Small Wind Turbine nomenclature
Medium-size wind turbine nomenclature
Relative Size
Micro wind turbine.
Mini wind turbine.
Household-size wind turbine.
Medium-size wind turbine.
Large wind turbine
Mick Sagrillo
Hugh Piggott
Nomadic micro turbine.
Remote Telecommunications.
Cathodic protection.
Electric fence charging.
On-board battery charging
Wind power plant.
Dawn of modern windpower.
Models of wind development.
U Mass' Wind Furnace.
Wind pumping
Public spirited.
Playing with wind.
Mountain-valley winds
Variation in wind speed over a ridge
Historical monthly wind speed.
Diurnal Hourly Wind Speed for Wulf Test Field
Relative size of small wind turbines
Rayleigh wind speed distribution.
Increase in wind speed with height
Increase in wind power with height
Biological Indicators
Anemometer, mast, and data logger
logger inset
Anemometer mast
Anemometer mast as micro-turbine tower
Cup anemometer
Data collection.
Change in Air Density with Temperature
Change in Air Density with Altitude
Tera Kora
Tera Kora chart
Micro and mini wind turbines measured efficiency
Annual Energy Output for small wind turbines
Medium size wind turbines measured efficiency
Annual Energy Output for medium size wind turbines
Sample small wind turbine power curve
Power curve method
Sample Curve of Annual Energy Output
Small wind turbine power curve scatter plot
Rotor dimensions
Phil Littler and Schafer Systems V29
Medium size wind turbines
Horizontal- and vertical-axis wind turbines
Darrieus rotor nomenclature
Darrieus configurations
Novel Darrieus
Household size Darrieus
Giromill or cycloturbine a
Giromill or cycloturbine b
Fan tail
Tail vane
Horizontal axis configurations
Downwind rotor
Panemone
Drag device
Savonius rotor
Modern "S" rotor
Magnus effect
Taper
Apparent wind
Twist a
Twist b
Multiblade farm windmill
Blade number
Cloth blades
Aluminum blades
Blade cross section
Carbon fiber blade
Blade attachment
Struts and stays
Rotor hub a
Rotor hub b
Teetering hub
Direct drive micro turbine
Integrated drive train a
Integrated drive train b
Drive train a
Drive train b
Enercon direct drive a
Enercon direct drive b
DC generator
Inside out
Utility compatible wind machiens
Doubly-fed induction generator
Flutter and dynamic braking
Decreasing frontal area
Halladay rosette or umbrella mill
Horizontal furling
Furling hinge a
Furling hinge b
Vertical furling
Variable rotor area
Downwind coning
Variable-geometry H-rotor
Flyball or Watt governor
Blade-actuated governor
Pitch weights
Full-span, variable pitch
Tip brake
Air brake
Ailerons
Pitchable blade tips
Minimalist small turbine
Monopteros 20
Riva Calzoni MP5
Never say die
Novel twin tail
Proven air gap alternator
Micro turbine tower
Tower types
Truss tower
Tubular tower
Pole tower
Hinged, free-standing tubular tower
Guyed lattice towers
Guyed tubular tower
Guyed hinged tower
End of the hunt
Homebuilt, But Well Built
Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
Rebuilt Wincharger
Rebuilt Parris-Dunn
Modern Jacobs
First-generation Danish wind turbines
U.S. Windpower 56-100
Carter 25 kW
Carter 300
Enertech E44
Storm Master
Windtech (early 1985)
Biting the Dust
Tændpibe Fællesmølle
Brake-drum windmill
Bill Young, one tough hombre
Bill Young's 65 kW Nordtank
Dutch Valley Produce
Aeroman
Sacred Winds
Kennermerwind
Sydthy Kabellaug
Small wind turbine specific price
Performance testing a
Performance testing b
Small wind turbine specific mass
Art & Maxine Cook's HR3
Interconnection with the grid
Medium-size interconnected turbine
Medium-size utility-compatible wind systems
Schafer systems interconnection
