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- Small Wind Power (16)
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- Turbine Sensors (11)
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- Wind Turbine Controls (13)
- Wind Turbine Design (50)
- Wind Turbine Gearboxes (17)
- Wind Turbine Installation (20)
- Wind Watch (66)
- Yaw and Pitch Brakes (6)
Bearings
- A Better Way to Protect Generator Bearings
- Clever Bearing and Planetary Drive Carries Greater Load
- Manufacturer for large bearings
- Modular bearing for planetary wind turbine gearboxes
- Bearing handles rocking platforms
- How to Get Turbine Gears and Bearings to (Almost) Talk
- Graco helps provide the right lubrication to the right bearing
- Teeter bearing help wind turbines Sssssssh
- Cylindrical roller bearing now handles greater loads
- High capacity cylindrical-roller bearings for the wind-energy market
Community Wind Power
- Community wind shapes a growing trend
- A powerful idea: Wind turbines in the city
- Wind-turbine manufacturer adds solar interest, changes name
- How communities can establish wind plants
- Community College Soon to Generate Wind Workers
- First Assess the Site, Then Build the Wind Farm
- Coalition plans 20 MW community wind project
- 225-kW Aeronautica turbine aims at community wind
Condition Monitoring
Couplings
- Wind Turbine Torque limiter by Centa
- A closer look at gearbox-to-generator couplings
- Composite disc couplings for wind turbines
- Hydraulic pitch control for wind-turbine blades
- Composite coupling handles high-power misalignments
Drives
- Electric actuators ready for windpower work
- Clever Bearing and Planetary Drive Carries Greater Load
- Yaw and pitch drives for wind turbines
- Hydraulic yaw and pitch drives
- Pitch and yaw drives
- Hydraulic pitch control for wind-turbine blades
- Composite coupling handles high-power misalignments
Electrical Systems
- SAB North America’s tray cables and flexible motor supply cables achieve UL WTTC approval
- Overview of wind power storage media
- Solving the use-it-or-lose-it wind energy problem
- Lithium battery could store wind generated power
- Small power transformers handle 5 to 15 MVA
- Slip rings ready for demanding apps
- Wind-to-H2 plant more efficiency with multilingual controls
- Variable Transformer Frequency Connects Unruly Grids
- Encoders Give Turbine Controls More Data
- 28-port Ethernet switch configures in the field
Energy Policy
- Building a new industry in America: Components for Wind Turbines
- American Wind Energy Association on the Stimulus Plan suspension proposal
- Community wind shapes a growing trend
- A powerful idea: Wind turbines in the city
- EPA says 12 environmental sites could be wind farms
- Analyzing building-integrated wind
- Six criteria for more reliable wind farm networks
- Novel transmission to give small turbines a boost
- Renewable Energy Executives Call On Congress To Pass Strong RES
- Dept. Of Energy Gives $20.5M To Community Projects
Environmental Issues
- EPA says 12 environmental sites could be wind farms
- Renewable Energy Executives Call On Congress To Pass Strong RES
- Dept. Of Energy Gives $20.5M To Community Projects
- Gas and oil execs see more employment in 2010
- Alternative Energy Expo set for Maryland in May
- Guiding 200,000 Amps Safely to Ground
- Turning vibration into useful dc voltage
- Mouser Electronics now stocks tiny TI temperature sensor
- Personal power plant charges 5V devices
- Lightning protection and tests for ground connections
Fastening-Joining for Wind Power
- Quick-locking pin speeds assembly work
- A better coating for wind power bolts
- LENTON LOCK Mechanical Rebar Splicing
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- Tight or Not, This Bolt Tells
- Cardinal Fastener’s Birdie Chart
- Free washer catalog shows 24,000 nonstandard possibilities
- Better Ways to Check Bolt Tension
- 18,000 core parts online
- Tensioning bolts hydraulically
Featured Wind Power Articles
- First Assess the Site, Then Build the Wind Farm
- Simulations Key to More Efficient Wind Farms
- Shouded Wind Turbines Accelerate Output
- Four Onboard Generators Mean Almost Never Having to Shut Down
- Clever Bearing and Planetary Drive Carries Greater Load
- Better Ways to Check Bolt Tension
- Capacitor Delivers High Current and Low ESR
- Suspended Access Systems get a Safety Boost
- CFD’s Role in the Windpower Industry
- Considerations for Designing Turbine Hydraulics
Hydraulics
- Many seals for turbine tasks
- What to Expect from Hydraulic Seals
- Considerations for Designing Turbine Hydraulics
- How clean is oil in the turbine? Monitor tells
- Think proportional flow for blade-pitch control
- Hydraulic yaw and pitch drives
- Filters for wind-turbine hydraulics
- Hydraulic firm introduces quick-connect couplings
- How to protect high-pressure hydraulics
- Pitch controls: electric, hydraulic, or something new?
