In this blog post, we will look at the class leading EWP E3120, and how it stacks up against a WES 18 80kw turbine. The Endurance E3120 wind turbine, is quite a force to be reckoned in terms of power curve & output alone…
As you can see below the E3120 Endurance wind turbine makes more power than the WES 18 80kw all the way up to 9 m/s wind speeds (approx 20mph).
Below is the Endurance E- 3120 – Blade Diameter 19.2m, with a swept area of 290m²
Endurance Data taken from here:
Below is the WES 80 kw – Blade Diameter 18m, with a swept area of 254m²
WES 80kw data taken from here:
Looking at a typical Uk - Northern Ireland moderate wind speed site of 6.5 m/s (Above Graph), the largest percentage of available wind is actually around the 6 m/s range, the largest overall percentage of available wind is under 9 m/s.
At a Glance:
@6m/s the Endurance makes 15.2 kw, WES 11.0kw
@7m/s the Endurance makes 24.8 kw, WES 17.7 kw
@8m/s the Endurance makes 35.8 kw, WES 27.7 kw
@9m/s the Endurance makes 43.8 kw WES 39.2 kw
Using the power curve charts above, you can now understand how the class leading E 3120 Endurance Wind Turbine, makes more power – more off the time, in realistic wind speeds!
Protect your investment : Let’s be realistic and look at the worst case scenario….what happens if your turbine manufacture goes burst! – where do you get major component parts for your wind turbine? Are the parts one-off/bespoke units that are made only for that particular turbine manufacture?
With Endurance Wind, they have a unique modular build concept, in that you can buy the ABB Generator and Siemens Gearbox off the shelf from their respective manufactures, which goes along way to comforting Silverford’s current expanding Endurance turbine customer base in Northern Ireland.
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