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One wind turbine's output by wind speed, Kelmarsh, England, May–December 2016

Median output first came within 2% of the turbine's 2,050 kW rating at 12.25 m/s. In stronger wind the blades tilt to spill the extra power, so output levels off.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
One wind turbine's output by wind speed, Kelmarsh, England, May–December 2016: 27 points, a line chart.
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Electric power output (kW)
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Wind speed at the turbine (m/s)
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The data: 27 points
Wind speed at the turbine (m/s)Electric power output (kW)
0.250
0.750
1.250
1.75−1
2.25−1
2.751
3.2537
3.7578
4.25125
4.75184
5.25255
5.75348
6.25459
6.75591
7.25740
7.75907
8.251,091
8.751,282
9.251,462
9.751,622
10.251,734
10.751,782
11.251,798
11.751,937
12.252,012
12.752,029
13.251,977
Source
Cubico Sustainable Investments, Kelmarsh wind farm data, cleaned by M.A.Y. Perera et al. (University of Moratuwa); median output by wind speed calculated by Unlabeled
Licence
CC-BY-SA 4.0 (the cleaned data; Cubico's original data CC BY 4.0)
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2026-11-08
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