Low Volume Flow Meters from Graco

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Excerpt: The recent SDM15 and SDP15 flow meters feature high flow rates (14.0 gpm, 53.0 lpm) for fast dispense times. The series, from Graco Inc., Minneapolis, also includes the SDM5 and SDP5 meters for lower flow rate tasks, up to 5.0 gpm (18.9 lpm). The series includes preset models, some with the capabili …

Cleanfield Energy adds Smart controls to turbines

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Excerpt: A 3.5kW vertical-axis wind turbine is said to produce clean, reliable energy for residential and commercial applications. The system can mount on flat rooftops, as well as traditional towers and poles. The V3.5 from Cleanfield Energy, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, can be installed without the need to c …

Vestas Receives Order for 77 MW in Spain

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Excerpt: Vestas has received an order for a total of 24 units of the V90-2.0 MW turbine and 16 units of the V90-1.8 MW turbine for three projects in Spain. The contract comprises supply, installation, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution, as well as a five-year service agreement. The first turbines ar …

Wind Turbine Torque limiter by Centa

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Excerpt: CENTA produces an enhanced version of its Torque Hub, the slip clutch which offers a simple and low-cost design for torque overload generator protection. In wind power plants, electrical circuit problems are known to cause short-term torque peaks. In this event, slip clutches protect the cost …

Graco helps provide the right lubrication to the right bearing

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Excerpt: A wide range of automatic lubrication products protect wind turbines while they operate. Accurate, reliable, and adjustable lubrication for each lube point keeps critical machinery in the nacelle running at peak performance for increased productivity, lower maintenance costs, and more efficient lubr …

Lapp introduces high performance tray cable for wind turbine

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Excerpt: Florham Park, NJ – Lapp, introduces its highest-performance UL-listed tray cable, OLFLEX® FORTIS. This product meets UL-1277 tray cable requirements, as well as providing industry-leading oil resistance and coldtemperature performance. It is also rated as a CSA tray cable (CSA C22.2 No. 230). …

Design changes in new electrical transformer

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Excerpt: The manufacturer of a dry electrical transformer has developed a cost-effective general purpose, encapsulated-transformer line for commercial applications.  Designated the HPS Fortress by developer Hammond Power Solutions, Baraboo, WI, the designs feature a NEMA 3R rated enclosure and are encapsula …

New, longer lasting brake pads for wind turbine

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Excerpt: Tribco Inc. will exhibit brake pads that last 3 to 5 times longer than conventional brake pads—but won’t scratch or wear down brake rotors—because they are lined with Braketex, the world’s first and only 100% Kevlar fibered composite friction lining. Braketex is also virtually dust fr …

Complete smart grid solution

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Excerpt: Providing utility companies with a reliable, accurate and energy-efficient smart grid solution for electricity line monitoring, Optisense Network, Inc. has selected Texas Instruments Incorporated's embedded processing and analog technology as the preferred solution for its primary measuring units (P …

Moog slip rings replace an existing design

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Excerpt: A recent slip ring design, which is also a direct replacement for the pitch-control slip ring on GE 1.5 MW series wind turbine, comes from Moog Industrial Group, East Aurora, NY. The AC7008 slip ring provides reliable transmission of power and data signals for the rotating blades from the con …