Interconnection with battery back up
True and apparent power
Typical medium-size wind system
Degree of self-use
Dump circuit
Off-the-grid wind systems
Hybrid stand-alone power system
On the road and off the grid
Daily Generation from Air 403
Suggested battery and inverter placement
Utility backup
Telecom hybrid power system
Village power
Island power
Hybrid wind & Solar Generation, Amarillo
Hybrid wind & Solar Generation, Pittsburgh
Nies-Gipe Electricity Consumption
Traditional farm windmill
Pumping head nomenclature
Packing head
Back-geared
Chicago or American farm windmill
Estimated pumping volume
Air-lift wind pumps,a Bowjon
Air-lift wind pumps, b Koender
Wind pumping flow rate comparison
Wind pumping volume comparison
Farm windmill and storage tank
Hybrid wind pumping system
Long-lived Enertech
High-volume wind pumping
Dempster Annu-Oiled
Sidewalk siting
Go fly a kite
Zone of disturbed flow
Clear of obstructions
Obstruction marking
Stroll through the park
A Swiss watch it was not
Watch for ice
Fencing
Visual uniformity
Headless horsemen
Logo free
Bury power lines
Bury power lines
Dress turbines properly
Control erosion
Architectural transformer treatment
Remove litter and bone yards
Noise measurement of micro turbine
Measured Air 403 plus ambient noise
BWC 850 SPL Summary
Calculated emission source strength
Calculated & measured noise emissions
Interference, no; ugly, yes
Birds and small wind turbines
Guy-cable positioning
Concrete anchor
Concrete pier
Expanding anchor installation
Screw Anchor installation
Rock anchor installation
Preformed cable grip
Never saddle a dead horse
Always use a thimble
Anchor knuckle
Cable thimble
Turnbuckle safety cable
Taking up slack
Substandard turnbuckles
Free-standing tower installaiton
Tower assembly tools
Tapered tubular tower
Raising rotor
Tilt-Up Tower
A-frame gin pole
Mini wind turbine on tilt-up tower
Griphoist
Raising tilt-up tower with electric winch
Raising tilt-up tower with electric winch
Power lost in conductors
Energy lost in conductors
Erecting Guyed Tower with Crane
Crane arrives
Crew attaches nylon sling to tower
Initial lift
Attaching nosecone or spinner
Crane raises turbine and tower
Mast is lowered onto pier
Ground crew attaches guy cables
Windsmith climbs tower
Turbine installed
Erecting Guyed Tilt-Up Tower with a Griphoist
Taking delivery of an Air
Taking inventory
Assembling the mast's base plate
Carefully aligning anchor
Carefully aligning anchor
Screw anchor
Driving the screw anchors by hand
Assembling the NRG mast
Unreeling guy cable
Gin pole and rigging
Raising the tower without the turbine
Making connections
Strain relief
Mounting the wind turbine
Raising the turbine and tower
Raising the turbine and tower
Turbine installed
Up-Tower connectors
Junction box
Foundation for tubular tower
Detail of threaded rebar
Placing the first tower section
Placing the top two tower sections in one lift
Lifting the nacelle on this NEG-Micon turbine
Assembling the rotor
Raising the rotor
Almost there
Ready for operation
Torquing tower bolts
Tvindkraft
Regular bathing
Painting
Kilowatt-hour meter
Proven on Falklands
Working on the tower
Full-body harness
Lanyards
Work platform and lanyard anchorage
Locking snap hooks
Fall-arresting cable and sleeve
Climbing tower with fall-arresting system
Servicing medium-size turbine
Wooden work platform
Boom or aerial lift
Disconnect switch
Insulated tools
Pulleys
Terry Mehrkam
End of the line
Distributed wind
Offshore
Electric vehicle charging
Tehachapi rides the wind
Energy for Life
Estimating AEO from Mfg Power Curve