Technical Specifications Of The Most Common Wind Turbines
Vestas and General Electric (GE) dominate the US market for industrial wind turbines in the last years.
Again the Major Suppliers:
Information about Vestas models can be found at www.vestas.com
Gamesa models at www.gamesa.es/en/products/wind-turbines/catalogue
GE models at www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/wind_turbines/en
Siemens models at www.powergeneration.siemens.com/products-solutions-services/products-packages/wind-turbines/products/Products.htm
Suzlon models at www.suzlon.com/WindTurbines.html
Clipper models at www.clipperwind.com
Repower (acquired by Suzlon in May 2007) models at www.repower.de/index.php?id=12&L=1. Americas Wind Energy
Goldwind
| model | capacity | blade *length* |
†hub ht† | total ht | area swept by blades |
rpm range | max blade ‡tip speed‡ |
rated wind §speed§ |
| GE 1.5s | 1.5 MW | 35.25 m (116 ft) |
64.7 m (212 ft) |
99.95 m (328 ft) |
3,904 m2 (0.96 acre) |
11.1-22.2 | 183 mph | 12 m/s (27 mph) |
| GE 1.5sle | 1.5 MW | 38.5 m (126 ft) |
80 m (262 ft) |
118.5 m (389 ft) |
4,657 m2 (1.15 acre) |
? | ? | 14 m/s (31 mph) |
