On (08 Nov 96) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Ian Woofenden...
 JD> One thing to remember with wind power is that the output of a
 JD> wind generator rises as the CUBE of the wind speed. There is a
 JD> huge difference in the potential energy of 10 and 12 MPH
 JD> winds.
 > Yes, and I don't know quite how to do the calculations and
 > analysis. I don't think _average_ wind speed is an adequate
 > measurement, since
 JD> Ian, There are books and charts that explain lots of this
 JD> stuff, but I think you *are* interested in average wind speed.
Yes, you are interested. But it's not enough on its own to give you
the whole picture. That's all I was saying.
 JD> The storm winds might well be unusable because of damage
 JD> potential, besides being too infrequent to rely upon.
Actually, our machine is rated to withstand 120 mph, and the storm
winds are a big part of our input. I guess it depends on whether you
have frequent storms .
See ya,
                        Ian
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