Sentences with phrase «for average wind speeds»

For example, a wind turbine certified to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Class IA is designed for average wind speeds of 10 m / s over its design life, among other parameters.4 The turbine also is designed for a specific wind - speed probability distribution.

At the time of publication, the forecast calls for average wind speeds of 16 MPH blowing in from center field.

Not exact matches

On average, the LIDAR measurements were within 0.1 meters per second and 1 degrees for wind speed and direction, respectively.

These devices recorded how the 15 - meter - tall trees swayed whenever the wind speed averaged 5 meters per second for more than 3 minutes.

For example, westerly wind and air temperature can cause a 7 - ounce change in average chick weights, as compared to 3.5 - ounce change caused by wind speed and precipitation.

Located in North Cape, Prince Edward Island on Canada's east coast, we're ideally situated for wind study with 300 degree exposure to the water, average wind speeds of 8.2 m / s at 50 m, and numerous icing events per year.

Average wind speeds (top) and directions by month (bottom) for a point just offshore Montañita, Ecuador.

For many locations, only average wind speed data is available.

The results show that after allowing for variations in wind speed and site characteristics the average load factor of wind farms declines substantially as they get older, probably due to wear and tear.

For instance, capacity factors for wind units on the U.S. West Coast for the first five months of this year were consistently below their previous five - year average because wind speeds dropped in California, Oregon and WashingtFor instance, capacity factors for wind units on the U.S. West Coast for the first five months of this year were consistently below their previous five - year average because wind speeds dropped in California, Oregon and Washingtfor wind units on the U.S. West Coast for the first five months of this year were consistently below their previous five - year average because wind speeds dropped in California, Oregon and Washingtfor the first five months of this year were consistently below their previous five - year average because wind speeds dropped in California, Oregon and Washington.

Typically, people that reside in areas with average sustained wind speeds of more than 7 miles per hour are the best candidates for wind turbines.

Station wind speeds for 26 locations in North America and Siberia (triangles in Fig. 1b) were compared with corresponding NCEP» $» NCAR reanalysis daily average winds.

You might have noticed in the video we showed earlier of the Valentia Observatory phase changes for 2012 that the bottom panels showed the average wind speeds recorded by each balloon.

The team found that the average boost in wind speed during a 24 - hour intensification event is about 13 mph more than it was 30 years ago — on average about 3.8 knots (4.3 mph) for each of the three decades studied.

The Quietrevolution qr5 turbine was completed in time for London 2012 and can provide up to 7,500 kWh of power a year if average wind speeds reach seven metres per second.

Ocean overturning is a diurnal event, and since the average wind speed over the oceans is little more than BF4, there must be vast swathes of the oceans where the conditions for long periods are BF2 or less when there would be very little ocean / top surface mixing by wind waves or swell.