I am curious if it is possible to control the speed of the blades in a wind turbine by adjusting the energy load.
Apologies for the lack of detail around the question as I don't posses a lot of background on the subject.
I know the general setup for wind turbines have a cut-in and cut-out speed and the speed at which the blades turn can be adjusted via a gearbox.
My thought goes back to the high school science experiment that shows how it gets harder to turn a generator with the more light bulbs connected to it.
Using that theory would there be a way to replace the gearbox and simply adjust the load that the blades are seeing?
I appreciate any comments.
Apologies for the lack of detail around the question as I don't posses a lot of background on the subject.
I know the general setup for wind turbines have a cut-in and cut-out speed and the speed at which the blades turn can be adjusted via a gearbox.
My thought goes back to the high school science experiment that shows how it gets harder to turn a generator with the more light bulbs connected to it.
Using that theory would there be a way to replace the gearbox and simply adjust the load that the blades are seeing?
I appreciate any comments.