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[[File:Wind turbine.png|300px|right|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|Darrieus]]-like wind turbine.]] | [[File:Wind turbine.png|300px|right|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|Darrieus]]-like wind turbine.]] | ||
A '''wind turbine''' is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In | A '''wind turbine''' is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In twentieth first century's advanced models, the rotational energy is converted into electricity, the most versatile form of energy, by using a generator. Wind turbines with three blades spin more smoothly and are easier to balance than those with two blades. Also, while larger wind turbines produce more energy, the smaller models are less likely to undergo major mechanical failure, and thus are more economical to maintain. Many different models of wind turbines exist, the most striking being the [[Wikipedia:Darrieus wind turbine|vertical-axis Darrieus]], which is shaped like an egg beater. | ||
[[Wind Power Station 7]] on [[Zanzibar Island]] houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the [[East African Protectorate]] in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization | [[Wind Power Station 7]] on [[Zanzibar Island]] houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the [[East African Protectorate]] in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Zanzibar]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Last Resort]]''</ref> | ||
Many of the remote agricultural homesteads on [[Reach]] were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines. | Many of the remote agricultural homesteads on [[Reach]] were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Halo 2 Zanzibar.jpg|Wind Power Station 7 in ''Halo 2''. | File:Halo 2 Zanzibar.jpg|Wind Power Station [[List of "seven" references in the Halo series|7]] in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:Last Resort Beach Overlook.jpg| | File:Last Resort Beach Overlook.jpg|Wind Power Station 7 in ''Halo 3''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Power generation]] | [[Category:Power generation]] | ||
Revision as of 09:59, November 28, 2011
A wind turbine is a machine that converts the wind's kinetic energy into rotary mechanical energy, which is then used to do work. In twentieth first century's advanced models, the rotational energy is converted into electricity, the most versatile form of energy, by using a generator. Wind turbines with three blades spin more smoothly and are easier to balance than those with two blades. Also, while larger wind turbines produce more energy, the smaller models are less likely to undergo major mechanical failure, and thus are more economical to maintain. Many different models of wind turbines exist, the most striking being the vertical-axis Darrieus, which is shaped like an egg beater.
Wind Power Station 7 on Zanzibar Island houses a massive horizontal wind wheel. It is one of several power stations built by the East African Protectorate in the late 25th century in an attempt at re-nationalization.[1][2]
Many of the remote agricultural homesteads on Reach were powered by vertical-axis wind turbines.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo: Reach
Gallery
- Halo 2 Zanzibar.jpg
Wind Power Station 7 in Halo 2.
- Last Resort Beach Overlook.jpg
Wind Power Station 7 in Halo 3.
Sources
- ^ Halo 2, multiplayer map Zanzibar
- ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Last Resort
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Winter Contingency
