physics

ScanWind

ScanWind is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand ScanWind rather than just read about it. In short: ScanWind was a Norwegian manufacturing company that produced wind turbines. In 2009 Scanwind was bought by General Electric, and became the base for GE Wind Energy in Norway.

Key takeaways

ScanWind belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect ScanWind to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of ScanWind from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

ScanWind was a Norwegian manufacturing company that produced wind turbines. In 2009 Scanwind was bought by General Electric, and became the base for GE Wind Energy in Norway. The company had its head office in Trondheim and production facilities in Verdal Municipality, both Norway, as well as engineering division in Karlstad, Sweden. The company was founded in 1999. Models produced by ScanWind include: ScanWind 3000 DL with an output of 3.0 megawatts (4,000 hp) and ScanWind 3500 DL at 3.5 megawatts (4,700 hp). These windmills have been installed in the Hundhammerfjellet wind farm in the old Nærøy Municipality, owned by NTE.

References

External links Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-09)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with ScanWind

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what ScanWind claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to ScanWind before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about ScanWind ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of ScanWind

In research: ScanWind appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses ScanWind in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: ScanWind is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Defunct companies of Norway, Defunct wind turbine manufacturers, Energy company stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for ScanWind outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study ScanWind in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what ScanWind means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain ScanWind out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is ScanWind in simple terms?

ScanWind was a Norwegian manufacturing company that produced wind turbines. In 2009 Scanwind was bought by General Electric, and became the base for GE Wind Energy in Norway.

Why does ScanWind matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study ScanWind?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on ScanWind.