Residential wind turbines for household power requirements
are in the news. Their history is worse than spotty. Even under the
best conditions they have irregular output. Reno, NV and Ellensburg, WA
both have had wind turbine projects. The city of Ellensburg published a
detailed report on November 1st, 2013 - titled "Smart Grid Demonstration
Project Completion Report." Here's some basic results of their testing
of 9 small turbines:
1KW "Wingpower" turbine = 109 kWh generated over the year. 2 units suffered wing failures, 3 units failed, each almost immediately after replacement.
1.2KW "Windspire" VAWT = zero kWh output, generator & inverter failure - manufacturer out of business.
1.5KW "WindTronix" turbine = zero kWh output, wings torn off, non-operational
2.5KW "Energy Ball" turbine = device consumes more power than it generates, currently operational
But the names are really cool.
1KW "Wingpower" turbine = 109 kWh generated over the year. 2 units suffered wing failures, 3 units failed, each almost immediately after replacement.
1.2KW "Windspire" VAWT = zero kWh output, generator & inverter failure - manufacturer out of business.
1.5KW "WindTronix" turbine = zero kWh output, wings torn off, non-operational
2.5KW "Energy Ball" turbine = device consumes more power than it generates, currently operational
But the names are really cool.
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