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WES50 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

WES 5 WES 50 WES 80 WES 100 WES 250

GENERAL Supplier/manufacturer Life expectancy Service/maintenance Nominal power Cut in wind speed Cut out wind speed Nominal wind speed Survival wind speed Passive power regulation Active power regulation Noise emission at 8 m/s Operating temperatures APPLIED STANDARDS Degree of protection Standards

WES BV 20 years Twice a year 50 kW < 3 m/sec. (6.7mph) 25 m/sec. (56mph) 10 m/sec. (29mph) 60 m/sec. (134mph) Pitching (blade-angle adjustment) Fully variable back-to-back IGBT system 45dB(a) at 100m From -20C up to +40C IP55 NEN1010 (electrical) EN50308 (safety) EN6096 (wind turbines) UL1741 (anti islanding) IIEC61346-2000 (cabinet) yes 400V 10% 50/60Hz 3Hz 3 phase + neutral 220 W/m2 Back-to-back IGBT converter 2 20 m Upwind clockwise 70 with horizon 327 m2 variable 60 -120 rotations per minute Passive pitching (blade-angle adjustment) 1.0 180 -1640

CE-mark ELECTRICAL Grid voltage Grid frequency # Phases Specific power Converter type ROTOR Number of blades Diameter Position Direction Angle of the main shaft Swept area Speed Power regulation Min. blade-angle Flapping angle

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BLADES Blade length Weight (1 blade) Chord Twist Mounted GEARBOX Brand Number of stages Weight Ratio GENERATOR Brand Type Nominal power Number of poles Nominal voltage Frequency Weight Protection TOWER Type Number of sections Tower height Material location ladder Type Tower height Material Location ladder CONTROLLER Control by Remote monitoring Data logging YAW-SYSTEM Yaw system Signal from Driven by Power yaw-motor Yaw speed Yaw bearing Yaw-brakes SAFETY First safety system activated by: Second safety system activatied by

8,8 m 115kg 500 625mm 50 Flexible Siemens (Flender) 2 820kg (incl. oil) 1:20 ABB a-synchronous 60 kW 4 230/400 volt Variable: 40 - 80 Hz. 400kg IP 55 Tubular 3 24, 30, 39m Hot dip galvanised steel External Lattice 31 m Hot dip galvanised steel External IPC (Beckhoff) Yes Optional active wind vane Electro motor with worm-wheel reduction 0,55 kW 1,20/sec. Single ball bearing; externally geared (Rothe Erde) Constant friction-brakes; 4 pcs. Passive blade pitching rotor speed (110 rpm) Yawing out of the wind and electric brake rotor speed (>120 rpm) excessive vibrations
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Blocking system rotor blocking system activation WEIGHTS Rotor incl. blades Nacelle excluding rotor Control cabinet Tower MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS Blades Nacelle/rotor Covers Tower Foundation

failure anemometer or wind vane failure in one of IPCs grid failure too high generator or inverter temperature fault in yawing system

pin in high speed shaft; for service purposes manual 1.100 kg 2.200 kg 400 kg 7.820 kg (30 m. tower)

Carbon and glass fiber reinforced epoxy Steel Polyester Steel (hot dip galvanised) Concrete Block with steel anchor

Actual power: The curve data are valid for standard atmospheric conditions of 15 C air temperature, 1013 mbar air pressure and 1.225 kg/m3 air density, clean rotor blades and horizontal undisturbed air flow.

Wind speed m/s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Energy kW 0,0 0,0 0,0 1,6 3,9 8,2 14,3 23,5 35,4 48,1 59,0 64,1 69,1 71,0 71,7 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0 72,0

Power curve WES50

80,0 70,0 60,0

50,0
Energy kW
40,0 30,0

20,0
10,0 0,0 0 5 10 Wind speed (m/s) 15 20 25

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Measured production The annual energy production data for different annual mean wind speeds at hub height are calculated from the above power curve data assuming a Rayleigh wind speed distribution, 100% availability and no reductions due array losses, grid losses, or other external factors effecting the production.
Annual mean wind speed (m/s) 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,5 7,0 7,5 Energy annual kWh 300000 124000 154500 185000 215500 244500 272000 275000 250000

Energy production WES50

225000
kWh
200000 175000

150000
125000 100000 5,0 5,5 6,0 6,5 Annual mean wind speed (m/s) 7,0 7,5 8,0

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