Another "Pie-In-The-Sky" wind turbine? [RE-wrenches]

[Dan Fink]

Larry -- You could tell your customer that the company claims that the
turbine defies the laws of Physics at its rated output--they claim it
beats Betz, 59.26% energy extraction. In a 16 mph wind with a 9 foot
diameter rotor (their 'rated output' on the website), 1324 watts are
available. A 'perfect' turbine running right at the Betz limit could do
at most 784 watts. They claim 1000. 
Claims of beating Betz put the turbine right in the 'fraud' category. It
just doesn't happen, not even with utility-scale turbines.
DAN FINK
Technical Director
http://www.otherpower.com/


On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:25 +0000, Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar
wrote:
> Wrenches,
> 
> Does anyone have information or experience with the Wind Electric 
> Company in Oceanside, CA? http://www.windelectriccompany.com/index.html
> 
> I had quoted a Skystream system to a customer. They contacted me 
> yesterday and said they went to see this turbine that claims to start at 
> 1.3MPH and produce energy at 3MPH. Oh yeah, they can do all this at  
> only 20 feet AGL! 
> 
> Like so many other makers off magic energy machines, there is very 
> little information. I am always a skeptic of outrageous claims and have 
> expressed my standard warning to my customer, "buyer beware". 
> 
> If you have any info about this that might save my customer from from a 
> major burn, please contact me. 
> 
> Sincere thanks,
> 
> Larry Crutcher
> Starlight Solar
> Yuma, AZ
> Renewable Energy Products
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