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Although not new, a second approach, called nacelle testing,includes simulating wind fields, rotor blades, and the electrical grid, which collectively allows researchers to simulate various wind and grid conditions.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
Next, one of the nacelles will be modified to include the hybrid-electric components.
—Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
At the center of the turbines are the nacelles, weighing more than 500 tons and containing the generators that convert the wind’s power into electricity.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
The cool, glowing-blue circular deflector dish, the streamlined nacelles, and the tapered nacelle supports all make the ship look more futuristic and elegant, enhancing the attractive profile of the original design.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2023
The plane apparently has a defect that could cause an engine nacelle to break up.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2024
The nacelles that house the generator for each wind turbine are there, too.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
Tower sections, blades and nacelles are expected to begin arriving in New London as early as this spring.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
On one of these retrofits, each of the two nacelles would house an electric motor of about a megawatt as well as a turbine engine.
—Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
Next, one of the nacelles will be modified to include the hybrid-electric components.
—Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
At the center of the turbines are the nacelles, weighing more than 500 tons and containing the generators that convert the wind’s power into electricity.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
The cool, glowing-blue circular deflector dish, the streamlined nacelles, and the tapered nacelle supports all make the ship look more futuristic and elegant, enhancing the attractive profile of the original design.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2023
The plane apparently has a defect that could cause an engine nacelle to break up.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2024
The nacelles that house the generator for each wind turbine are there, too.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
Tower sections, blades and nacelles are expected to begin arriving in New London as early as this spring.
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
On one of these retrofits, each of the two nacelles would house an electric motor of about a megawatt as well as a turbine engine.
—Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
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nacelle
noun
na·celle
nə-ˈsel 
: an enclosed shelter on an aircraft for an engine or sometimes for the crew
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