Posted 5/2/2012 14:24 (#2365536 - in reply to #2364319) Subject: Re: Texas windpower heating the ground at night
Dead calm, or just calm to the anemometer? 1 mph is enough to stir that ground boundary layer and minimize radiant cooling, while it takes 3 mph to move an anemometer.
And with 1 mph at the surface there can be 6 to 10 mph at the hub height on the wind turbine to let it turn (but not produce any where near rated power).
Texas windpower heating the ground at night
