wind turbine
device that converts wind energy into electrical energy
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Summary
wind turbine ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,022 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: architectural structure[2], electrical generator[3]
- Part of: wind farm[4]
- Commons category: Wind turbines[5]
- Has part(s): electrical generator[6], tower[7], wind turbine blade[8], nacelle[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1887[10]
- Source of energy: wind power[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wind turbines[12]
- Commons gallery: Wind turbine[13]
- OpenStreetMap tag: generator:method=wind_turbine[14], generator:source=wind[15]
- Described by source: Green Map Icons[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox wind turbine[17]
- Has effect: wind turbine noise[18]
- Has characteristic: height[19]
- Short name: ВЭУ[20]
- Different from: wind turbine generator system[21], windmill[22]
- Hashtag: Windkraftanlage[23]
- Permanent duplicated item: wind turbine[24], Q85885276[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Carbon footprint: 12 emission intensity[27]
Why It Matters
wind turbine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]