How much noise does a wind turbine produce?
This depends on the blade shape and size, site wind conditions and turbine technology used. Where a turbine noise is expected to be a restriction our system designers will attempt to account for this when specifying the turbine model. Our standard small Proven wind turbines are designed to produce very little noise. The blade tips are designed to reduce noise. There is no gearbox and hence no gearbox noise. The sound emitted from the turbine is low swishing noise from the blades. Noise outputs at wind speeds of 5 m/s (a gentle breeze) and 20 m/s (50 mph) are shown in the table below.
This depends on the blade shape and size, site wind conditions and turbine technology used. Where a turbine noise is expected to be a restriction our system designers will attempt to account for this when specifying the turbine model.Our standard small Proven wind turbines are designed to produce very little noise. The blade tips are designed to reduce noise. There is no gearbox and hence no gearbox noise. The sound emitted from the turbine is low swishing noise from the blades. Noise outputs at wind speeds of 5 m/s (a gentle breeze) and 20 m/s (50 mph) are shown in the table below.
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