~~NOCACHE~~ ====== PlayGround ====== {{:playground:chart.png?nolink|}} F_{pole} = \frac{1}{2} \times \rho \times C_d \times A_{wind} \times v_{wind}^2 F_{pole} = \frac{1}{2} \times \rho \times C_d \times A_{wind} \times v_{wind}^2 {{:cache_mathplugin:math_937_274670d8b3ee7744a2b058e90bc1988e.png?nolink|}} \rho = Density of air = about 1.2 Kg/m³
C_d = Coefficient of drag = 1.0 (cylinder Re > 100)
A_{wind} = Area of turbine = 4 m²
v_{wind} = Wind speed in m/s h_1=0.32 m d_1=0.32 m A_1=0.1024 m^2 h_2=0.48 m d_2=0.32 m A_2=0.1536 m^2 |m/s|km/h|P_{wind_0.1024m^2}[W]|P_{wind_0.1536m^2}[W] |1.8|6.5|0.35|0.5| |4.5|16.00|5.5|8.2| |6.25|22.50|15|22.6| |8.0|29|32|48| |m/s|P_{wind_0.1024m^2} [W]|P_{\rho=0.2}|P_{\rho=0.3} |1.8|0.35|0.07|0.1 |4.5|5.5|1.1|1.65 |6.25|15|3|4.5 |8.0|32|6.4|9.6 |m/s|P_{wind_0.1536m^2} [W]|P_{\rho=0.2}|P_{\rho=0.3} |1.8|0.5||0.1|0.15 |4.5|8.2||1.65|2.5 |6.25|22.6||4.5|6.8 |8.0|48||9.6|14.4 Assuming a bad (20%) or decent (30%) turbine design \rho_{turbine}=0.26 A rather bad permanent magnet alternator with \rho_{alternator}=0.75; A normal synchronous rectifier with superb-by-design perfomance of \rho_{rect}=0.98; A buck-boost inverter with a good performance of \rho_{rect}=0.85; => \rho_{overall}=0.25*0.75*0.98*0.85=0.16 \Rho_{simple drag turbine} = 20% \Rho_{decent} = 30% \Rho_{good} = 30% \Rho_{superb vawt} = 40%