Pollupalai And Vallimunai Wind Farms
Wind turbines
Both wind farms utilizes a total of sixteen ReGen V82 wind turbines, which has an installed capacity of 1.5 MW per turbine. The turbines operate at 9–17.3 RPM, and has a rotor diameter of 82 m (269 ft) and a swept area of 5,325 m (57,318 sq ft). The tubular tower section has a hub height of 85 m (279 ft), and is made up of four sections.
The wind turbine's operating wind speed is 12.5 m/s (41 ft/s), with cut-in and cut-out wind speeds of 3 m/s (9.8 ft/s) and 22 m/s (72 ft/s) respectively. The turbines can survive wind speeds of up to 52.5 m/s (172 ft/s). All 16 turbines are placed 400 m (1,300 ft) apart in a single row, facing the lagoon. The site's average wind speed is 7.5 m/s (25 ft/s), with an air density of 1.18 kg/m (0.074 lb/cu ft).
See also
References
- ^ "Windforce Power Projects: Joule Power". Windforce. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Windforce Power Projects: Beta Power". Windforce. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "NDB funds wind power projects in the Northern Province". The Sunday Times. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "ReGen Powertech: Vensys 82". ReGen. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
- "NDB facilitates wind power projects". Sunday Observer. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.