EEVblog 1696 - TUTORIAL: Wind Power 101

17/07/2025 7 min
EEVblog 1696 - TUTORIAL: Wind Power 101

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A short tutorial on the maximum efficieny and power you can get from a wind generator. Also applies to water turbine generators.Also deriving the industry standard wind power formula from first principles: Power (W) = 1/2 x ρ x A x v^3Don't let any wind power marketing scams fool you, you canna' beat the laws of physics Captain, or Betz's Law.Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1696-tutorial-wind-power-101/Web Site: http://www.eevblog.comHardware Store: https://eevblog.store/Merch Store: https://eevblog.dashery.com/If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblogOther channels:EEVblog2: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover#Physics #windenergy #windpower...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrazDCiTTc