wind turbine

device that converts wind energy into electrical energy
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wind turbine

Summary

wind turbine ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,139 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wind turbine is a type of architectural structure[2].
  • wind turbine is a type of electrical generator[3].
  • wind turbine is part of wind farm[4].
  • wind turbine's Commons category is recorded as Wind turbines[5].
  • wind turbine comprises electrical generator[6].
  • wind turbine comprises tower[7].
  • wind turbine comprises wind turbine blade[8].
  • wind turbine comprises nacelle[9].
  • wind turbine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1887[10].
  • wind turbine's source of energy is recorded as wind power[11].
  • wind turbine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wind turbines[12].
  • wind turbine's Commons gallery is recorded as Wind turbine[13].
  • wind turbine's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as generator:method=wind_turbine[14].
  • wind turbine's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as generator:source=wind[15].
  • wind turbine's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[16].
  • wind turbine's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox wind turbine[17].
  • wind turbine's has effect is recorded as wind turbine noise[18].
  • wind turbine's has characteristic is recorded as height[19].
  • wind turbine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВЭУ'}[20].
  • wind turbine's different from is recorded as wind turbine generator system[21].
  • wind turbine's different from is recorded as windmill[22].
  • wind turbine's hashtag is recorded as Windkraftanlage[23].
  • wind turbine's permanent duplicated item is recorded as wind turbine[24].
  • wind turbine's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q85885276[25].
  • wind turbine's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure[2] and electrical generator[3].

Use and Application

Components include electrical generator[6], an invention[27]; tower[7]; wind turbine blade[8]; and nacelle[9]. It is part of wind farm[4].

Why It Matters

wind turbine ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,139 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect wind turbine noise
    Different from wind turbine generator system, windmill
    Part of
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||3 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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