Lubricants
- Synthetics Get More Work Out of Wind Turbines
- Synthetic gear oils cut wind power operating costs
- Software and Hardware for Managing Lubricants
- Low Volume Flow Meters from Graco
- Graco helps provide the right lubrication to the right bearing
- Automated lube lengthens life of bearings and seals
- How to keep an eye on the lube oil
Manufacturing
- NREL and Great Lakes WIND target midsized turbine designers and manufacturers
- Company ready to make blades and molds
- Over 100-m reach lets CNC machine turbine blades
Materials
- Simple and Smart FAA Lighting
- Non-Halogen Flame Retardant Material Adds More
- Long and Wide CNC Machine Blades
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- Tight or Not, This Bolt Tells
- Free washer catalog shows 24,000 nonstandard possibilities
- New blue foam for casting patterns
- A sprayer for resin and hardener
- Industrial “kitchen” Cooks up New Materials
- Software guides design of composite blades
Mechanical Components
- NREL and Great Lakes WIND target midsized turbine designers and manufacturers
- Quick-locking pin speeds assembly work
- A better coating for wind power bolts
- Low speed wind power generator could take weight out of the nacelle
- Developer says 20% blade weight reduction possible
- Can an air leak give turbine rotors an efficiency boost?
- Yaw brakes for wind turbines
- Rotor brakes for wind turbines
- Many seals for turbine tasks
- The Gearbox Standard for Windturbines gets an Upgrade
Nacelle
- Low speed wind power generator could take weight out of the nacelle
- Vibration Monitoring Tells A Lot About Your Equipment
- Over 15,000 electrical products in stock
- How to Get Turbine Gears and Bearings to (Almost) Talk
- How to protect large parts for shipping
Power storage
- Overview of wind power storage media
- Solving the use-it-or-lose-it wind energy problem
- Lithium battery could store wind generated power
- Wind-to-H2 plant more efficiency with multilingual controls
- Will This Contraption Work?
- Planning a Better Battery for Wind
- Big battery stores wind power
Seals
Slip rings
Small Wind Power
- Analyzing building-integrated wind
- Novel transmission to give small turbines a boost
- Wind-turbine manufacturer adds solar interest, changes name
- Small Wind Certification Coming Soon
- Vertical Axis Turbine Powers Cell Towers
- No Shortage of Amusing Wind Turbine Ideas
- Cleanfield Energy adds Smart controls to turbines
- Vertical-axis turbines starts generating at less than 3 m/s
- Small and Community Wind Conference, Nov 3 to 5, 2009 Detroit
- Turbine said to tolerate 168 mph winds
Test-Measurement
- Laser alignment sets generators straight
- Turbine drivetrain test lab goes to Clemson U
- Fast Accurate Flow Solver for Wind Turbine Simulations
- Simulations Key to More Efficient Wind Farms
- Automated gearbox testing builds in consistency
- High Precision Large Scale Gear Inspection
- How to recognize drivetrain defects
- Simulation programs for the renewable-energy industry
- CFD’s Role in the Windpower Industry
- Portable particle counter tattles on dirty oil
Training
- A guide to “green” jobs
- Small and Community Wind Conference, Nov 3 to 5, 2009 Detroit
- Full day wind session at Design & Manufacturing Midwest
- One-day wind session at Design and Manufacturing Show
- Low pressure course on hydraulics for wind turbines
Transportation of Wind Components
Turbine Blades
- Developer says 20% blade weight reduction possible
- Can an air leak give turbine rotors an efficiency boost?
