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WT-500H

Small wind turbine · 500 W class

500 W small wind turbine

The volume model. Big enough to carry a house load through the night, small enough to ship by air freight and install without a crane. Most of the units we send to farms, islands and telecom sites are this frame size.

  • 500 WRated power
  • 2.5 m/sCut-in wind
  • 1.8 mRotor
  • IP54Nacelle

A 1.8 m rotor on a 9 m tower puts the blades in 5.3 m/s of wind on a site that only measures 4 m/s at ground level. That difference is where the energy comes from: at 5 m/s average the WT-500H produces around 1,000 kWh a year, roughly a quarter of a European household's consumption and most of an off-grid cabin's.

You can order it three ways: a 24/48 V battery charger with MPPT, a grid-tie version with a 500 W inverter and anti-islanding, or a hybrid controller that takes 1 kW of PV on the same DC bus so wind fills the nights and solar fills the calm weeks.

Technical specification

ParameterValue
Peak power600 W
Rated wind speed11 m/s
Cut-in wind speed2.5 m/s
Survival wind speed52 m/s
Rotor diameter1.8 m
Swept area2.54 m²
Blades3 × GFRP
GeneratorDirect-drive PMG, 3-phase
ControllerMPPT 24/48 V, 30 A
OutputDC 24/48 V
Tower6 m / 9 m / 12 m
Nacelle protectionIP54
Noise≤ 50 dB(A) @ 10 m
Design life20 years
Annual output (5 m/s mean)≈ 1,000 kWh
Warranty3 years (5 structural)

Price depends on tower height, controller and battery bank — ask for a quote with your site details.

Design details

1.8 m rotor, 2.54 m² swept area

Three GFRP blades with a NACA-based profile optimised for low Reynolds numbers — the regime small turbines actually run in.

Three electrical variants

Battery (24/48 V), grid-tie (500 W inverter), or wind-solar hybrid on one DC bus. Same nacelle, different controller.

Passive furling with damping

A tail vane with a spring-loaded hinge keeps the rotor facing the wind up to 13 m/s, then furls progressively instead of stalling abruptly.

Blade bearings in sealed housings

Tapered roller bearings, greased for life, protected by a labyrinth seal against dust and salt.

Where it is used

Off-grid homes and cabins

Carries lighting, fridge, pump and electronics on a 48 V / 400 Ah bank with 1 kW of PV.

Farms and ranches

Powers electric fencing, water pumping and security lighting where the grid is single-phase and unreliable.

Telecom and monitoring sites

Runs a 300 W radio load with battery autonomy of four to five days.

Frequently asked questions

Is 500 W enough to run a house?
It covers a low-consumption off-grid house (2–4 kWh a day) when paired with PV and a 5–8 kWh battery. If you heat or cook with electricity, no small turbine of this size will keep up — plan for 3 kW and above.
What does a 500 W turbine cost?
The turbine head is the smaller part of the budget. A complete 500 W kit with 9 m tower, controller, 4 × 100 Ah batteries and installation hardware typically lands between USD 2,400 and 3,600 depending on the controller and tower. Send your site details for a firm quote.
How noisy is it at 500 W?
Around 50 dB(A) at 10 m in a 8 m/s wind — quieter than a normal conversation and below the 55 dB(A) planning limit most rural authorities apply.

Tell us your wind speed and daily kWh

Send the site location and the load you need to power. You get a sized model, a price and a lead time — usually within one working day.

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