FlowGen – Wind Turbine Systems
Access to energy, particularly cleaner energy, is fundamental to human progress. The majority of the world’s energy poor lives in Asia, Pacific and Africa. Many with access to power use diesel generators!
What is the solution? – cost-effective smart microgrid embracing wind, solar and battery.
The sets can be moved in standard containers to any location on the globe and set up for operation within short time to provide environmentally friendly produced energy at no grid cost wherever it is needed.
Technical Specifications
| FlowGen 10kW HSWT | 15kW DSWT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated Power | 10 kW | 15kW | |
| Wind Speed | |||
| Cut in | 1.9 m/s | 1.9 m/s | |
| Rated | 11.5 m/s | 11.5 m/s | |
| Cut out | 20 m/s | 20 m/s | |
| Survival | 70 m/s | 53 m/s | |
| Cp-Factor | Above 50% | Above 50% | |
| Noise level | 68dB at rated power; in 20m distance to wind turbine 32dB | 68dB at rated power; in 20m distance to wind turbine 32dB | |
| Rotor | |||
| Number of Blades | 3 | 3 | |
| Diameter | 4.94 m | 4.94 m | |
| Swept Area | 19.2m2 | 19.2m2 | |
| Material | carbon reinforced | carbon reinforced | |
| Generator | |||
| Type | high efficiency PM generator with 94% efficiency | high efficiency PM generator with 94% efficiency | |
| Voltage | world-wide grid-compatibility 110V / 220-240V / 400-460V AC via inverter | world-wide grid-compatibility 110V / 220-240V / 400-460V AC via inverter | |
| Frequency | 50/60Hz other voltages on demand available | 50/60Hz other voltages on demand available | |
| Powertrain Weight | 160kg | 160kg | |
| Download the fact sheet for more information. | |||
Key Features
6 Good Reasons for using FlowGen Wind Turbines
Efficiency
Due to our unique design, we achieve 5kW even at low wind speeds. Thus, the turbine is efficient in a wide range of locations throughout the world. Incredible, but true!
Distributed Energy
The high-efficiency enables distributed power generation – energy production at or near the point of use. This in turn reduces pressure on the electricity grid and also allows installation in a wide range of areas with no grid connection.
Simple
The wind turbine can be installed without high masts or deep foundations, which simplifies planning permission procedures.
Quiet
Neither people nor animals are adversely affected by the operation of the turbines, so they are perfectly suited to both urban and natural environments.
Cost-Efficient
High power output combined with low investment and maintenance costs radically reduces the cost per kWh. The initial investment can be recovered in a short time even in low FIT areas.
Low Risk
Production using existing equipment and processes in use in the automotive industry guarantees high quality and production capacity. The process of certification to international standard IEC 61400-2 for small wind turbines has already started.
FlowGen mobile energy solutions come ready to use in a 40ft-container setup, which includes the following components and features:
- 4 wind turbines with a rated power of 10kW each
- Powerful 30kW inverter per turbine set for small-grid installations – either as independent island system, but as well operational together with an existing island grid (e.g. from a diesel gen-set or other AC- or DC-power sources). Beyond the inverter always allows grid-parallel operation if desired.
- A 600V DC-Bus from the inverter is accessible for DC-coupling of battery-storages of different sizes or can be coupled to DC-fed speed inverters for water-pumps, compressors or other variable speed applications. By this a maximum efficiency is provided as ac/dc/ac – losses can be avoided
- The set further includes a ready to mount photovoltaic generator of scalable size – e.g. 40kW as a standard. The pv generator is dc-coupled and controlled by the wind turbine inverter for maximum energy efficiency.
- In cases where a high flexibility in power production is desired FlowGen can provide gen-sets powered by diesel or natural gas for backup in scalable sizes.
- The automation and control setup will always balance energy flows in the best possible way and harvest at maximum efficiency your natural resources.
- Besides local information via gauges, screens and a service-personnel app for remote control, the user may rely on the centralized services of the FlowGen data center, that gathers all additional information of the power system and allows predictive maintenance, hurricane protection by safe shut-down of the turbines and many other features which allows to permanently optimize the energy output of the installation.
Ground-Breaking Technology in the Wind Energy Sector
Efficiency
Our highly innovative design allows much higher electricity output at the same nominal installed capacity and is ideally suited to low wind areas
Composite Material
Extremely durable even in harsh weather conditions, light weight and cost-effective
Versatility
Small size and low weight enables easy installation on roofs, masts, ships and stadiums, to give just a few examples
FlowGen Turnkey “Hybrid Microgrid” Architecture
- Plug & Play Modular Design. Holistic modular design ensures easy field assembly & consistent integration of all DER technologies (wind + solar + storage) & system interconnects into the power system.
- Equipment Reliability. High-efficient FlowGen wind-generators integrated with certified 3rd party solar, storage & Balance of System (BoS) components, backed by product warranties & spare parts programs.
- Turnkey Microgrid Systems. Built & commissioned by “local” licensed & certified EPC strategic partners backed by workmanship guarantee contracts. 3rd party operation & maintenance (O&M) services & project financing options available when required.
- Efficiency & Resiliency. “Real time” Microcontrollers monitor & optimize entire system efficiency reduce OPEX & ensure “lights on” in the event of utility power failures. FlowGen system power performance guarantees.
- Customer Services. FlowGen energy experts & after sales service available wherever & whenever needed to provide hands-on support & specialist knowledge to fully exploit the potential that Microgrid power systems offer.
Success Cases
South Korea
FlowGen installed the first system consists of four wind turbines in Feb 2022. The customer is an industrial company who is also part of government committees driving South Korea towards its targets of CO2 neutrality very ambitiously. They see a large opportunity for FlowGen’s solution in the country and have placed two further orders aggregating 130 kits.
US
The first system is installed in the mountains in California with an output of 12.1kW at a wind speed of 10.9 m/s, which is 2.1kW more than nominated power. The customer is a telecom tower company in North American with more than 26,000 sites. The customer is backed by various private equity funds. The pilot installation represents the beginning of a roll-out program that we will be carried out in phases.
Europe
FlowGen installed two container solutions and a single wind turbine close to Ingolstadt, Germany. FlowGen is also in discussion with large companies to help reduce the CO2 footprint, targeting showcase out solution, working closely with our client to understand the uniqueness of their needs, and simultaneously discuss the parameters and volume on a multi-year roll out program.
The Small Wind Turbines Can Generate More Energy
We can easily imagine big wind turbines onshore and offshore cutting the air with their wings to generate electricity. How about small wind turbines? Let’s ask Dirk Küster, the co-founder of FlowGen who brought the aerodynamic solutions working in Formula One as a team leader for GT3 into building small wind turbines as a renewable source of energy.
FAQ
Key Industries
- Energy
- Environmental
Brand
FlowGen is a dynamic company developing, producing and selling revolutionary small wind turbines. FlowGen is based in Zug ZG, Switzerland.
Instead of relying on conventional designs, we have designed our wind turbines from first principles, using the most advanced analytical tools available. In this way we have achieved performance levels previously thought impossible. These performance levels allow us to create a new segment in the wind energy market.
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