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Sizing a Small Wind Turbine to Your Load - Managing Your Expectations

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http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/unl/ How To Connect: On Oct. 15th, start connecting 5 minutes prior to the start time of Noon Eastern, 11 AM Central, 10 AM Mountain, 9 AM Pacific. You need to have a computer with Internet access with speakers. At the meeting time, copy and paste URL into your browser to enter the meeting.

October 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Description:
One hour in‐service webinar for extension educators, agents, and specialists. Presenter: Antonio C. Jimenez, National Renewable Energy Laboratory/National Wind Technology Center. Program Summary: This webcast explains the process of sizing a wind turbine to a specific load. Topics to be covered include: wind characteristics, sources of wind data, estimating wind turbine energy production, sizing & selection example, and small wind turbine economic analysis. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to evaluate the performance and economics of a small wind turbine project.

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