Wind Turbine shuts down in Storm

[ryoukiddinme1]

Industrial Wind Turbines and Homes don"t mix!.........health studies before turbines!

[TJDeadkid]

@ryoukiddinme1 lol okay we will take it down and put a nuclear power plant beside your home. its the same as a big fan. no harm other then the stupid birds that fly into it

[ryoukiddinme1]

@TJDeadkidstupid birds and bats and species at risk what about West Nile? the government has been warning about this public health risk for yearsnow they allow Industrial Wind Turbines and start killing our one great natural defense hello what planet are you from? do your home work health studies are required before more mistakes are made humans they are getting sick, really sick from Industrial Wind Turbine Syndrome and do you know anything about land contamination from IWT? I doubt it

[ryoukiddinme1]

@TJDeadkid P.S  I live very,very close to a nuclear plant....just thought you should know

[TJDeadkid]

@ryoukiddinme1 well you better hope that shit doesnt have a melt down. or you are going to be lookin like hills have eyes

[titytit]

@TJDeadkid nuclear power plants very very rarely melt down. its a myth that they are dangerous.

[TJDeadkid]

@titytit where are they putting all the waste?

[titytit]

@TJDeadkid there are plenty of ways to deal with waste:

1) Use Fission waste in a hybrid reactor or Fusion reactor (both of which could be used to eradicate 99% of the radiation).

2) Use the radiation-absorbing fungus found at Chernobyl to absorb the radiation.

3) Use Thorium, whose waste has very little, if any radiation and the radiatio it does have dissipates in a few years (as it isnt radioactive naturally, we need to prime it, which means very little to no radiation to worry about).

[titytit]

@TJDeadkid oh and 4) use fusion, whose waste, depending on the fusion process, can be water and/or helium and/or Ozone, msot of which can be cracked easily in a fission reactor (for even more power) and reused as many times as you want.

[titytit]

@TJDeadkid nuclear plants are the safest types of power producing facilities in the world.

Hell, it took a 9.5 earthquake and a 20 metre tsunami to make 2 out of 4 1st generation nuclear reactors go into near meltdown at Fukushima!

the only times the plants become dangerous is when humans fuck up (Chernobyl and 3 mile island)

[johnairlines8]

@titytit It was a 9.0 Dumbass. 9.5 was in Chile. Before you say another stupid word you need to research and go fuck your stupid hillbilly white trash ass

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 and? it was still one of the largest earthquakes in the last 40 years to hit japan. my point is still valid.

[sasop117]

w0w

[titytit]

wind turbines are a waste of space and money......

drove past a massive wind farm with well over 200 turbines of the coast of Cumbria, England and NOT ONE OF THEM WAS MOVING! there wasnt a storm, or any adverse conditions that would cause them to shut down at all. It was a bright, sunny and warm day.

ALl the money should have been invested in nuclear research and reactor construction.

[johnairlines8]

@titytit They shut them down dumbass when there is enough power. They restart them when power is needed. And you really want a nuke plant?? Look what happened to 3 Mile Island, Fukushima in Japan and Chernobyl

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 3 mile island was an accident. they happen.Japan had just been hit by the biggest earthquake and biggest Tsunami in recent history, and on that part of the coast Japan has dozens of nuclear reactors, and yet Fukushima was the only one to cause a problem? i think thats a testament to the safety of modern nuclear plants (fukushima itself was over 40 years old, 1st generation plant, so it didnt have the same safety protocols or design as the othrs, and it still held up pretty well).

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 and Chernobyl happened because the Soviets were careless, and experimenting.

The disaster at Chernobyl wouldnt have happened had the power plant had a containment dome, which 99.9% of all nuclear plants today have.

You know what a containment dome is? its a 50 foot thick dome made of titanium, stainless steel and reinforced concrete. Nothing is getting through that.

[johnairlines8]

@titytit So. We still don't need em

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 yes, we do. Wind and solar power were not designed to be the sole power producers. it is impossible, unless we cover every square inch of earth with solar panels and wind turbines, to produce anough power to power wht we need now, not to mention what we need in the future.

Nuclear fusion and fission are the ONLY way forward. your nieve and ignorant if you think otherwise.

[johnairlines8]

@titytit Said from the stupid asshole with a NAKED WOMAN AS A PICTURE

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 i think your the 'stupid asshole' as your not having a proper discussion. It shows that you dont know what your talking about as your reverting to picking out the faults in your oppostion.

and the relevance of my avatar picture to the topic of discussion is......?

