Southwest Windpower Whisper 500
 | Segen is an authorised distributor of Southwest Windpower’s range of grid connected small wind turbines in the UK. US based Southwest Windpower is one of the world’s most established and largest small wind turbine manufactures and has sold many 1,000s of turbines across over 100 countries. Segen has now launched the Whisper 500 3.2kW small wind generator in the UK which is a very cost effective mid range small wind turbine, capable of generating 500kW per month in a typical UK average wind speed of 5m/s. It is ideally suited to rural domestic property owners looking to generate their own power and make their own contribution to reducing climate change. Full technical details of the turbine may be viewed by downloading the specification from Segen’s web site. Please now use our Wind Speed Checker to find out how much energy an Whisper 500 small wind turbine could generate at your site, and register your interest with Segen. |
Performance
The energy capture of the Whisper 500 turbine is exceptionally good across a wide range of wind speeds, and comes with a very cost effective 13m guyed tower for maximum energy capture.
| AMWS m/s | Annual MWh | Daily kWh |
| 4 | 3.2 | 8.8 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 14.2 |
| 6 | 8.0 | 21.9 |
| 7 | 10.8 | 29.6 |
Reliability
 | The Whisper 500 turbine is intended for a range of conditions, especially remote rural locations. The design life of the machine is 20 years. Southwest Windpower have been developing and selling small wind generators for many years to operate in the harsh American climate. The Whisper 500 is a long established model that has recently undergone some further reliability improvements and now comes with a five year warranty. |
Efficiency
| The cost effective two blade configuration drives the permanent magnet rotor. At rated rpm, the automatic furling mechanism operates and the turbines turns out of the wind to prevent over powering. The Whisper 500 is supplied complete with one of the most efficient and modern grid connect inverters on the market today, the Magnetek PVI-3600-WIND, which includes automatic over speed protection. |  |
Value
The Whisper 500 is very competitively priced and has been designed for ease of installation to minimise costs.
Further Information
You may also find the answers to some of your questions on our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages, as those form a complete guide to wind resource and turbine siting.
