Evance Iskra 9000 Wind Turbines from Windpower Unlimited

Windpower Unlimited supplies Iskra wind turbines. The Evance Iskra 9000 turbine incorporates a direct drive mechanism that results in low noise operation. This wind turbine comprises a three bladed upwind rotor with self regulating option. The rotor has a diameter of 5.4 meters and operates at a speed of 200 rotations per minute. The Evance Iskra 9000 wind turbine produces a rated power of 5 kilowatts at a speed of 12 meters per second. It has the capability to operate continuously up to a speed of 60 meters per second. The cut-in wind speed of the Evance Iskra 9000 wind turbine is 2.5 meters per second, while it has a survival wind speed of 60 meters per second.

The wind turbine from Windpower Unlimited comprises a brushless direct drive permanent magnet alternator and has an Automatic Electrobrake as its emergency braking system. The blades of the Evance Iskra 9000 wind turbine are made of glass fiber reinforced composite material and coated with anti-erosion and anti-UV coatings. The Evance Iskra 9000 wind turbine can be installed either on free standing or guyed towers that are available in different heights of 9 meters, 12 meters and 15 meters. The tower top has a total weight of 300 kilograms.

The Evance Iskra 9000 wind turbine has the capacity to generate 9,012 kilowatt hour power with an annual mean wind speed of 5 meters per second. The control system of this turbine from Windpower Unlimited is a Reactive Pitch control unit, while the yaw control options include a tail vane and rotor.

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