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The rotor connects to the generator, either directly (if it's a direct drive turbine) or through a shaft and a series of gears (a gearbox) that speed up the rotation and allow for a physically smaller generator.
Wind turbines use a component called a yaw drive system to rotate the nacelle, which houses the generator and rotor, so the blades face directly into the wind.
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