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Westwind 3kW Wind Turbine

Westwind 3kW Wind Turbine

The Westwind 3kW is the company's smallest turbine, designed for domestic use.

Until 2006 Westwind were an Australian company, but were bought by Northern Ireland based J A Graham Ltd.

The Westwind 3kW is principally distrbuted and installed in the UK by Segen Ltd.

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Swept area

The Westwind 3kW has a blade diameter of 5.10 metres. This means it has a swept area, or capture area of 20.43 square metres. This is all important when comparing wind turbines, since it directly relates to the amount of passing wind energy the turbine blades can intercept.

Westwind 3kW power output curve

The graph below shows the power produced (in watts) for the Westwind 3kW at different wind speeds, based on data supplied by the manufacturer.




Whilst the above graph gives an indication of the instantaneous power you might expect from the Westwind 3kW turbine, working out annual power production is more complex. The only way to know for sure is by measuring your wind speeds using an anemometer for a period of time and then working out what a generator like this would produce. Luckily, we've invented something that makes this easy, called the Power Predictor!

Predict the power output of a Westwind 3kW wind turbine using the Power Predictor data logging anemometer to record wind speeds and run a simulation of potential energy generation. Click for more info
Power output
The available output information for the Westwind series is limited to 17m/s so to produce a more complete graph we have extrapolated the last few values.
Blade diameter
5.10 metres
Rated output (W)
3000
UK grants available?
No
Voltages
48 Volt • 120 Volt • 240 Volt AC
Manufacturer
Westwind
Country of origin
Unkown
Generator type
Permanent magnet
Governing wind speed (m/s)
17
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