The following definitions are used in this chapter, and shall have the meanings shown below:
OVERSPEED CONTROL: A mechanism used to limit the speed of blade rotation to below the design limits of the wind energy conversion system.
SITE: The plot of land where the wind energy conversion system is to be placed. The site could be publicly or privately owned by an individual or a group of individuals controlling single or adjacent properties.
SWEPT AREA: The largest area of the wind energy conversion system which extracts energy from the wind stream. In a conventional propeller type wind energy conversion system, there is a direct relationship between swept area and the rotor diameter.
TOTAL HEIGHT: The height of the tower and the farthest vertical extension of the wind energy conversion system.
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS): A machine that converts the kinetic energy in the wind into a usable form (commonly known as a wind turbine or windmill). The wind energy conversion system includes all parts of the system, except the tower and the transmission equipment. (1991 Code § 4-96)