PISA 2012 Released Items
POWER OF THE WIND
Zedtown is considering building some wind power
stations to produce electricity.
The Zedtown Council gathered information about the
following model.
Model:
E-82
Height of tower:
138 metres
Number of rotor blades:
3
Length of one rotor blade:
40 metres
Maximum speed of rotation:
20 rotations per minute
Price for construction:
3 200 000 zeds
Turnover:
0.10 zeds per kWh generated
Maintenance cost:
0.01 zeds per kWh generated
Efficiency:
Operational 97% of the year
Note: kilowatt hours (kWh) is a measure of electrical energy.