Betz's law

proper noun

A law describing the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind. It states that no turbine, regardless of its design, can capture more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy in wind.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A law describing the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind. It states that no turbine, regardless of its design, can capture more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy in wind.

Origin

It was published in 1919, by the German physicist Albert Betz.

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Betz's law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betz's%20law

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Betz's law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betz's%20law.

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