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Savonius wind turbine

type of wind turbine that spins along its vertical axis
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Savonius wind turbine

Summary

Savonius wind turbine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Savonius wind turbine is credited with the discovery of Sigurd Savonius[2].
  • Savonius wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine[3].
  • Savonius wind turbine's Commons category is recorded as Savonius wind turbines[4].

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Definition and Type

Savonius wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine[3].

Why It Matters

Savonius wind turbine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Sigurd Savonius
    Subclass of → vertical axis wind turbine
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0218103-Savoniuv-rotor, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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