- Rotor-Blade Ridges Promise More Turbine Power
- Position sensor gives rotors perfect pitch
- Company ready to make blades and molds
- Long and wide CNC machines, finishes turbine blades
- Mixer and Dispenser for Turbine Blade Manufacturing
- Whale Fins Influence Wind Turbine Design
- A material for large parts, without an autoclave
- Adhesives, sealants, and more for wind-turbine manufacturing
Turbine Sensors
- Position sensor gives rotors perfect pitch
- Sensor detects fluid properties
- Vibration Monitoring Tells A Lot About Your Equipment
- CanWEA attracts top OEMs
- Cleanfield Energy adds Smart controls to turbines
- Mouser Electronics now stocks tiny TI temperature sensor
- Energy-efficient chokes for inverters in wind turbines
- Blade sensors could let turbines adapt faster
- Magnetic linear displacement sensor
- Surge protectors shield from 40,000 to 200,000 amps
Uncategorized
- 12,000 single-model wind turbines define the sweet spot
- Reid Supply adds Dickies Workwear Online
- Wind Brochure from Electrical Component Manufacturer
Utility Grid
- Small power transformers handle 5 to 15 MVA
- Variable Transformer Frequency Connects Unruly Grids
- IBM and Cisco Develop Amsterdam’s Smarter Energy Project
- Renewable Grid Initiative Launched in Europe
- Complete smart grid solution
- Lithium batteries for renewable-energy backup
- Steel poles for transmission lines
Wind Maintenance
- Lift assist ‘shortens’ long ladders
- The next generation in wind power asset management
- Compact pneumatic power clamps
- Laser alignment sets generators straight
- Scanning Spot Laser Sensor Speeds Welding of Wind Towers
- Simple and Smart FAA Lighting
- Non-Halogen Flame Retardant Material Adds More
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- Synthetics Get More Work Out of Wind Turbines
- A Better Way to Protect Generator Bearings
Wind Power Construction
- Modular towers and the quest for stronger wind
- Where is the market for cranes?
- Can an air leak give turbine rotors an efficiency boost?
- Scanning Spot Laser Sensor Speeds Welding of Wind Towers
- 28-port Ethernet switch configures in the field
- First Assess the Site, Then Build the Wind Farm
- Fast Accurate Flow Solver for Wind Turbine Simulations
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- Simulations Key to More Efficient Wind Farms
- Keeping Weight Down Key to Boosting Turbine Performance
Wind Power Generators
- A Better Way to Protect Generator Bearings
- Will This Contraption Work?
- Direct-drive generators find more followers
- Turning vibration into useful dc voltage
- Three generator designs serve many turbines
- Energy-efficient chokes for inverters in wind turbines
- Rare-Earth Magnets make Mighty Motors
- Tiny turbines might provide building power
- Novel magnetic-field manipulation leads to unusual generator
- Efficient generator stays cool and does not cog
Wind Power News
- Obama Gives $2.3B In Tax Credits to Solar & Wind Energy
- Windpower Explained – Drivetrain Explored
- Alternative Energy Expo set for Maryland in May
- Community College Soon to Generate Wind Workers
- CanWEA Attracts Top OEMs
- Nat Labs & OEMs Have Ideas, Suggestions for Suppliers
- A guide to “green” jobs
- Consultancy expects 8+ GW by year end
- Coalition plans 20 MW community wind project
- Future looks good for wind-turbine controls
Wind Power Projects
- Building a new industry in America: Components for Wind Turbines
- Community wind shapes a growing trend
- A powerful idea: Wind turbines in the city
- Analyzing building-integrated wind
- Six criteria for more reliable wind farm networks
- Novel transmission to give small turbines a boost
- Dept. Of Energy Gives $20.5M To Community Projects
- Here’s what I think, Feb 2010
- Wind-turbine manufacturer adds solar interest, changes name
- Obama Gives $2.3B In Tax Credits to Solar & Wind Energy
Wind Power Site Simulation
- Can an air leak give turbine rotors an efficiency boost?
