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The power curves were taken from
Vestas' wind turbine product descriptions.
The curve at left is for the V47-660 kW model, and the curve below is for the V80-1.8 MW model.
The power curves were approximated by polynomial curve fits.
No adjustment is made for location or height above ground level of wind speed measurement
(which would potentially increase calculated power).
An adjustment is made for air density change due to altitude, temperature and humidity.
(Reference)
All 3 V47 turbines and all 15 V80 turbines are assumed to be operating at the same power
for total plant power calculations.
TVA's original goal of 6 million kWh per year for the first 3 turbines is from published newspaper articles and on
their sign at the site.
This initial goal was extrapolated based on total rated power to get the 87.8 million kWh
estimate for all 18 turbines:
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