2.5kW
This American made 2.5kW wind generator is as strong as you'll find anywhere. Designed for harsh climates, they are built simply and ruggedly to quietly last. They have a large swept area to capture more wind and produce more energy, especially in low wind speeds. These machines produce energy in the winds you get, day in and day out... Power when you need it, not just in storms.
The grid connection system consists of one 3kW SMA Windy Boy inverter. With a peak efficiency is 93%-94.4%, and the "Total Harmonic Distortion" is less than 4% the best in the industry. A Voltage Clamp is designed to protect the inverter from over-voltage damage, when the utility power grid goes down. The Voltage Clamp has a rectifier to convert the turbine's AC power to DC for the Windy Boy inverter. It has a brake switch to stop the turbine for servicing. It also has a control which will shunt energy to a diversion load when the voltage exceeds a safe limit for the inverter. Over-voltage can occur if the utility grid is down and the Windy Boy inverter is not putting the available power into the grid. The diversion load (a.k.a dump load) is a resistor element which converts excess energy into heat, which can be used for space heating. It is only activated when the grid is not available, or when the generator is producing more power than the Windy Boy inverter can safely handle.- Type: 3 Blade Upwind
- Rotor Diameter: 3.6 m (11.8 ft.)
- Cut-in Wind Speed: 2.6 m/s (6 mph)
- Rated Wind Speed: 11 m/s (24.6 mph)
- Rated Power: 2.5kW
- Overspeed Protection: Side Furling
- Voltage Options, 48V or Grid-connect
- Generator: Neodymium magnet, 3-phase
- Output Form: 24 VDC Nominal