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- Wind Turbine Design (68)
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- Wind Turbine Installation (30)
- Wind Watch (99)
- Yaw and Pitch Brakes (8)
Bearings
- Wind bearing includes seals, lube, and monitoring
- Shell takes wraps off line of turbine lubes
- Timken wins $26 million wind-energy contract
- Large slewing rings for wind turbines
- Tests show Trelleborg bearings wear exceptionally well at low velocities
- Hybrid bearings work longer in turbine generators
- How accurate bearing loads, Flexpins, and disruptive technology can change the windpower industry
- Gearbox maker now offers repair services
- Improved sealing methods make wind turbines more reliable
- All steel metric rod end bearings survive high load environments
Community Wind Power
- Texas’ Windthorst-1 ready for next phase
- U of Delaware get state’s first community wind project
- Communities to own utililty-sized wind projects
- Myths and facts in community wind projects
- The plus side of large two-blade turbines
- Communities to own utililty-sized wind projects
- Communities to own utility-sized wind projects
- NREL and Great Lakes Wind target midsized turbine designers and manufacturers
- Community wind shapes a growing trend
- A powerful idea: Wind turbines in the city
Condition Monitoring
- Does the oil need changing? Debris monitor tells
- Wind data from tall towers without their purchase
- Plating protects fittings against corrosion
- Intelligent vibration monitoring for wind plants
- Strong wind, weak policy in Wyoming
- New ventilation ideas clean the air in plants
- Pressure and temperature transmitters 101
- Bearing and steel manufacturer unveils many new products
- Intelligent vibration monitoring for wind plants
- How to monitor 975 turbines at 14 wind plants
Connectors
- Connection blocks for high current
- Industrial multipole connectors for tough applications
- Many features in one connector
- Modular electrical connector ready for many jobs in the nacelle
- Waterproof interconnects for high power
- How to monitor and remotely control electric vaults
- Aluminum tube fittings are 65% lighter than steel
- Connector ready for high-voltage dc electronics
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 blade pitch control
- Electromechanical device for blade pitch control
- Many high-voltage controls for wind plants
- Friction drive may solve conventional drivetrain problems
- 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
Editorial
Electrical Systems
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Ultracapacitors backup more wind turbines
- Connection blocks for high current
- Laser-based wind sensor lets turbines grab more power
- Slip rings handle up to 60 A
- Industrial multipole connectors for tough applications
- Measuring encoder fits shafts to 2 m
- 2.5-MW inverter ready for wind power and photovoltaics
- Inductive components ready for offshore inverters in wind turbines
- Many features in one connector
Energy Policy
- Massachusetts Supreme Court grants Cape Wind all state and local permits
- China agrees to buy American
- NREL to explore legal routes to state feed-in-tariffs
- The story below the first full-scale floating wind turbine
- Peacing together green communities
- Handling lightning on a North Dakota wind farm
- Company awarded DOE Grant
- Pattern Energy Raises Nearly $1B In Equity For Wind
- Americans Making Power Act introduced in congress
- Study explores role of grid technologies in growth of U.S. wind energy
Environmental Issues
- Massachusetts Supreme Court grants Cape Wind all state and local permits
- The story below the first full-scale floating wind turbine
- Handling lightning on a North Dakota wind farm
- Thousands experience renewable energy future at first Solar and Wind Expo
- NREL Study Shows Power Grid Can Accomodate Substantial Increase In Wind & Solar
- Hydrogen provides a way to store excess wind power
- 12 month study to compare data quality, sensor reliability in cold climates
- EPA says some contaminated sites good for wind farms
- Sign the blade: GE sends wind blade on tour
- DOE Invests Another $200 Million In Wind and Solar Power
Fastening-Joining for Wind Power
- An intro to torque multipliers
- Calibration lab certifies high-torque wrenches
- Lessons for using tools at height
- Hydraulic torque wrenches produce up to 58,000 ft-lb
- Wave springs for quick connectors
- High-strength latches
- This bolt turns low torque into high load
- Quick-locking pin speeds assembly work
- A better coating for wind power bolts
- LENTON LOCK Mechanical Rebar Splicing