[johnairlines8]

@titytit People are so stupid these days and ignorant like you who want nuclear power plants that help the world get WORSE. And no Chernobyl was no accident. Don't be stupid. The Wind Farm in California provides power for MOST of San Diego and the surrounding areas. My friend who lives in San Diego says a Nuke plant is Just down the street from his house and it was leaking ammonia last week. Good luck living when your nearby nuke plant explodes asshole ;)

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 Chernobyl was an accident as the Soviets were doing experiments without following the correct procedures. That is human error.

Nuclear power does not 'make the world worse' at all. Whata re you worried about? plutonium/uranium? use thorium, that cant even be used in weapons and it needs to be primed to work, so it has very little radiation as well.

And ammonia isnt radioactive. Toxic, yes, but only in huge quantities.

interesting fact: Did you know ammonia is in your urine?

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 interesting fact: 12 large fusion reactors could power the WHOLE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE USA.

Japan has over 140 million people, and only 2-3 dozen fission reactors. How many wind farms do you think Japan would need to supply the same amount of power they get from 36 nuclear reactors?

[johnairlines8]

@titytit And wind never stops blowing ;) don't be stupid

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 you do know that most of the time, wind turbines arent actually spinning?

They shut them down if the wind speed is faster than a heavy breeze......

god forbide, a storm comes through.....

wind power is a waste of time. If we develop nuclear power far enough, we could have reactors that run for hundreds, if not thousands of years, only needing tiny amounts of fuel to continually produce massive amounts of power.

DOnt be stupid and beliee the media and AGW alarmists.

[johnairlines8]

@titytit The wind turbine in my town spins all the time. Going fast enough to explode. They shut them down if there is enough power. Quit asking other people for their oppinions on Wind Turbines and research it. You do realise your fighting with an 12 year old ;)

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 It shows. No, they do not shut them down if there 'is enough power', they shut them down when there is too much wind.

ANd i would report the fact your wind turbine is going that fast. they arent supposed to. it could mean the brakes in the turbine have failed, in which case i would be looking for a new home.

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 oh, and add several 2 foot thick layers of solid lead to the list of materials in the containment dome.

[titytit]

@johnairlines8 and Fusion isnt the same as Fission.

[mermaidcandy]

I love these things. We have a place called VanSycle Wind Farm here and are soon getting 134 more called the Helix Wind Farm. I want to work for them, when they are put up, but that is not going to happen as I am afraid of heights. lol

[Ihateflagging123]

That is extremely cool, I want one in my backyard, LOL :-D

[shallowdays01]

whats stopping designers from capitalizing on storms that generate high wind speeds? I assume im missing something, because in my mind, a blowing storm seems like a prime opportunity to generate power.. not reason to shut the mill down... insight anyone?

[Ihateflagging123]

@shallowdays01

High winds would require over engineering to make sure the system would not fail and powerful storms are not frequent enough and don't last long enough to justify the added expenses. Plus winds can be chaotic and erratic in powerful storms and it would not be possible for the system to adapt quickly enough. Plus, all this extra power would need to be rapidly stored in battery backs or other storage system and it would not justify the extra storage investment for the few storms.

[titytit]

@shallowdays01 well if you take into accountthat they are totally useless anyway, and very expensive to build, maintain and repair, then you get an idea of why they dont want to do anything.

[yakridersky]

I'd like to see a close up of the hub as it feathers the propellers.

[ndchevy]

Id lease the land if I were you you'd be making money and I believe you get some of the power for your home soundwise I think they are pretty loud

[apyle90]

I've got an opportunity to lease my land to the local wind farm project. You obviously have been around them and I want to know how noisy these things are?

[DJstagen]

I love the illusion created by filming a spinning turbine at certain angles. It looks as though the hub has stopped moving while the two farthest blade continue to move at a faster pace than the closest.

[dtangle]

the turbine's blades were automatically "feathered" buy the controller , propeller airplanes work the same way, if the engine dies in flight, the propeller blades are automatically "feathered" so the prop wont windmill

[bisnonnocanapa]

@dtangle in italy we woluld say that the propeller was putted "in flag"

[SenorSpode]

@bisnonnocanapa That's definitely one term; pilots would call that 'feathering the prop'.

[dtangle]

the turbine's blades were automatically "feathered" buy the controller

[sledhill]

i hope they all explode and throw blades into john q. public's rec room. then we can build more coal fired plants. minus. the scrubbers. coal smoke is beautiful. thank you.

[kdc43]

@sledhill coal fired plants? i hope they all explode and throw smoke and hot coals into john q. public's rec room. then we can build more wind turbines, they don't need scrubbers anyway. coal smoke is a killer. thank you.

[kanadol88]

nice video

[Tjita1]

Question: Are there brakes on them?

