Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - Demo - (Page 43) knossos games On each piece of land for a planned wind farm, you need to determine how to place wind turbines in order to maximize the amount of electricity generated. Each wind turbine will face into the prevailing winds. Each turbine needs space to the left, right, and behind, forming a T-shape footprint, to operate. The footprint for each wind turbine must fit completely on the piece of land. Wind Farm by Tim Boester turbine footprint According to the specific topology of the land, some areas (designated in blue) have more consistent winds than the surrounding area. Wind turbines placed on these squares will produce 50% more electricity compared to those placed on other squares. Note that only the wind turbine needs to be placed on a blue square, not the entire T-shape operating footprint. prevailing winds prevailing winds prevailing winds energy output: 7 units energy output: 7.5 units Instead of simply placing the maximum number of wind turbines on a piece of land, strategically placing fewer turbines in windier places may result in more electricity being generated. Here are two pieces of land to be used as wind farms. How can you position turbines to generate the most electricity? prevailing winds prevailing winds Solution for Jan/Feb Knossos Games To buy electricity generated from renewable resources, like wind power, contact your local power company. If they only generate electricity through the use of fossil fuels: 1) encourage them to offer more choices; 2) contact your national, state, and local representatives; and 3) buy renewable energy credits. March/April 2008 Tim Boester is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at Wright State University. You can find more puzzles on his website at homepage.mac. com/boester/ imagine
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