A wind turbine converts the energy of wind into kinetic energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as pumping water, cutting lumber orgrinding stones, the machine is called a windmill. If the mechanical energy is instead converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator, wind turbine, wind power unit (WPU), wind energy converter (WEC), or aerogenerator.
A wind turbine converts the energy of wind into kinetic energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as pumping water, cutting lumber or grinding stones, the machine is called a windmill.
Technical Specifications Type 3 Blade Upwind Rotor Diameter 2.7 m Start-up Wind Speed 2.5 m/s (5.6mph) Cut-in Wind Speed 3 m/s (6.7 mph) Rated Wind Speed 8 m/s (17.9 mph) Rated Power 500 Watts Maximum Power ~ 700Watts Furling Wind Speed 13 m/s (27 mph) Overspeed Protection AutoFurl Temperature Range -40 to +60 Deg. C (-40 to +140 Deg. F) Generator Permanent Magnet Alternator Output Form 24VDC Nominal For Graph Download PDF