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To: dayglored

These wind systems have inverters that convert whatever power is coming out of the generator into 60Hz synchronized power for the grid. The rotor blades can be feathered or furled to reduce the power generated.


21 posted on 03/07/2012 11:33:23 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Born to Conserve

Yep, that’s pretty much what I thought, too, and confirmed in the PDF linked above.


24 posted on 03/08/2012 12:49:06 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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