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Wind Turbine Efficiency

Wind turbine efficiency 59 is given by formula

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where 60 is the power of the turbine, 61 is the maximal theoretical power given by Betz’s law, 62 is torque of the rotor and 63 is angular velocity of the rotor, 64 is density of air, 65 is area covered by the rotor and 66 is the velocity at inlet.