The location of a small wind turbine installation is very important for power generation and safe operation, as described below for reference.
A good installation site should have two basic requirements: high average wind speed and weak turbulence.
(1) The higher the average wind speed, the higher the output power and power generation of a small wind turbine.
The energy of the wind is proportional to the third power of the wind speed. Example: 5m/s wind speed wind energy is about 2 times of 4m/s wind speed wind energy.
(2) small wind turbine installation site airflow is not smooth, turbulent flow is serious, small wind turbine fan by the destructive force is large, is not conducive to the long-term safety of small wind turbine operation, and turbulence will also significantly reduce the amount of power generation.
The tower of the wind turbine as high as possible, because the higher from the ground, the higher the wind speed, the airflow is more smooth.
In flat areas, the recommended installation height of small wind turbines is not less than 8 m. Trees and various buildings will form obstacles to airflow, and airflow in front of and behind these obstacles will form a stagnant and turbulent turbulent area, which should be avoided in such areas. The tower height should be at least 2m higher than the highest obstacle within 100m.
