Slip rings 101

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Excerpt: These devices allow transmitting power and signals from a stationary platform to one that is rotating. A slip-ring assembly is often a graphite or precious metal brush that contacts the outside diameter of a rotating metal ring. As the ring turns, an electrical current or signal conducts through the …

Assembly 101

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Excerpt: Assembly tasks intersect in manufacturing, fastening and joining, and fabrication work. That becomes clearer when you consider that utility-scale turbines are so large they must be manufactured in sections or modules and then assembled close to the job site. Modular turbine designs are also nece …

Large retaining rings and wave springs

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Excerpt: Smalley offers their Spirolox Retaining Rings and Wave Springs for power generation. The company’s standard Wind Power Series is available in up to 120-in. dia. The size is possible because coiling is used in place of stamping. Over 10,000 parts are available from stock, 1/4 to 16 in., in carbon a …

Slip rings tested for years of trouble-free operation

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Excerpt: In response to demands for longer, uninterrupted service life, DEUBLIN Co. manufactures a complete line of electrical slip ring systems. These devices are used in many industrial applications such as wind turbines, tooling machines, plastic-molding machines, propulsion centrifuges, robotics, and oth …

Partnership in design manufacture and distribution of slip rings to NA windpower market

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Excerpt: A provider of parts and engineering services to wind power industry in North America and a manufacturer of wind turbine and custom components for motion applications worldwide, have announced their partnership in design, manufacture, and distribution of slip rings. UEA slip rings are said offer …

Advantages of custom wire harnesses for slip rings

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Excerpt: One option that sets UEA slip rings apart from most others manufacturers are its custom wiring harnesses. These harnesses are built in-house to attach to either or both the center leads from the center core stack and/or the brush leads or outer portion of the slip ring assembly. Adding plugs or …

Contactless sliprings pass tests

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Excerpt: The manufacturer of industrial wireless power devices announced the successful trial of the Proxi-Ring 480, a contactless slip ring that provides wireless power and data to pitch-control systems in wind turbines. The Proxi-Ring 480 is said to make wind-energy generation more cost-effective by in …

Graphite tech company selects new NA distributor

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Excerpt: A wind turbine service company North American industry, Availon Inc, says it has been named a distributor for Schunk Graphite Technology LLC (SGT).  Availon will now offer customers products from Schunk including brush holders, carbon brushes, slip rings, and other components critical for relia …

What are wind turbine sliprings?

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Excerpt: These devices allow transmitting power and signals from a stationary platform to one that is rotating. A slip-ring assembly is often a graphite or precious metal brush that contacts the outside diameter of a rotating metal ring. As the ring turns, an electrical current or signal conducts through the …

Trends in sliprings

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Excerpt: Sliprings work in the turbine’s hub where they transmit power and signals from stationary cables in the nacelle to rotating equipment in the hub. A slip-ring assembly is often a graphite or precious metal brush that contacts the outside diameter of a rotating metal ring. As the ring turns, electri …