How do wind turbines work? - Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

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@zainua3638 3 жыл бұрын

I am *blown* away by these Ted-Ed videos

@user-hi8jv6cw8n 3 жыл бұрын

@lewangoalski good*

@zainua3638 3 жыл бұрын

@lewangoalski thanks, that was the intention

@atlas_1802 3 жыл бұрын

haha, nice

@pumpkinking5397 3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@loverwon 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-hi8jv6cw8n amazing*

@jantje19 3 жыл бұрын

The biggest thing I took away from this is that American homes consume twice as much electricity as European homes 😳. That's insane

@Barlie_ 3 жыл бұрын

Small houses and appliances. Low usage of air-conditioning. Also gas heating and cooking systems are more widely used.

@samueleveleigh2767 3 жыл бұрын

Part of it at least is the obsession with temperature control. Most homes in Europe straight up dont have ac's Then the fridges and ovens tend to be smaller. Essentially its alot of small differences that add up to a large difference.

@ultracapitalistutopia3550 3 жыл бұрын

Americans: I sensed someone trying to take away my freedom/constitutional rights...

@hugoduarte8530 3 жыл бұрын

It also depends on which part of Europe. For instance, in Southern Europe most houses don't have central heating nor AC

@joyl7842 3 жыл бұрын

And/or they are half as effectively using electricity as European homes. For example: Low quality American homes with high square footage and volume attempting to regulate temperatures because the homes are not well-insulated, which requires a lot of electricity.

@fooforce 3 жыл бұрын

Wind turbine: "I have infinite power!* Albert Bertz: *Well yes, but mathematically no.*

@allisg3320 3 жыл бұрын

Albert Betz: *You capture about 60% of the winds energy, wind turbine.*

@RyanTaylor2000 3 жыл бұрын

They do have infinite power as long as the generator still works properly, the problem found by Bertz was about was the energy harvested from the wind was only half of its potential energy

@RyanTaylor2000 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for being too trivial, I know you were just making jokes but I can’t help it, lol

@alexly9185 3 жыл бұрын

Albert Bertz: Well, you have 59.3% of infinite

@samuraiboi2735 3 жыл бұрын

Albert bertz:your 0.01% away from being an mortal

@wolverine712 3 жыл бұрын

"The answer my friend is blowing in the wind." ~Bob Dylan

@julianshepherd2038 3 жыл бұрын

Er.?...the wheels on the bus go round and round? I'm not cool

@elgracko 3 жыл бұрын

visionary, hahah

@ayaansardar433 3 жыл бұрын

RIP legend 🙌

@rswazey123 Ай бұрын

@@ayaansardar433Bob Dylan ain’t dead lol

@jaketheperson8495 3 жыл бұрын

*The best teacher award goes to-*

@maxwellewxam8868 3 жыл бұрын

Ted-Ed!

@googler5879 3 жыл бұрын

Me of course

@craigoda4284 3 жыл бұрын

TED ED

@craigoda4284 3 жыл бұрын

@@googler5879 no

@Eric007 3 жыл бұрын

The Organic Chemistry Channel

@ankitray9341 3 жыл бұрын

4:50 I liked the wind turbine blowing behind the Ted-Ed logo.

@alphabladelm2011 3 жыл бұрын

Between the animation and the soothing narration, this video makes it easy to un-wind. Learning becomes a breeze which makes me watch from this channel with gust-o.

@igustibagusananda7706 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@dustnbones0013 2 жыл бұрын

Her voice is so soothing

@sleepifiy2096 3 жыл бұрын

How ted ed shows visuals and how she explains, it feels so easy and clear and thus creating a want to see and learn more.

@trendymaths2467 3 жыл бұрын

The animation is on point. 🤩 TedEd keep improving each time.

@Daniel-rw9um 3 жыл бұрын

The artistic value keeps increasing

@dynamosaurusimperious2718 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great video on how Wind Turbines work. Nice animation too,good job,Ted-Ed

@ulkadhawale9107 3 жыл бұрын

4:05 What! I love the scenery of hills with windmills!