Featured Wind Power Articles
- Composites One China to exhibit at China Composites Expo
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Massachusetts Supreme Court grants Cape Wind all state and local permits
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- Avoid maintenance surprises: Summit 2010, Sept 7 to 9
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
- Tidal power next big step for renewable energy
- President praises American manufacturing
- And the winner is…
Financing
Hydraulics
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Plating protects fittings against corrosion
- New ways to monitor and maintain turbine oil
- Tough crane provides a gentle touch for turbine equipment
- 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
Lubricants
- Gearbox lube for wind turbines
- Greases for wind turbines
- 24 Vdc grease pump works on 5-gal pail
- Shell takes wraps off line of turbine lubes
- New ways to monitor and maintain turbine oil
- Dow lubricant brochure for wind turbine gearboxes
- Electric pump automates lube jobs
- Bearing and steel manufacturer unveils many new products
- The wraps come off Lube&Seal sealing system
- Specialty lubricants for wind power jobs
Maintenance & operations
- An intro to torque multipliers
- Calibration lab certifies high-torque wrenches
- Hybrid bearings work longer in turbine generators
- Fixing a broken repair strategy
- Bronto Skylift unveils 90m aerial platform
- Sandvik Coromant CoroDrill 880 offers increased productivity to Wind Manufacturers
- NREL & Samsung Obtain Decades of Wind Power Data in Two Months of Testing
- Electric torque gun shortens longer hydraulic jobs
- Compact units added to line of industrial Ethernet switches
- Fixing a broken repair strategy
Manufacturing
- Composites One China to exhibit at China Composites Expo
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
- Plasma cutter can pierce, sever thick metal
- President praises American manufacturing
- Composites One to distribute MIRteq materials and production methods in N.A.
- Drills make cleaner holes in composites and aluminum
- Bronto Skylift unveils 90m aerial platform
- Gearbox maker now offers repair services
- Can intelligent blades sense the wind and adapt?
Materials
- Surface coating improves rotor performance
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Foams from plant-based resins
- Composites One to distribute MIRteq materials and production methods in N.A.
- Resilient cable for wind turbines
- Special polymers replace polycarbonate
- Composite distributor and materials supplier form distribution agreement
- Composites One and 3M Renewable Energy Division Form Alliance
- New ventilation ideas clean the air in plants
- Semi-conductor fuse holders accommodate specialty fuses
Mechanical Components
- Composites One China to exhibit at China Composites Expo
- Surface coating improves rotor performance
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- An intro to torque multipliers
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
- Plasma cutter can pierce, sever thick metal
- President praises American manufacturing
- Lengthy blades no longer a problem
Nacelle
- Lighter high-pressure hose adds reliability to nacelles
- New ventilation ideas clean the air in plants
- 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
- Hawaii wind project includes battery storage
- 8 kW wind inverter comes with double standard warranty
- Building a better battery
- Chemical capacitor to store wind power
- 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
Renewable Portfolio Standard
- Heavily-subsidized fossil fuels lead to uneven energy pricing models
- 2009 U.S. Wind Technologies Market Report summarized
- Is the lack of an RES in the latest ‘energy bill’ a big deal?
- REC Trading in California
- Renewable Energy Standards will Drive the Wind Industry Forward
- President Obama leans toward national renewable energy
- National Renewable Portfolio Standard – What’s the hold up?
Seals
- Ceramic coating shields generator bearing
- Waterproof switch covers for circuit breakers
- A better way to infusion mold blades
- A super seal for temperature extremes
- Many seals for turbine tasks
Slip rings
- Slip rings handle up to 60 A
- China’s Sewind buys 400 pitch-control systems from Moog
- Carbon brushes and holders ready for work
- Slip rings ready for demanding apps
Small Wind Power
- Small wind a big part of Solar and Wind Expo
- Mini wind turbines
- Turbine designed for water shows promise in air
- 8 kW wind inverter comes with double standard warranty
- Is it a chimney…or a turbine?
