A method of preventing damage to horizontal-axis wind turbines by automatically turning them out of the wind using a spring-loaded tail or other device. Not used on utility-scale wind turbines.
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furl
is a passive overspeed control mechanism which functions by reducing the projected swept area, by turning the rotor out of the incident wind direction.
The act of a wind generator yawing out of the wind either horizontally or vertically to protect itself from high wind speeds.
A passive protection for the turbine where typically the rotor folds either up or around the tail vane.
The act of a wind generator Yawing out of the wind either horizontally or vertically to protect itself from high wind speeds.
The process of forcing, either manually or automatically, a wind turbine's blades out of the direction of the wind in order to stop the blades from turning.