@conetoptpwp5188 3 жыл бұрын

How do people think that wind turbines ruin scenery? I find them quite beautiful

@coolperson4582 3 жыл бұрын

Same it always reminds us of our technological progress

@romanski5811 2 жыл бұрын

The scenery is already ruined by vast human-made fields. So the objection is already unavailing.

@derklebob8161 2 жыл бұрын

When a wind turbine inevitably needs to be replaced the remains aren't recyclable. It goes to a landfill where it is chopped into blocks and will pollute the earth for thousands of years. But it gets worse, the concrete and steel used to hold the turbines in place is impossible to remove.

@barutie-patooty6253 2 жыл бұрын

@@derklebob8161 source?

@butWhyDad Жыл бұрын

Depends on how many there are.

@FinancialShinanigan 3 жыл бұрын

"Some people feel turbines disrupt natural sceneries" I'd rather have clean energy and deal with turbines in my view than a dying planet with a clear view

@macaroon_nuggets8008 3 жыл бұрын

I think they can actually improve the view!

@didosauce6008 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does anyone else actually like the view of wind turbines in the horizon. They move so fluidly and are a testament to human adaptability and ingenuity

@davedooney8473 2 жыл бұрын

The issue generally with them is that they are put in nice rural locations where the population is low and power demand is low, they are actually to power some city or data centre 100's of km away so people get annoyed especially due to the negative effects of having to live near them and destruction to the environment to build them.

@SeeNickView 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@LuisCalderon-nq6mw 2 жыл бұрын

@@heckerjr.7982 Video no longer available, maybe censorship. What was it about? If I can find the video with other link, please, let me know.

@NickVennlig 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to say I'm a BIG FAN of wind turbines.

@icannotcomeupwithanything4609 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@samuraiboi2735 3 жыл бұрын

Haha😐

@pankaeyk 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@anxiousearth680 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the potential for this tech is mind blowing

@internetperson9813 3 жыл бұрын

Ted-Ed videos: exist Commenters who don't want to be controversial: Best i can do is *The animator deserves a raise*

@thecosmicgecko1771 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@alex2005z 3 жыл бұрын

Thats so true

@EpixAndroid 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my road trip out west 10 1/2 years ago. You would be out on the road, and up on the side of the road, and you would see a huge wind farm. My family took lots of pictures, because this isn't something we were used to seeing on the East Coast.

@pawankhanal8472 3 жыл бұрын

whenever I feel board , Ted-Ed will always be there for me.

@alexandercorralignatyev9457 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody: How much animation do you want in your videos? TED- Ed: yes

@seaque. 3 жыл бұрын

that doesn't even mean anything.

@mikkokivisto4414 3 жыл бұрын

@@seaque. It's s meme.

@seaque. 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikkokivisto4414 It doesn't mean anything. The entire thing is animation. If it was real footage with animation and animation was too much it would make sense.

@mikkokivisto4414 3 жыл бұрын

@@seaque. Memes tend not to have deep and insightful meanings.

@seaque. 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikkokivisto4414 What's deep or insightful about being accurate and logical?

@IO-hh3gw 3 жыл бұрын

4:05 what?? Windmills are literally aesthetically pleasing!! That power grids and electric towers or whatever you call them.

@angelaliu3237 3 жыл бұрын

This animation fits so well with the topic. Keep up the amazing work TedEd!

@robinhahnsopran 3 жыл бұрын

This whole video is just fantastic. Thank you.

@mr.rubycarnation8325 3 жыл бұрын

TedEd always blown my mind al the time like a breeze that spins my brain into new things to learn.

@classunboxed7671 3 жыл бұрын

We have wind turbines in some provinces here in the Philippines. So far, they have been used to create natural energy. Thank you for this video.

@estelle8508 3 жыл бұрын

I usually don't like those 5min explanation video, but those are just great. My favourite is the subjects are actually diverse and interesting!

