Wind Turbine Power Curve Simulator

A wind turbine's output does not simply track wind speed — it moves through distinct operating regions shaped by the physics of the rotor and the electronics that protect it. Below cut-in there is no usable torque; from cut-in to rated speed, power climbs with the cube of wind speed as blades sit at their most efficient angle; above rated speed, active blade pitch control feathers the blades to hold power flat instead of letting it overshoot the generator's design limit; and above cut-out, the turbine shuts down entirely for safety. This simulator plots that curve live, lets you resize the rotor, and lets you disable pitch control to see directly why it exists.