About Pirate Wind Turbines
Short Version - for those who get bored quickly
I’m Dan Marsh, the founder of Pirate Wind Turbines, and we’re developing a new small-wind turbine architecture focused on making wind power more useful in the real world, especially for farms and ranch applications.
The problem with most small wind turbines is that they either do very little in low winds, or they become difficult to control in high winds. Our patented approach is built around two benefits we call EarlyVolt™ and StableVolt™.
EarlyVolt™ is about getting useful power earlier, at lower wind speeds.
StableVolt™ is about keeping the electrical output more controlled and compatible with today’s charge controllers, pump controllers, and power electronics.
I don’t get into the internal design details publicly, but the goal is simple: make small wind more reliable, more useful, and easier to integrate into real-world systems.
Longer Version - for those truly Interested in what we are all about
I’m Dan Marsh, the founder of Pirate Wind Turbines, and we’re developing a patented small-wind turbine architecture designed to fix the main reasons small wind has struggled in the marketplace.
The opportunity is huge because wind is everywhere, but small wind turbines have not performed well enough for many real-world users. Most either don’t produce meaningful power soon enough in low wind, or they become difficult to control when wind speeds increase. That creates problems with reliability, electronics, batteries, braking systems, and overall cost.
Our system is built around two branded advantages: EarlyVolt™ and StableVolt™.
EarlyVolt™ is the low-wind advantage. It is designed to help the turbine begin creating useful power earlier than traditional small wind systems.
StableVolt™ is the high-wind and gust-control advantage. It is designed to help keep the electrical output within a more controlled and usable range, making it easier to connect to charge controllers, pump controllers, and other power electronics.
I’m careful not to disclose the actual internal design details in casual conversations, because of the trade secrets and our new technology. Everything we are working on is either patented or trademarked and is commercially sensitive. The benefit is easy to understand: we are trying to make small wind more practical, more controllable, and more valuable.
We have a small ranch in Central Texas, therefore our first love (market) is farms and ranches, because those customers already understand wind, they already need power in remote locations, and they often have land with usable wind.
Longer term, this architecture could apply to off-grid homes, grid-tied homes, telecom sites, disaster response, military field power, and hybrid renewable systems.
The goal is not just to sell a turbine. The goal is to change what small wind is capable of.
Successes & Testing
Our technology has progressed through a rigorous and methodical development process.
1. Initial hypothesis testing was conducted at a world-renowned research institute in San Antonio, Texas, validating core performance principles.
2. Followed by our first-place recognition in an innovation competition at Texas State University, underscoring the disruptive potential of our design.
3. We've also conducted extensive multi-year field testing in real-world conditions at a Texas ranch.
We are now entering a critical phase of performance validation, capturing operational data across diverse environmental conditions. Our mobile and stationary platforms are equipped with datalogging equipment and advanced sensors to monitor:
- Wind speed
- Alternator shaft RPM
- Voltage output
- Current output
- More