@getpriyanka 3 жыл бұрын

Just rename these things *"Freedom Fans"* and America will be completely running on clean energy by the weekend Edit: Guys, it was a god damm joke

@DegreesOfThree 3 жыл бұрын

Wind energy is not profitable without taxpayer subsidies. We couldn't afford to run the country on windmills even if we wanted to.

@RoScFan 3 жыл бұрын

@@DegreesOfThree I doubt that s true. How could they not be profitable when a single turbine powers thousands of homes?

@DegreesOfThree 3 жыл бұрын

@@RoScFan I'd like to see their sources on that. Half the time, the windmills I've seen don't even move. They break, or there's not enough wind.

@DegreesOfThree 3 жыл бұрын

@@RoScFan The turbine that powers thousands of homes is gigantic and probably cost 100 million to build, install and maintain.

@RoScFan 3 жыл бұрын

@@DegreesOfThree They might be deliberely shutdown with breaks due to too much electricity production.

@tarunnaik3053 3 жыл бұрын

With an Exuberant animation 😍 and good narration you're the best teacher to teach with joy 🤗and it made our learning joyful ☺️. We'll keep Supporting You Ted-Ed 🥰

@meroastrophysics 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode! Thanks for the knowledge, as always :)

@alexanderdeiker9634 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. We are doing this at school right now. I love you TedEd!😁

@m.s.aviation7065 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! i love the style you used of kinda slowly thuroughly explaining it. I already knew mist of it, but its fun to listen to. As someone who has massive dream to work on build and repair these, i cant wait. Thanks for time

@maric2890 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks TedEd! Knowledge I didn't know I needed.

@aarone9000 11 ай бұрын

I live in America; about 40 meters from railroad tracks and saw a train with roughly 12 of these giant windmills on flatbeds! They are soooo big; One of the best feelgood moments of my life! Build back better!

@infinitygamingyt266 2 жыл бұрын

I can see why Wind Turbines are really important now! Thanks for this video TedEd 😊

@denmarkgarcia5153 3 жыл бұрын

Ted-Ed never cease to amaze me with their contents. - very educational

@yakoubdct8078 3 жыл бұрын

I am a third year student with renewable energies, thank you. I have benefited a lot

@krobusstardew4139 3 жыл бұрын

I have heard geothermal energy mentioned a few times, but not really explained in-depth. Do y'all think you might be able to for us?

@aryan3229 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Animation!! Good job, Ted-Ed.

@PointyTailofSatan Ай бұрын

When it comes to wind turbines, I'm a huge fan.

@SeeNickView 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of the lift force that's generated from different blade designs. From my limited knowledge of these from only two classes in college (24m) covering them, I never made the connection (or professors never made the connection for me well enough) between translational wind movement and rotational rotor movement. This visualization cleared it up pretty well!

@byronchavarria4954 2 жыл бұрын

ft Not m

@jonahjerryson4913 Жыл бұрын

@@byronchavarria4954 its foot not ft and it's meter not m.

@byronchavarria4954 Жыл бұрын

@@jonahjerryson4913 It’s Abbreviation

@jonahjerryson4913 Жыл бұрын

@@byronchavarria4954 It's abb not abbreviation.

@giomorrison9531 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Earth Day, everyone! It's fitting that TED-Ed made a video talking about wind energy on Earth Day.

@adityachk2002 3 жыл бұрын

This was actually cool, always heard about solar or hydel

@SCADASupportPh 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thank you for sharing!

@zennyfieldster4220 3 жыл бұрын

People don’t realize how big a wind turbine is until they see a 200 foot blade pass them on the highway. Canada has a lot of them and they are still being built in southern Ontario but there’s sadly a lot of controversy against them from being a sore sight to people having headaches from them.

@thehyperscientist1961 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just amazed on how much time and effort is taken by the people of TED-Ed in making these videos, thanks! Scenery depends on perspective, I personally think wind turbines makes for quite a nice scenery

@mrs.s.c 3 жыл бұрын

just finished watching a couple kurzgesagt videos about nuclear energy when this came up. so happy we're talking about the importance of these things!!

