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How Wind Turbines Work – 3D Animation

Cel shaded animation of how wind turbines make electricity out of the wind. Created by yonatan frimer using 3ds max and adobe after effects cs3
Video Rating: 3 / 5

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45 comments

  1. TheServiceWeb /

    WORLD RECORD: BIGGEST WIND TURBINE

    Visit: windturbinecarriedbywheels.weebly.com

    ZERO-NOISE from gears and generators since they’re sealed underground.

    SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS since the turbines are slow-moving.

    DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE since the turbine can be very tall.

    MAY BE LOWER-COST since it can use parts of junked trucks and others.

    ELUDES HURRICANE FORCE since the blades automatically close.

    HELPS THE WIND ENERGY COMPANIES since it is FREE FOR ALL.

  2. TheServiceWeb /

    WORLD RECORD: BIGGEST WIND TURBINE

    Visit: windturbinecarriedbywheels.weebly.com

    ZERO-NOISE from the gears and the generators because they are sealed underground (Only the outer parts of the turbines may be heard.).

    SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS because the turbines are slow-moving since the speed is in the transmission gears and in the generators.

    DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE because the turbine can be very tall.

    HELPS THE WIND ENERGY COMPANIES because it is FREE FOR ALL.

  3. mayazbff /

    @LivGirl321 haha me too. lol

  4. Southparkateer2 /

    Why are you speaking in slow mode?

  5. CloiuFace /

    How is the electricity made? I mean yeah this made everything else much clearer but what I wated to know was how wind turbines actually generate electricity..

  6. hyinasomi /

    congradulations, i just used you for my 7th grade science homework! :D

  7. TwilightHannahFan /

    BUT HOW DO THEY TURN THE WIND INTO ELECTRICITY?

  8. MrBuffaloblake /

    Is it a cooincidence that your playing man who sold the world or are you implying something here?

  9. rachaelhollyful /

    haha great to help me in my geography lesson ^.^

  10. Glexs30 /

    is it only one turbine supply electricity to only one building?

  11. ThinkStage /

    Very cool

    To see more innovative videos like this or want to share your own ideas visit ThinkStageDOTcom

  12. vilewalker234 /

    Yayy nooow i can do mah homewahk

  13. thetrocvis /

    Nice technical animation on the individual generator.

    But for wind generation to actually “work” and provide a renewable power source it needs to provide very stable, steady-state power or be able to store the energy. There is no storage solution that would allow it to replace fossil fuel plants. In fact, wind is DIRTIER than fossil fuel alone.

    To learn more look at this video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=F21i4TxDOUk

  14. Doubleringer /

    Expensive to erect, and then there’s the maintenance

  15. Dj7baylum /

    Seeking Active Partners / Wind Turbine Developers for Projects in the Mountains of Virginia.
    I would like to site select with county and landowners signing them into our JVA’s.
    I have a Municipality in mind that is desperate for new jobs, and income base.
    Send me and add so That I can place you in my Investment Group.Thanx
    Also interested in Investing in Turn-Key Mulitfam

  16. pyrodownhiller /

    haha what happens when theres no wind ? you have to keep the turbines spinning so the bearing dont seize which ( in Austrlia case) you use coal energy %60(at best) of the time to keep the turbine spinning. kinda dumb if you ask me

  17. iliketrippyshit /

    Gimme with the man who sold the world piano version right now

  18. leamyelectricinc1 /

    nice vid

  19. CabhammerP /

    thanks, now i can do my homework

  20. ThisIsJoans /

    using this for my electricity and electronics test! :D

  21. girliestyle30 /

    It helps!! :) :)

  22. AsdfghjkCaitlin /

    im using this for my science project :)

  23. kiana035 /

    very true! :P
    @joezasada

  24. TheServiceWeb /

    WORLD RECORD: BIGGEST WIND TURBINE

    Visit: windturbinecarriedbywheels.weebly.com

    ZERO-NOISE from gears and generators since they’re sealed underground.

    SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS since the turbines are slow-moving.

    DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE since the turbine can be very tall.

    MAY BE LOWER-COST since it can use parts of junked trucks and others.

    ELUDES HURRICANE FORCE since the blades automatically close.

    HELPS THE WIND ENERGY COMPANIES since it is FREE FOR ALL.

  25. TheServiceWeb /

    WORLD RECORD: BIGGEST WIND TURBINE

    Visit: windturbinecarriedbywheels.weebly.com

    ZERO-NOISE from the gears and the generators because they are sealed underground (Only the outer parts of the turbines may be heard.).

    SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS because the turbines are slow-moving since the speed is in the transmission gears and in the generators.

    DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE because the turbine can be very tall.

    HELPS THE WIND ENERGY COMPANIES because it is FREE FOR ALL.

  26. mayazbff /

    @LivGirl321 haha me too. lol

  27. Southparkateer2 /

    Why are you speaking in slow mode?

  28. CloiuFace /

    How is the electricity made? I mean yeah this made everything else much clearer but what I wated to know was how wind turbines actually generate electricity..

  29. hyinasomi /

    congradulations, i just used you for my 7th grade science homework! :D

  30. TwilightHannahFan /

    BUT HOW DO THEY TURN THE WIND INTO ELECTRICITY?

  31. MrBuffaloblake /

    Is it a cooincidence that your playing man who sold the world or are you implying something here?

  32. rachaelhollyful /

    haha great to help me in my geography lesson ^.^

  33. Glexs30 /

    is it only one turbine supply electricity to only one building?

  34. ThinkStage /

    Very cool

    To see more innovative videos like this or want to share your own ideas visit ThinkStageDOTcom

  35. vilewalker234 /

    Yayy nooow i can do mah homewahk

  36. thetrocvis /

    Nice technical animation on the individual generator.

    But for wind generation to actually “work” and provide a renewable power source it needs to provide very stable, steady-state power or be able to store the energy. There is no storage solution that would allow it to replace fossil fuel plants. In fact, wind is DIRTIER than fossil fuel alone.

    To learn more look at this video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=F21i4TxDOUk

  37. Doubleringer /

    Expensive to erect, and then there’s the maintenance

  38. Dj7baylum /

    Seeking Active Partners / Wind Turbine Developers for Projects in the Mountains of Virginia.
    I would like to site select with county and landowners signing them into our JVA’s.
    I have a Municipality in mind that is desperate for new jobs, and income base.
    Send me and add so That I can place you in my Investment Group.Thanx
    Also interested in Investing in Turn-Key Mulitfam

  39. pyrodownhiller /

    haha what happens when theres no wind ? you have to keep the turbines spinning so the bearing dont seize which ( in Austrlia case) you use coal energy %60(at best) of the time to keep the turbine spinning. kinda dumb if you ask me

  40. iliketrippyshit /

    Gimme with the man who sold the world piano version right now

  41. leamyelectricinc1 /

    nice vid

  42. CabhammerP /

    thanks, now i can do my homework

  43. ThisIsJoans /

    using this for my electricity and electronics test! :D

  44. girliestyle30 /

    It helps!! :) :)

  45. AsdfghjkCaitlin /

    im using this for my science project :)

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