no nrj

6.2. engineers measurements + calculations

6.2.1. best areas

6.3. blowing all the time

6.3.1. how much the Wind blows

7. Inconvenients

7.1. mess up the view

7.2. blades kill birds

7.3. noise pollution

7.4. posi > nega aspects