7 Terms
Contributors in Wind energy
Wind energy
Years of life lost (YOLL)
Energy; Wind energy
the YOLL approach takes into account that due to different causes people in very different age groups may be at risk. In the case of a chronic disease leading to the death of very old people, only ...
Zone of visual influence (ZVI)
Energy; Wind energy
the land area around a wind farm from which a specified number of wind turbines can be seen. Often presented as a map, with areas coloured depending on the number of turbines which can be seen.
Darrieus rotor
Energy; Wind energy
is a sleek vertical axis wind turbine developed by French inventor G. J. M. Darrieus in 1929 based on aerodynamic profiles.
dB(A)
Energy; Wind energy
The human ear is more sensitive to sound in the frequency range 1 kHz to 4 kHz than to sound at very low or high frequencies. Therefore, sound meters are normally fitted with filters adapting the ...