- Fast Accurate Flow Solver for Wind Turbine Simulations
- Simulating the Turbine-Simulating the Site
- How to recognize drivetrain defects
- Simulation programs for the renewable-energy industry
- CFD’s Role in the Windpower Industry
- How much power in the wind? Calculator tells
- Webinar series: Reducing wind-turbine design time with simulations
- CAD for wind turbines
Wind Power Software
- Rotor blades will deflect this much-says simulation software
- Pump-power calculation? There’s an app for that
- Developer says 20% blade weight reduction possible
- Simulating the Turbine-Simulating the Site
- Simulation programs for the renewable-energy industry
- Software and Hardware for Managing Lubricants
- Good renewable-power investment or bad? Software tells.
- Software models wind-farm finances
- Webinar series: Reducing wind-turbine design time with simulations
Wind Safety
- Lift assist ‘shortens’ long ladders
- Simple and Smart FAA Lighting
- Non-Halogen Flame Retardant Material Adds More
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- A Better Way to Protect Generator Bearings
- Tight or Not, This Bolt Tells
- Films in Capacitors Let Them Self Heal and More
- Vibration Monitoring Tells A Lot About Your Equipment
- Guiding 200,000 Amps Safely to Ground
- Simple and smart FAA lighting
Wind Turbine Controls
- Wind-to-H2 plant more efficiency with multilingual controls
- Encoders Give Turbine Controls More Data
- 28-port Ethernet switch configures in the field
- Compact Weather Stations Help Measure the Wind
- Future looks good for wind-turbine controls
- National Labs and OEMs Have Lots of Ideas, Suggestions for Suppliers
- Moog slip rings replace an existing design
- Think proportional flow for blade-pitch control
- Controller for welding equipment
- Moog acquires servodrives and backup power company
Wind Turbine Design
- SAB North America’s tray cables and flexible motor supply cables achieve UL WTTC approval
- NREL and Great Lakes WIND target midsized turbine designers and manufacturers
- Quick-locking pin speeds assembly work
- Overview of wind power storage media
- Solving the use-it-or-lose-it wind energy problem
- Rotor blades will deflect this much-says simulation software
- A better coating for wind power bolts
- Low speed wind power generator could take weight out of the nacelle
- Pump-power calculation? There’s an app for that
- Developer says 20% blade weight reduction possible
Wind Turbine Gearboxes
- The Gearbox Standard for Windturbines gets an Upgrade
- Turbine drivetrain test lab goes to Clemson U
- High Precision Large Scale Gear Inspection
- Modular bearing for planetary wind turbine gearboxes
- How to Get Turbine Gears and Bearings to (Almost) Talk
- Two-bladed Wind Turbine lets Rotor Teeter
- Yaw and pitch drives for wind turbines
- Gearboxes for pitch drives
- Think drop forging for large gear blanks
- Website for those blue alpha gearboxes
Wind Turbine Installation
- Modular towers and the quest for stronger wind
- Scanning Spot Laser Sensor Speeds Welding of Wind Towers
- 28-port Ethernet switch configures in the field
- First Assess the Site, Then Build the Wind Farm
- Tools for Torque, Tools for Tension
- Simulations Key to More Efficient Wind Farms
- Guiding 200,000 Amps Safely to Ground
- National Labs and OEMs Have Lots of Ideas, Suggestions for Suppliers
- Nonglare LEDs Make it Easier to See in the Tower
- No Shortage of Amusing Wind Turbine Ideas
Wind Watch
- EPA says 12 environmental sites could be wind farms
- Bike idea appeals to the slouch in us
- A blast from the past: Flower power returns
- Small power transformers handle 5 to 15 MVA
- Wind-turbine manufacturer adds solar interest, changes name
- Vestas adds $100 million in wind turbines to Canadian wind plant
- GE Energy joint ventures in India help expand market share
- REpower contracts 143 MW with enXco in California
- General Electric recieves $1.4 billion wind turbine contract
- How Will the Waxman-Markey Bill Affect the Energy Industry?
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