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Scaling wind turbines and rules of similarity

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Wind turbines are used in a variety of applications with very different performance requirements. In terms of power supply, a small holiday cottage requires electrical energy of approx.1.5 to 2 kW, a medium-sized restaurant approx. 75 kW with a base load of approx. 15 to 25 kW, and a large farm approx. 50 to 100 kW. In the first case, given a rated wind speed of v = 9 m/s, a turbine with a rotor diameter of 3.5 m would be sufficient. For the base load of the restaurant, a rotor diameter of 7 to 8 m would be required, whereas for the 50 to 100 kW, a turbine rotor with a diameter of 15 to 20 m is needed. Large turbines with a diameter of 80 to 100 m, can supply power of up to 3 MW.

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  1. Fak. V Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrt, TU Berlin, Marchstr. 12-14, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Gasch

  2. HTW Berlin, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75A, 12459, Berlin, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Twele

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  1. Fak. V Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme, Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrt, TU Berlin, Marchstr. 12-14, Berlin, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Robert Gasch

  2. HTW Berlin, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75A, Berlin, 12459, Germany

    Jochen Twele

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Gasch, R., Twele, J. (2012). Scaling wind turbines and rules of similarity. In: Gasch, R., Twele, J. (eds) Wind Power Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22938-1_7

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