@FrankyFrankAlot 3 жыл бұрын

I wish all my professors sounded like this 😭

@user-dw8lv6sy2y 3 жыл бұрын

풍력 발전이 바람의 힘을 이용해서 이를 에너지로 변환한다는 사실을 알고 있었지만 어떠한 과정을 거쳐서 바람을 전기에너지로 변환하는지에 대해 궁금증이 많았습니다. 그 부분에 대해서 잘 설명해주셔서 감사합니다.

@glendaseoabesamis7711 5 ай бұрын

Windmill uses to grind grain into flour and milled by winds, to pump water and to generate electricity.

@stevenadelia8702 3 жыл бұрын

wind is a friend, each people can feel when wind come.

@rameshpasindu9312 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation.short and sweet

@KulwinderKaur-jk3so 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Earth Day 🌱 🌏

@saisree2511 3 жыл бұрын

Always amazing and creative Love all videos thank you so much for uploading such an informative video..... please upload still more videos with which I'm getting updated all the time...and I'm learning,knowing new things around the world by watching your videos... All the best... God bless you....

@bane707 3 жыл бұрын

We need to cover the new gyrating vertical turbines because they’re amazing

@Sarcastix7 3 жыл бұрын

The view from the top is amazing.

@r.vincenta.9678 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that you could power twice as many Eu homes as US homes, really says something about the american lifestyle.

@nobika6762 3 жыл бұрын

Guys it ain't always about the animation, Ted-ed is tryna inspire a new wave of energy dependence, and anyone could start it. We need to learn more and take upon this task

@vanidua7636 3 жыл бұрын

Such a soothing voice, God!!

@AryanKumar-jo1pz 3 жыл бұрын

Your voice and the way you speak is so relaxing Like, I just woke up and I am sleepy now xD

@frodo3332 3 жыл бұрын

Source for the "Every 24 hours, wind generates enough kinetic energy to produce roughly 35 times more electricity than humanity uses each day." figure? Would have thought that (all) wind would have much more kinetic energy.

@joellamm5266 3 жыл бұрын

These kind of videos *blow my mind*

@shadowfiend103 3 жыл бұрын

4:17 you forgot to mention Hydropower ! one of the best and cheapest one

@rohith5062 3 жыл бұрын

Building a dam is expensive

@noorsultani 3 жыл бұрын

I'm interested in all sort of renewable energy.

@iareid8255 3 жыл бұрын

This video does little to really cover wind generation, it's practical difficulties in using it to supply a grid and the very real intermittency problem. In the U.K, since the 9th April to date there has hardly been any wind generated power fed into the grid for example. At 4:18 it makes the frequently stated view that it is cheap, it is quite the opposite it is very expensive due to the cost of accomodating it's technically unsuited power and the very large subsidies. Power the world entirely with wind, not a chance, it is completely unfeasible.

@aditisaxena6163 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! 👍🏻

@ltomic0190 3 жыл бұрын

We have wind turbines farm in my village on the hill. First time I saw it, I was shocked by the size of it.

@pinusniron8935 3 жыл бұрын

So cool 👏👏👏 The best teacher award goes to⭐⭐⭐ Nice 👍👍👍 Great 👍👍👌👌👌

@juanmanuelpenaloza9264 3 жыл бұрын

We need more of these here in Texas.

@kiarra2870 3 жыл бұрын

the animation is so cute. I just can't--

@TheWendable 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t what?

@kiarra2870 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWendable it's just an emotional exclamation... that something is soo amazing that u R left speechless.

@kitchengorilla5346 3 жыл бұрын

This video was just the right amount of time. I can't stand long-winded videos 🥁

@subhashinidayakar7630 3 жыл бұрын

Ted -ed never disappoints

@aswaltan8962 3 жыл бұрын

Nice information!

@micahbush5397 3 жыл бұрын

2:26 Snow too, if you don't neglect to winterize them.

