Plenty of wind

被引:3
作者
Kirk-Davidoff, Daniel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Meteorol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
关键词
POWER;
D O I
10.1038/nclimate1809
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
By exerting a drag on the atmosphere, wind turbines convert a fraction of the atmosphere's kinetic energy to electrical energy. To find the point of diminishing returns, a new study adds so much drag to a simulated atmosphere that the winds slow to a crawl.
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页码:99 / 100
页数:2
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