Editor’s note: This is a significant announcement because successful superconducting equipment would allow building smaller generators with higher outputs than current technology allows for wind turbines. This is a step in the right direction. Superconductor Technologies Inc., a developer and producer of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, says it has recently received
Office of Naval Research: Second gen high-temp superconducting generator program
June 10, 2013 : 0 Comments
Editor’s note: If you did not pay close attention to developments in superconductivity, you might think it’s all just research. Actually, a few superconducting products are slowly coming to commercialization. The program review here provides a peek into generator design from the Navy’s perspective. Success for the Navy means more efficient wind turbines. The review
Superconductivity industry highlights technology at 3rd technology summit
June 6, 2013 : 0 Comments
Editor’s note: Superconductivity, and in particular high-temperature superconductivity, holds great promise to improve most anything electrical. For the wind industry, it could mean more efficient generators and certainly more efficient long-distance transmission lines. Hence, our interest in the development and commercialization of this technology. Business and education leaders, prominent scientists, engineers and government officials
FusionDrive factory validation complete, helps reduce the LCoE
June 6, 2013 : 0 Comments
After eight months of testing and verification, FusionDrive, the industry’s most advanced gear and generator combination is now a validated drivetrain. The smallest and most lightweight combo in the market has proven to reach 96.6% efficiency, leading to an excellent energy yield. The gear and generator combination, in commercial production for DeWind, is a joint
The Switch 5-MW drivetrain operating in Chinese offshore project
May 17, 2013 : 0 Comments
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent-magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) packages, says its first 5 MW, high-speed drive trains installed in the field in China for CSIC Haizhuang Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd a Chinese wind power equipment manufacturer, are now successfully operating. The turbines operate with a max output at 5 MW,
TÜV Rheinland certifies HybridDrive from Winergy
May 15, 2013 : 0 Comments
TÜV Rheinland has certified the HybridDrive system from wind-turbine-component manufacturer Winergy, according to the GL2010 Guideline. The system consists of a gearbox and generator. “We are glad the certification was accomplished so quickly”, said Matthias Deicke, Winergy Project Manager. “The fact that the HybridDrive has been inspected prior to the project planning of the wind
Advanced wind turbine drivetrain completes successful tests
April 4, 2013 : 0 Comments
Already in commercial production, FusionDrive, the market’s smartest gear and generator combination, is now proven to work well in its test field. The full load test run of FusionDrive recently started in the Moventas R&D center in Finland. The gear and generator combination, now in commercial production for DeWind, is a joint effort of
LeitDrive 4Q frequency converter to be installed in all LEITWIND’s turbines
March 20, 2013 : 0 Comments
LEITWIND recently announced that its new state of the art 4Q frequency converter, known as LeitDrive, was now to be installed across all of its wind turbine product range, after successful testing demonstrated the prototypes’ superior performance. LeitDrive is one of the most remarkable innovations resulting from LEITWIND’s continuous direct-drive technology research and development. The
One of the world’s most advanced wind turbine test facilities supplied by GE Power Conversion
March 15, 2013 : 0 Comments
GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a turnkey contract with the Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center (LORC), a Danish center for testing renewable energy technology, for the construction, commissioning, and handover of one of the world’s most advanced facilities to test wind turbine nacelles with an output power of up to 10 MW. The Lindoe Nacelle
The Switch 5-MW drivetrain now operating in Chinese offshore wind project
March 5, 2013 : 1 Comment
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) packages, recently announced that its first 5-MW high-speed drivetrains installed in the field in China for CSIC (Chongqing) Haizhuang Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd (HZ Windpower), a Chinese wind power equipment manufacturer, are now successfully operating. The turbines operate continuously at 5
