Electromechanical device for blade pitch control
May 25, 2010 by Paul Dvorak
Filed under Drives, Wind Turbine Controls, Wind Watch
In addition to hydraulically controlled and actuated blade pitch control systems, Parker can provide components and systems for dynamic performances with electromechanical technology. Parker’s electromechanical solutions, on display in Booth 10443, include dc drives with rugged designs and flexible connectivity, brushless servomotors in a full power range with flexible connection options, multi-axis motion controllers providing high speed coordinated multi-axis motion, and servo drives with compact power. Full programmability and electric cylinders offer compact power in a rugged package.
Windpower Engineering Editor Paul Dvorak is an experienced mechanical engineer. Paul has seven years of hands on mechanical engineering experience and 23 years of technical writing. Paul is constantly in correspondence with wind turbine manufacturers and wind power researchers. Thanks to this correspondence, he is able to write about wind engineering topics before any other editor in the wind space.
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