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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by jakewins on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:40PM (#36925538)
At least in sailing, you can go a lot faster than the wind; I assume the same is true for these blades.
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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by adgjlsfhk1 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:50PM (#36925621)
it would be except that the goal of a wind turbine is to generate power rather than go fast
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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by wffurr on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:56PM (#36926555)
How do you go fast except by generating power? Force times distance over time, that’s how sailboats move too.
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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by doctor_eval on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:25AM (#36928723)
It's not the blades that have to go fast, but the generator.
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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by raverbashing on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:32AM (#36928763)
More specifically, power is Torque x Omega (rotational speed) for a rotational system

So yes, faster means more power. Torque is limited by the generator and how much power is "being pulled" from it. (which is a bad description but there you go)

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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by flangola7 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:09PM (#36932705)
How can you travel faster than the wind that is pushing you?
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Re:The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On by LorenzoGood on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:39PM (#36933030)
Apparent wind, and angle
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