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wind power profile

The change in the power available in the wind due to changes in the wind speed or velocity profile; the wind power profile is proportional to the cube of the wind speed profile.


Power of the wind

Wind speed (m/s) Wind power (W/m)
0 0
1 0.6
2 4.9
3 16.5
4 39.2
5 76.2
6 132.3
7 210.1
8 313.6
9 446.5
10 612.5
11 815.2
12 1058.4
13 1345.7
14 1680.7
15 2067.2
16 2508.8
17 3009.2
18 3572.1
19 4201.1
20 4900.0
21 5672.4
22 6521.9
23 7452.3

For air density of 1.225 kg/m3, corresponding to dry air at standard atmospheric pressure at sea level at 15° C.
The formula for the power per m2 in watts = 0.5 × 1.225 × v3, where v is the wind speed in m/s.


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