page_title: Power plant engineering
section_title: Wind power plants
hierarchical_section_title: Power plant engineering / Types of power plants / Wind power plants
caption_attribution_description: Dansk: Middelgrundens Vindmøllepark (40 MW) i Øresund Deutsch: Der Middelgrunden Offshore Windpark mit einer Leistung von 40&#160;MW im dänischen Öresund English: Middelgrunden offshore wind farm (40 MW) observed in Øresund Français&#160;: Le champs d'éoliennes offshore de Middelgrunden, dans l'Øresund. L'écartement entre deux éoliennes est de 180 m. Cette photo est exceptionnelle car il est rare de voir une mer d'huile dans le détroit, qui est venté, d'où la présence d'éoliennes. Suomi: Middlegrunden merituulivoimalapuisto Öresundissa, noin 3.5 km Tanskan pääkaupungin Kööpenhaminan ulkopuolella. Svenska: Middelgrundens vindmöllepark (40 MW) i Öresund Tiếng Việt: Bãi tuốc bin gió Middelgrunden ngoài eo biển Øresund, Đan Mạch. Bãi tuốc bin gió này được xây dựng năm 2000 và vận hành từ năm 2001, với 20 tuốc bin gió với tổng công suất 40 MW, cung cấp khoảng 4% điện năng cho thành phố Copenhagen.
context_page_description: Power plant engineering or power station engineering is a division of power engineering, and is defined as "the engineering and technology required for the production of central station electric power." The field is focused on the generation of power for industries and communities, not for household power production. The field is an interdisciplinary field, using the theoretical base of both mechanical and electrical engineering. The engineering aspect of power plant management has evolved with technology and has become progressively more complicated. The introduction of nuclear technology and the progression of other existing technologies have allowed power to be created in more ways and on a larger scale than was previously possible. The assignment of different types of engineers to the design, construction, and operation of a new power plant is dependent on the type of system being built such as whether it is a fossil fuel thermal power plant, nuclear power plant, hydroelectric plant, or solar plant.
context_section_description: Wind power plants, also known as wind turbines, derive their energy from the wind by connecting a generator to the fan blades and using the rotational motion caused by wind to power the generator. Then the generated power is fed back into the power grid. Wind power plants can be implemented on large, open expanses of land or on large bodies of water such as the oceans; they simply rely on being in areas that experience significant amounts of wind. Technically, wind turbines are a form of solar power in that they rely on pressure differentials caused by uneven heating of the earth's atmosphere. Wind turbines solicit the knowledge from mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers. Knowledge of fluid dynamics from the help of mechanical engineers is crucial in determining the viability of locations for wind turbines. Electrical engineers ensure that power generation and transmission is possible. Civil engineers are important in the construction and utilization of wind turbines.
caption: Wind power plant
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