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Wind Power for the World
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Wind Power for the World

by Preben Maegaard, Anna Krenz, Wolfgang Palz
June 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
676 pages
20h 39m
English
CRC Press
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Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept”
gears and axles for translating the horizontal to vertical motion
for grinding. Initially, the entire structure of the post-mill had to
be rotated into the wind for use.
Figure 5.2 Early image of a post-mill from “Schembartbuch”, 1590–1640.
The technology evolved into the “tower-mill” and other
variations which still used a horizontal-axis but only required
rotation of the sails, wind-shaft and brake-wheel rather than the
entire tower structure. Moving into the 18th and 19th centuries,
various innovations in particular ...
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