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Wind Energy Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 10 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How many planets are usually in a planetary gear?






2. What is the main role of a gearbox in a wind turbine?






3. What is the other name for a planetary gear?






4. Can a worm gear be used in a wind turbine?






5. What is the gear ratio?






6. What is the advantage of a planetary gear?






7. What is the difference between a spur gear and a helical gear?






8. In a gearbox of a wind turbine - which is larger: the torque on the rotor shaft or the torque on the generator shaft?






9. Do all the gears have the same gear geometry?






10. What is the main difference between the gearbox in a wind turbine and one in any other machine?