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■Figure 13.33
Schematics of a vertical axis and
a horizontal axis wind turbine. Vertical axis
Gear box Generator
Gearbox
Hub Generator
Rotor
blade
Horizontal axis
Rotor
blade
■Figure 13.32U.S. wind resource map.
Source:Courtesy of DOE /NREL
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