Senior University Trip - November, 2008

TECO Westinghouse

TECO Westinghouse in Round Rock, Texas, assembles three components of the wind turbines:
the nose cone, the propeller hub, and the nacelle that contains the generator.
Propellers on the completed windmills are 80 meters (262.46 feet) in length.

Wind Turbine Components and Operation
Wind Turbine Diagram
Wind Turbine Nacelle

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Our group on the assembly line
Our group on the assembly line
Longhorns outside the TECO Plant
Longhorns outside the TECO Plant
Windmills under construction
Windmills under construction
Windmills
Windmills
Windmill blade being transported
Windmill blade being transported
Wind turbine in operation
Wind turbine in operation


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