At what wind speed does a wind turbine shut down?

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asked Nov 9, 2019 in Green Living by Kssjk (390 points)
At what wind speed does a wind turbine shut down?

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answered Nov 9, 2019 by Shawn (99,990 points)
To prevent damage to the wind turbine the wind turbines are shut down at wind speeds of 55 MPH.

Wind turbines are made so that the wind turbines shut down automatically once they get to a wind speed of 55 MPH.

High wind speeds can cause the wind turbines to generate too much electricity and can cause the wind turbine blades to break off as well.

So to prevent damage the wind turbine blades shut down at 55 MPH and stay shut down until the wind speeds drop below 55 MPH.

Wind turbines cost a lot of money so they must be protected from damage.
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answered Mar 3, 2022 by y78se09 (7,330 points)
Wind Turbines automatically shut down when the wind speed gets to at least 55 MPH to prevent damage to the wind turbine.

If the wind turbine spins too fast then it could produce too much voltage and destroy the generator and components and also destroy the blades etc.

So during high wind events the wind turbine must shut down to prevent costly damage.

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