Southwest Windpower Skystream 2.4Kw Residential Wind Turbine

 

Introducing Skystream 3.7™ – a new generation Residential Power Appliance that hooks up to your home to help you reduce or eliminate your monthly electricity costs. It’s the first compact, user-friendly, all-inclusive wind generator (with controls and inverter built in) designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds. With Skystream, homeowners and small business owners now have the power to choose their electricity source.

 

Skystream 3.7 is a breakthrough in a new generation of RPAs (Residential Power Appliances) that will change the energy landscape of how homes and small businesses receive electricity.

 

Skystream is the first fully integrated system that produces energy for less than the average cost of electricity in the United States and it produces usable energy in exceptionally low winds¹

 

Skystream is available on towers ranging from 35’ (10.67m) to 110’ (33.5m)². Its universal inverter will deliver power compatible with any utility grid from 110-240 VAC. Skystream will efficiently and quietly provide up to 100% of the energy needs for a home or small business. Any extra energy is fed into the grid spinning the meter backward³.

 

Design Features

 

• Advanced blade and vibration technology assures your Skystream always produces energy efficiently and quietly.
• Redundant safety features protect Skystream from high winds without the need for mechanical overrides.

 

Warranty

• 5 Year Limited Warranty

 

Technical Specifications

 

Model	Skystream 3.7
Rated capacity	2.4kW
Weight	77 kg
Rotor diameter	3.72 m
Swept area	10.78 m²
Type	Downwind rotor with stall regulation control
Direction of rotation	Clockwise looking upwind
Blade material	Fiberglass reinforced composite
Number of blades	3
Rated speed	50 - 325 rpm
Tip speed	9.7 - 63 m/s
Alternator	Slotless permanent magnet brushless
Yaw control	Passive
Grid feeding	Southwest Windpower inverter 120/240 VAC 50-60/Hz
Braking system	Electronic stall regulation w/redundant relay switch control
Cut in wind speed	3.5 m/s
Rated wind speed	9 m/s
User control	Wireless 2 way interface remote system
Survival wind speed	63 m/s

1. Based on a 5.4m/s wind and utility energy cost of $0.09/kwh
2. Taller towers are available
3. Assuming the Skystream 3.7 producing more energy the load is consuming

 

Downloads and Manuals

 

• Skystream3.7 Brochure
• Skystream3.7 Spec Sheet
• Skystream3.7 Manual
• Skystream3.7 Installation guidelines