wind generator

collocation in English

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wind
noun
uk
/wɪnd/us
/wɪnd/
a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to ...
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generator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
a machine that produces ...
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(Definition ofwindandgeneratorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One has a turf roof, and its electricity is supplied by awindgenerator.
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It is important to counter the assumption that anything that smacks of being awindgeneratormust automatically be ugly.
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As withwindgeneratorprojects, however, it is important to take a balanced view.
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For example, awindgeneratorexpecting to produce a level of output that in the event it could not provide would not be penalised in the pool for non-delivery.
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From 1985 to 1990 awindgeneratorwas used as a power source for the light, today the electricity is generated by solar panels.
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The system operates on a capacitor in each submunition which charged by awindgeneratorin the nose of the projectile after being fired.
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Power generation comprises a hybrid system of a diesel generator combined with awindgeneratorand solar power.
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Thewindgeneratorremains in place today intact.
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A wireless room was set up in a tent, and two wireless masts, awindgeneratorand a petrol engine deployed.
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Mountains are sculpted on in polyfiller, and the whole globe is rotated at the appropriate angle (23.5 degrees) by thewindgeneratoron the roof.
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Awindgeneratorand solar panels provide much of the power for the building.
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They invested in a hydraulic ram to pump water and installed a carbide lamp system in the house, later changing to electric lights operated by awindgenerator.
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Awindgeneratorprovides the evening lighting.
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Basic principles dictate that the ground around wind generators should be as smooth as possible.
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On a national level, the benefits are obvious, but at an immediate local level, the impact of wind generators may be less digestible.
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What is happening with vertical axis wind generators or any other wind generators?
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In the last big freeze the happy farmers were those with their diesel plants and those with wind generators.
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Some people quote a higher figure, but the usefulness of wind generatorsen massefalls off badly due to their variable output.
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Indeed, experience shows that some wind generators are finding it easier to stop producing electricity and that turbines are being switched off.
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