{"id":20637,"date":"2026-10-21T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/turbine-calculator\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:04:38","slug":"turbine-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/turbine-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind turbine calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mwc-intro\">How much electricity does a wind turbine generate in a year, how many homes can it supply and how much CO\u2082 does it avoid? Pick a turbine class and the mean wind speed on site; the result updates instantly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mwc\" data-mwc data-lang=\"en\">\n\t<div class=\"mwc-presets\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Turbine presets\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-p=\"3.6,136,112\">3.6 MW \u00b7 onshore<\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-p=\"4.5,155,120\" class=\"is-on\">4.5 MW \u00b7 onshore<\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-p=\"6.2,170,135\">6.2 MW \u00b7 onshore<\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-p=\"15,236,150\">15 MW \u00b7 offshore<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mwc-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mwc-in\">\n\t\t\t<label><span>Rated power <output data-o=\"p\"><\/output><\/span><input type=\"range\" name=\"p\" min=\"1\" max=\"20\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"4.5\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t<label><span>Rotor diameter <output data-o=\"d\"><\/output><\/span><input type=\"range\" name=\"d\" min=\"60\" max=\"260\" step=\"1\" value=\"155\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t<label><span>Hub height <output data-o=\"h\"><\/output><\/span><input type=\"range\" name=\"h\" min=\"60\" max=\"180\" step=\"1\" value=\"120\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t<label><span>Mean wind speed at 100 m on site <output data-o=\"v\"><\/output><\/span><input type=\"range\" name=\"v\" min=\"4\" max=\"11\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"7\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t<label><span>Number of turbines <output data-o=\"n\"><\/output><\/span><input type=\"range\" name=\"n\" min=\"1\" max=\"100\" step=\"1\" value=\"1\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mwc-hint\">Good onshore sites in T\u00fcrkiye typically see 7\u20138.5 m\/s mean wind speed at 100 m.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mwc-out\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mwc-big\"><b data-r=\"aep\"><\/b><span>annual electricity generation<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mwc-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div><b data-r=\"homes\"><\/b><span>households&#039; annual use<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><b data-r=\"co2\"><\/b><span>CO\u2082 avoided \/ year<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><b data-r=\"cf\"><\/b><span>capacity factor<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><b data-r=\"vh\"><\/b><span>wind speed at hub<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mwc-blade\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g data-spin><path d=\"M60 60 57 6c0-3 6-3 6 0z\"\/><path d=\"M60 60 13 87c-2.6 1.5-5.6-3.7-3-5.2z\"\/><path d=\"M60 60l47 27c2.6 1.5-.4 6.7-3 5.2z\"\/><\/g><circle cx=\"60\" cy=\"60\" r=\"5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"mwc-share\" data-share>Share result<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<p class=\"mwc-note\">Approximate estimate: Rayleigh wind distribution, a generic power curve (Cp 0.42, cut-in 3 m\/s, cut-out 25 m\/s), air density 1.225 kg\/m\u00b3, wind shear exponent 0.14 and 12% total losses (wake, availability, electrical). Household use \u2248 2,500 kWh\/year; grid emission factor 0.438 tCO\u2082\/MWh (Turkish Ministry of Energy, 2022). 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