Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Career paths for Wind Technicians include: manufacturing, site operations, site developement, and __________.

A) electrical utility operations
B) remote service operations
C) sales
D) All answers are correct

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Major wind turbine generator assemblies include: machine head, rotor assembly, and ________.

A) pad mount transformer
B) down tower assembly
C) field office
D) nacelle

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Government incentives such as Production Tax Credits have been influential in boosting wind investment.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Some radio manufacturers such as Zenith gave away wind turbines to promote the sale of their systems in remote locations before ruarl electrification.

Question 5

ROI is a unit of measure for sound produced by a wind turbine

Question 6

Siting considerations for a single wind turbine or large project may include: local wind resources, visual impact, noise levels, governmental permitting requirements, and ___________.

A) wildlife impact studies
B) number of trucks in the fleet
C) population of the town
D) ANSI standards

Question 7

Two US organizations that have been developing wind technician standard skill sets include ANSI and AWEA.

Question 8

Three Mega-Watt sized wind turbines have been in service since the middle of the 1970's.

Question 9

The US EPA has set the allowable noise from an industrial source to be 55 dBA outside an occupied dwelling.

Question 10

Wind turbine rotor configurations include HAWT and VAWT.

Question 11

__________ is an organization that has developed a Wind Technician Basic Skill Set.

A) AWEA
B) Maine DOL
C) Texas DOL
D) All answers are correct

Question 12

Wind turbine siting requirements include permitting approval from several state and federal agencies which may include: DEP, LURC, and ________.

A) NFPA
B) OSHA
C) EPA
D) OPEC

Question 13

European electrical power teansmission systems use a 60 Hertz frequency for AC.

Question 14

Equipment to harness wind for electricity was not invented until the early 1960s.

Question 15

Wild AC is the term given to electrical power that is maintained at a constant voltage and frequency.