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Produce electricity
in your own backyard.
With Skystream, homeowners and small How it works is simple. With no batteries*,
business owners now have the power to Skystream connects directly to your home.
choose their electricity source. When the wind is blowing, your home is
powered (in part) by Skystream; when it’s
not, your home is seamlessly powered by
your utility as usual. During periods of strong
winds, Skystream can actually produce
excess electricity. Depending on your utility,
your meter will spin backwards—giving you
credit for a later date.
Scale Comparison
40’
30’
20’
10’
Our goal from the start was to make the production has opened up that opportunity
free energy in the wind accessible to more to millions of homes around the world. If your
people than ever before. Skystream’s site fits the following criteria, chances are
compact design and high-efficiency energy Skystream will work for you:
* Visit www.skystreamenergy.com for wind maps for your area, or consult your local Skystream dealer.
Southwest Windpower: the People Behind Skystream.
For 20 years, Southwest Windpower, Inc., in Flagstaff, Arizona, has brought low-cost, reliable,
clean energy to the world. As the world’s largest producer of small wind generators, we’ve
pioneered new technologies to make renewable energy simple. Visit us at www.windenergy.com.
Technical Specifications
Model: Skystream 3.7
Rated Capacity: 1.8 kW; 2.4 kW peak FIVE YEAR WARRANTY
Weight: 170 lbs / 77 kg
Rotor Diameter: 12 ft / 3.72 m Swept Area: 115.7 ft2 / 10.87 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: 66-213 ft/s / 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 with redundant relay switch control
Cut-in Wind Speed: 8 mph / 3.5 m/s Rated Wind Speed: 20 mph / 9 m/s
User Control: Wireless 2-way interface remote system
Survival Wind Speed: 140 mph / 63 m/s Sound: 45 decibels @ 40 ft / 12 m
Energy Performance
900 2.5
800 2.4
kW hours per month
700 2.1
600 1.8
Power (kw)
500 1.5
400 1.2
300 0.9
200 0.6
100 0.3
0 0
mph 5.6 7.9 10 12.3 14.5 16.8 19 21.2 23.5 24.6 mph 0 11 22.3 33.5 44.75 60
m/s 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.5 10.5 11 m/s 0 5 10 15 20 25
Average Annual Wind Speed Wind Speed
www.skystreamenergy.com
Southwest Windpower 1801 W. Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ 86001