A power controller 5 calculates the induced voltage or rotor magnetic flux
from the output voltage and the output current of a generator 3,
estimates a shaft speed of the generator 3 from the phase of the induced
voltage or the phase of the rotor magnetic flux, and calculate the output
of a windmill 1 from the estimated value of the shaft speed and the
output of the generator 3. As a result, since the output of the windmill
1 can be calculated without requiring a speed sensor for detecting the
shaft speed of the generator 3, it is possible to accomplish
simplification of circuits, reduction of cost, and high reliability.