POWER OUTPUT / WIND VELOCITY RELATION FOR A PITCH REGULATED WIND ENERGY CONVERTOR

HT. ABOVE MSL (M) : 450 AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY n

a
(%)

: 0.900
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
O
C) :
20 TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY n
t
(%)

: 0.900
ROTOR DIAMETER (M) : 45 GENERATOR EFFICIENCY n
g
(%)

: 0.930
RATED WIND VELOCITY (M/SEC) : 11.5 BETZ'S (CRITERION) EFFICIENCY n
b
(%)

: 0.593
POWER (KW) : ( 0.5**A*V
3
*n)/1000 616.88
CALCULATED AIR DENSITY (KG/M
3
) : 1.142
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ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT Vs WIND VELOCITY
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