**3. System components and subcomponents**

To carry out its intended function, a wind turbine system must have the following main subsystems:


This is composed of the following subcomponents:


A typical horizontal-axis wind turbine system is shown in **Figure 1**.

*Introductory Chapter: General Design Aspects of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106330*

**Figure 1.**

*Horizontal-axis wind turbine system components.*
