Specifications

Specifications on the Exhibition Place Turbine

• Lagerwey LW52 wind turbine
• 600 kW capacity, direct drive, gearless model
• AC-DC-grid AC converter
• 90 metres high to the tip of the blade
• Mass of approximately 121,000 kilograms
• 24.5 metres blade length
• Rotor diameter 52 metres
• Normal rotation speed 24.5 rpm
• 2.5 m/s minimum wind threshold for blade rotation; 23-25 m/s maximum
• Stopping mechanism: blade pitch and back up hydraulic brakes
• Approximately 500 kilowatts power production in winds of 11 m/sec
• Total cost including project development and installation: $1.8 million CAD