The most common parameters for classifying small wind turbines are:
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Rotor swept area
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Rotor diameter
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Nominal operating power
The categories of small wind turbines (WT) are:
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Residential wind turbines (< 1 kW)
(Rotor diameter: 1 m | Tower height: 6–9 m) -
10 kW wind turbines
(Rotor diameter: 8 m | Tower height: ~10 m) -
20 kW wind turbines
(Rotor diameter: 11 m | Tower height: ~20 m) -
50 kW wind turbines
(Rotor diameter: 20–30 m | Tower height: ~20–35 m) -
60 kW wind turbines
(Rotor diameter: 25–35 m | Tower height: ~30–40 m)
