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How Much Power will a Wind Turbine Produce

How much power will your wind turbine produce? In this article, we discuss the three factors that determine output from your wind turbine and talk about some simple design considerations...

Where to Place an Anemometer for Small WInd Dep...

Measuring wind speed accurately is critical to determine the true performance of your wind turbine. The placement of the anemometer is important so that it reflects the true wind speed...

Sizing Your Wind Turbine Tail

The length of the tail-boom and the surface area of the tail vane are critical factors in having a wind turbine remain facing into the wind during normal and turbulent...

Open Circuit Voltage and Short Circuit Current

Numerous kinds of alternators and generators are often sold which might not be appropriate at all for use in a wind generator. Most often, the real power capabilities of an...

Case Study: The Windtura 750

Kevin is a proud WindyNation customer who recently deployed a Windtura 750 Complete Wind Turbine Kit. See Kevin's rig and see how you can start producing clean, practical power! Kevin...

Wind Turbine Grid Tied Divert Load Sizing

He we discuss how to choose a proper divert (dump) load set-up for a wind turbine grid tie system. Different grid ties divert/dump at different voltages and the dump loads...