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A mini wind turbine operates at an extremely low capacity, at least in comparison to the potential top end. The largest turbines in wind power are placed on off shore wind farms, and they have a peak capacity of five megawatts. To give you a grasp of what that means, its 5,000,000 watts. The average home needs a few thousand watts a day, so that single turbine could produce enough power for between three and five hundred homes. That’s an entire housing development from one turbine.
A mini wind turbine is the opposite end of the spectrum, and it has its place. The 5 megawatt turbine can’t even be built on land, because the blades of the wind mill are too large to be transported on roads. Huge shipping liners must carry them from sea side forging locations to their installation point, and massive cranes hoist them into position. And they are noisy, windmills may not look noisy, but they have a lot of friction within them, and that equates to noise.A mini wind turbine operates at a capacity of less than five kilowatts. This is a tiny amount of power comparatively, but the upside is that you can usually fit the parts for a mini turbine in a passenger vehicle, instead of an ocean liner. You can also operate one without having the neighbors call the police with a noise complaint, also a distinct advantage to using them.
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