INVAP offers a selection of low power wind driven turbine models specially intended for use in Patagonia. These generators were calculated to withstand the extreme weather conditions prevailing in Patagonia: winds are high and extremely variable winds and weather conditions are harsh.

These turbines are ideally suited to power telephony systems and cathodic pipe protection systems, to supply electricity to remote settlements that are far from power distribution networks, such as rural schools.

The involvement of INVAP in wind driven energy took root firmly by 1997 with the incorporation of the knowledge obtained and the experience gained during the development of wind measuring instruments carried out with the company Viento Sur SRL, enriched by new capability for calculations, analysis and testing.
Some of the features of the generators are as follows

• Three-blade rotor featuring laminar wing contour to provide for smooth running, even in turbulent wind conditions

• Monolithic seamless plastic rotor blades and expanded polyurethane cores, fiberglass reinforcement to provide maximum resistance.

• Simple effective speed control rendered by a slant of the rotor rotation plane providing for power generation even during very high winds.

• Strong, reliable mechanical design providing for stable operation and necessitating maintenance no more than once a year.

In addition to automatic speed control, the IVS wind driven generators are provided with a hand-brake to stop the rotors for maintenance.

The wind driven generators installed on high mountainous terrain are coated with a silicon base to prevent snow and ice sticking to the blades and causing unbalanced rotation which would damage the turbine. Every other part of the generators feature specially designed parts to withstand harsh weather.

All the generators are supplied "turn-key" to ensure service rendered according to requirements ordered.