Advanced wind energy systems are being installed in many locations throughout the world as a way for nations to deal with rising fuel prices and energy shortages, and to reduce the negative effects of fossil fuel utilization on the quality of the air. The modern windmill can be viewed as a mechatronic system. This illustrates the key elements of mechatronic systems. A guide, think about how an advanced wind energy system would be designed as a mechatronic system. List the various components of the wind energy system and associate each component with one of the five elements of a mechatronic system: physical system modeling, signals and systems, computers and logic systems, software and data acquisition, and sensors and actuators.