@zakiducky 3 жыл бұрын

This one had some of the best animation

@nasrinsultana7330 3 жыл бұрын

I love Ted-Ed💖💖

@VoltsRu 3 жыл бұрын

Really God Job! Great and interesting animation:)

@saraecheverry6119 2 жыл бұрын

the video is very illustrative and interesting, but I would revisit the theory of lift

@naveendasetty9395 3 жыл бұрын

Woke up to the notification of this video. I'm sure I'll have a good day 😊.

@aquagardenalgae2833 3 жыл бұрын

Eternal breeze...I can feel its freshness

@anapaulaperez5341 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing animation and video...

@dalelazaro4437 3 жыл бұрын

I am watching from Philippines 🇵🇭

@zizyip6203 Жыл бұрын

Imagine making a solar wind turbine. Not only will the turbine produce solar energy, but it will produce wind energy as well. So if you made wind turbines that also had solar panels as the blades and body.

@DavidOfWhitehills Жыл бұрын

A daft idea for more reasons than I can be bothered to list.

@YouAndImpact 3 жыл бұрын

Good information 👍

@kunalmodi2350 3 жыл бұрын

Nice episode love it

@catwizard6482 3 жыл бұрын

Whoo, another ted ed video

@midimusicforever 3 жыл бұрын

The problem here in Northern Europe is that we need the most electricity in the winter, when we need to heat our homes. But that's when there's no wind.

@jk-gb4et 3 жыл бұрын

Is that the same with hydropower in winter? cause the reservoirs and rivers may freeze.

@midimusicforever 3 жыл бұрын

@@jk-gb4et The water isn't stationary so it doesn't freeze. But there is more water in the spring and less in the autumn / winter.

@DavidOfWhitehills 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, Scotland and Ireland will provide: plenty wind here in winter, more than enough.

@lyricalarchives8341 3 жыл бұрын

Wait i thought winter are the best time for wind to goes on?

@midimusicforever 3 жыл бұрын

@@lyricalarchives8341 No. There's almost no wind in the winter, and the air weighs less too, so less force in the wind. Wind power sucks during winter.

@Felix-iq1ht 3 жыл бұрын

What happens after a wind turbine is used for 20 years? Is it possible to replace or even to repair parts, or is the structure of the turbine damaged after such a long time so it has to be dismantled?

@madman3891 3 жыл бұрын

"Is it possible to replace or even to repair parts" Yes, they often go through maintenance throughout the year - the jobs pay pretty well too.

@Kitty-gm8iw Жыл бұрын

This helped me a lot

@khizerabbas1155 3 жыл бұрын

Animation is blowing my mind

@donnamacfadden1256 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing! Love it!

@biologyburst8251 3 жыл бұрын

POV: you already knew how wind turbines work but it's a Ted-Ed video and you clicked anyway

@Wingedshadowwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@jasmin-tk9bi 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video , please could you make one about muscle spasms/twitches I get they by the minute

@serg1319 3 жыл бұрын

What about utilization of those blades?

@diegogallego9370 2 жыл бұрын

5:02 You must take hydropower in consideration, which is considered the cheapest source or renewable energy. On top of that hydropower can supply power in the magnitud of GW

@alparslankorkmaz2964 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@mr.johnzussino6217 Жыл бұрын

Great video - thanks:)

@kallelellacevej2234 3 жыл бұрын

On a trip to California, I saw a crow die in the blades when I was 8. That's the only time I've seen a windturbine.

@icannotcomeupwithanything4609 3 жыл бұрын

I live in California..

@asquare8094 3 жыл бұрын

these are super

@smallspace7 3 жыл бұрын

I can hear the lady say anything so soothing voice

@MasterCivilEngineering 3 жыл бұрын

Ted ed videos work as a Power for brain

@qweszxcqazesc 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine you build an equal size wind turbine in front of a fan, cooling effect is vastly reduced, one has to imagine cooling effect also. super smart!