Apr 19 2010
Green Energy Products offers the BWC XL.1, manufactured by Bergey Windpower, a 1000 W wind turbine. The XL.1 model is a three-bladed, horizontal axis turbine that is specially meant for up-wind usage. The blades of this turbine are manufactured using pultruded fiberglass which is 10 times stronger than the injection-molded plastic blades used in other types of small turbines. The blades are stronger than normal steel and can withstand more than 100,000 psi.
Bergey Windpower's BWC XL.1 Wind Turbine
The Green Energy Products marketed BWC XL.1 has an 8.2 ft diameter rotor offering a peak output of 1300 W. The BWC XL.1 has a power center controller to manage the charging of batteries, a low-end booster to increase the performance during low wind speed, a rotor that switches to slow mode and then becomes idle when the batteries are full, and an electric powered braking system. The wind turbine model has a 30 A controller to manage solar modules that can be incorporated to power the wind turbine. The model permits connectivity to a supplementary load system to offload the extra power when the batteries become fully charged.
The BWC XL.1 is provided with a tubular tilt-up type tower measuring 60 ft or 100 ft to suit the installation requirements. The wind turbine used in the facility functions even under low wind speeds measuring 5.6 mph. Together with the newly designed blades the BWC XL wind energy system produces power over 6000 hours every year in comparison to other systems that produce power only for 3500 hours.