Dübendorf ZH – Agile Wind Power’s wind turbines have achieved high efficiency in initial, still preliminary measurements. Even with uncontrolled rotor blades, it is at least as high as calculated. For controlled rotor blades, it is likely to be even higher.
Agile Wind Power has developed a vertical wind turbine that allows individual positioning of each rotor blade. This allows the individual blades to be automatically adjusted to the wind direction. This results in high performance even at low rotation speeds, while the load on the plant structure remains low. At the same time, noise emissions are reduced to around one third.
According to a company statement, initial measurements have now shown that the efficiency of the uncontrolled wind turbine is also at least as high as calculated, and possibly higher. The efficiency of the turbine with controlled rotor blades is likely to be significantly higher again.
Agile Wind Power's wind turbines are suitable for distributed generation of electricity, especially in industrial and commercial areas where large wind turbines are not acceptable. "Vertical Sky for on-site wind power generation offers a unique solution to a large need," Patrick Richter, founder and CEO of Agile Wind Power, is quoted as saying in the release. "Dramatically shortening project timelines through the benefits of a low-speed wind turbine, such as near-silent motion and protection for birds, opens up a huge unsaturated market."
Agile Wind Power's first products, the A32 and A42 turbines, have rated outputs of 750 and 1500 kilowatts, respectively. The A42 turbine reaches a height of 99 meters. The rotor has a diameter of 42 meters, and the three rotor blades each have a length of 50 meters. The plant is designed for wind speeds between 2.5 and 24 meters per second. stk
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