[whoisthisguy724]

@Tjita1 Yes. very large brakes that control the turbine's speed in high winds and stop it during a problem with the turbine.

[KidusTh6Grate]

it takes it forever to stop

[csengeri]

You can actually see they turn the paddles out of the air flowing.

[onionman113]

ik but why stop completely slow it down to get more power

[djpickle68]

As for cut in speed and ramp rate.

Those as well have improved by dramatic rates as well.(relatively)

In the last 20 years on cut in speed alone we have seen improvements of around 20%.

Sure large scale wind farms dont turn is .5mph wind.

But to say there hasen't been any improvement is a LIE.

Computer aided design, material sciences, better locations(openness of municipalities) have all contributed to a significant improvement in overall efficiency.

You hate how they look I get it.

[djpickle68]

Hey save... I am not going to argue an already decided point.

If wind didn't make sense than they wouldn't have installed that 33,000 mw since 1998.

Annual capacity change.

You have done some work...(not enough it would appear)

You will note 20 years ago the best service factors were in the low 20% range.( for the lay person that means the turbines made power 20ish% of the time)

The newest wind facilities clam almost 40%.

I would say that is EXTREMELY significant change in the last 20 years.

[onionman113]

why stop them slow them down and get more electric

[SaveWesternOHIO]

Federal production tax credit subsidies alone amount to $23 per mWh.

[SaveWesternOHIO]

Wind turbines haven't improved substantially in nearly twenty years, so I wouldn't say they "just came out." Government subsidies typically are reserved for new technologies, yet the wind energy industry in its current form has been a losing proposition since Enron tried to convince the world otherwise...

[djpickle68]

This is one of the least true statements I have ever read on youtube.

There has been MAJOR advances in wind technology in the last 18 months never mind 20 years.

Seems the less people know the louder the talk. You are a fool.

There has always been a lot of subsidies on energy. Oil and Coal have received 99.3% of those subsidies to date.

The government (just about) gives away land for oil drilling. Wind gen. pay the farmers who's land they use.

[SaveWesternOHIO]

Very compelling facts you have there. I use annual capacity factor change since 1988, capacity credit change, land sprawl (square miles per mWh) reduction, Low Frequency (dB-C) reduction in past twenty years, ramp rate improvements, cut in speed improvements, etc. to arrive at the general conclusion published here for YouTube browsers. What are your facts ???

[djpickle68]

Installed wind power in 2000 2,500MW

Installed wind power today 30,000+MW

If you had an open mind which ya dont (thanks rush limbbozo) you could find the information to disprove your theory's.

try wikipedia just look up wind power read the whole thing. Than at least you can start arguing how ugly wind generators are. Which is fine for you to think and about the only argument that holds any water.

For the record I love how they look :)

google wind power click anything start reading.

[SaveWesternOHIO]

Hello, Ma'am. I do not get my wind energy information from Rush. He does get some from me, however.

Wikipedia is not a scientific resource, and their section on wind energy is really off.

Try Ayn Rand Institute, Keith Lockitch, Geen Energy Fantasy.

[SaveWesternOHIO]

YOU CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE? LOL!!! You need help with your delusions of grandeur!

It takes 6,000 2mW wind turbines ($24Billion) to produce the same guaranteed capacity as one nuclear energy facility.

[daflotsam]

CD players cost a few hundred bucks for a cheap one when they first came out.

[xDisruptor]

At last someone that knows how the industry works. Prices will drop once money starts flowing in.

[jmvneto51]

I did not know there were some pitch controled windmills. But if one can control the pitch of the blades why the turbine has to be put to rest (3:00) when the wind reaches certain speed? Isnt it enough to decrease the pitch of the blades to a point where the propeller can keep spinning in a set and safe velocity?

[csengeri]

Why don't they spin it away parallel to the wind direction?

[xeniacolours]

On a pitch controlled wind turbine the turbine's electronic controller checks the power output of the turbine several times per second. When the power output becomes too high, it sends an order to the blade pitch mechanism which immediately pitches (turns) the rotor blades slightly out of the wind. Conversely, the blades are turned back into the wind whenever the wind drops again.

The rotor blades thus have to be able to turn around their longitudinal axis (to pitch)

[csengeri]

Oh I see, just didn't notice it first. Awesome machine!

[VWman100]

yeah..IT LOOKS LIKE A OCTAPUS!!!! lol

[cattleman6420012000]

This is extremely interesting.

[laguschiu]

la forza pulita del vento in un bel video!!!

Ciao da Luciano!!!

[bernardorion]

Great! I've never seen turbines shuttig down like this.

[radioKNOXHAUSEN]

5 sterne

5 stars thank you wind

[radioKNOXHAUSEN]

danke für den film

thanks