(440) 286-9516I would like to know if the vertical windmill at Observatory Park is hooked to the electrical grid. If so, how much can that set up produce?
I would like to know if the vertical windmill at Observatory Park is hooked to the electrical grid. If so, how much can that set up produce?
Thanks for your question!
The wind turbine at Observatory Park is connected to the electrical grid, and can produce up to one kilowatt (1,000 watts) of power.
I say “up to” one kilowatt, because the turbine only reaches its maximum output when the wind exceeds 12 meters per second (over 26 miles per hour). However, our average wind speed at Observatory Park is less than 10 miles per hour:
On most days, the solar panels at Observatory Park out-generate the wind turbine!
The exact model installed at Observatory Park is a UGE-1K; the UGE company is now part of VisionAir.
-Astronomy Naturalist “Astro-Nat” Chris Mentrek
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