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### Tower design
[[File:Wooden-tower-2.JPG|border|thumb|potential design: 6x6s with cross beams]]
A tower design with four pressure-treated 4x4s or 6x6s that are connected via diagonal crossbeams on the outside and plateaus seem reasonable.
On this [website](https://www.rockridgewindmills.com/photo-video-gallery/new-windmill-projects/big-wood-tower/) you can find some inspiring images.
[[File:TimberTower-towerdesign-2v1.pngJPG|300px]] ### Small Scale Wind Turbines Optimized for Low Wind Speeds Letcher, T. (2010). [Small scale wind turbines optimized for Low Wind Speeds](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQyqHlQZY_gyVylVg2PHsEZCPJwZ3cGe/view?usp=sharing).  ### 10 Wind Turbines That Push the Limits of Design https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a4428/4324331/ ### Design and Manufacture of a Cross-Flow Helical Tidal Turbine Anderson, J., Hughes, B., Johnson, C., Stelzenmuller, N., Sutanto, L., & Taylor, B. (2011). [Capstone Project Report: Design and Manufacture of a Cross-flow Helical Tidal Turbine](https://drive.google.com/file/d/110NNrJwMsjzH_Jbfal9jF5kHzRMOwEfB/view?usp=sharing). University of Washington, Washington.
##11/05/2020
- azimuth - rotation of rotor to generator
- yaw - rotation of nacelle about vertical tower
- pitch - angle/pitch of blades about their lengthwise axis
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