- Small wind certification testing goes regional
- 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
Test-Measurement
- Partnership helps energy companies see the wind
- Compact Ethernet switches added to line
- Its official: NREL says sodar data as good as from met towers
- Finally, vibration acceptance levels for wind turbines
- 15MW drivetrain test facility for offshore turbines
- 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
Towers
- The story below the first full-scale floating wind turbine
- Covers protect tower sections in transit
- U.S. RE firm assists with 10GW production and more
- Turbine lab on an 80-m tower
- Bronto Skylift unveils 90m aerial platform
- Sandvik Coromant CoroDrill 880 offers increased productivity to Wind Manufacturers
- Electric torque gun shortens longer hydraulic jobs
- Help for machining big wind towers
- Tower manufacturer breaks ground on new factory
Training
- Avoid maintenance surprises: Summit 2010, Sept 7 to 9
- Considerations for fall-arrest anchor points
- 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
- Lengthy blades no longer a problem
- Covers protect tower sections in transit
- Longest air cargo ever carried makes landing
- Air crane lifts turbines to mountain sites
- Transporter simplifies shipping nacelles
- Tough crane provides a gentle touch for turbine equipment
- Why Taller Modular Towers Make Sense
- How to protect large parts for shipping
Turbine Blades
- Surface coating improves rotor performance
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Better blade lets 1.5-MW turbines deliver 5% more power
- Two sensors per blade makes turbine safer
- Can an air leak let turbines capture more energy?
- Sign the blade: GE sends wind blade on tour
- Building a better turbine blade
- Can intelligent blades sense the wind and adapt?
- Tough crane provides a gentle touch for turbine equipment
- Free equipment for manufacturing composite blades
Turbine Sensors
- Laser-based wind sensor lets turbines grab more power
- Motion sensors for wind turbines
- Heated anemometer works in freezing weather
- Pressure and temperature transmitters 101
- Many high-voltage controls for wind plants
- Automated weather station can come with datalogger
- Compact Ethernet switches added to line
- Position transducer tracks yaw and more
- Position sensor gives rotors perfect pitch
- Sensor detects fluid properties
Uncategorized
- Are wind turbines bad for your health?
- Plating protects fittings against corrosion
- 3M and rope partner launch study on effects of turbine blade erosion on output
- Dow lubricant brochure for wind turbine gearboxes
- UL 508 approved pin and sleeve switch outlets
- Aluminum tube fittings are 65% lighter than steel
- 12,000 single-model wind turbines define the sweet spot
- Reid Supply adds Dickies Workwear Online
- Wind Brochure from Electrical Component Manufacturer
Utility Grid
- Purchase of SCADA tech puts smart grid in reach
- A-star and four industry players to develop smart-grid equipment
- Study explores role of grid technologies in growth of U.S. wind energy
- Inverters for 500 to 5,000 kW
- Step-up transformers just for wind farms
- 7.2 kW inverter works at 99.4% efficiency
- Liquid cooled inverters ready for hot jobs
- Construction firm shows grid upgrades need not stretch over years
- Small power transformers handle 5 to 15 MVA
- Variable Transformer Frequency Connects Unruly Grids
Wind Maintenance
- Avoid maintenance surprises: Summit 2010, Sept 7 to 9
- An intro to torque multipliers
- Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project
- And the winner is…
- Ventilated safety helmet prevents heat buildup
- Calibration lab certifies high-torque wrenches
- Handling lightning on a North Dakota wind farm
- An alternative to copper-based grounding
- A safer way to inspect turbine blades
- Does the oil need changing? Debris monitor tells
Wind Power Construction
- Are wind turbines bad for your health?
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Wind developer prefers sodar
- Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project
- Lengthy blades no longer a problem
- The story below the first full-scale floating wind turbine
- Peacing together green communities
- Ground broken for monster Mojave wind energy project
- Turbines power town hall
- Ultrasonic wind sensors or cup anemometers? That is the question.
Wind Power Generators
- Wind turbine generator assembly plant
- Help for generator designers
- 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
Wind Power News
- Composites One China to exhibit at China Composites Expo
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Massachusetts Supreme Court grants Cape Wind all state and local permits
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- Avoid maintenance surprises: Summit 2010, Sept 7 to 9
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
- Tidal power next big step for renewable energy
- President praises American manufacturing
- And the winner is…
Wind Power Projects
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project
- Peacing together green communities
- Ground broken for monster Mojave wind energy project
- Turbines power town hall
- Top 10 best practices for avoiding construction change orders
- Texas’ Windthorst-1 ready for next phase
- Small wind a big part of Solar and Wind Expo
- GE Unit Invests in 183-MW Idaho Wind Power Portfolio
- Eleven wind parks combined into one project
Wind Power Site Simulation
- Ultrasonic wind sensors or cup anemometers? That is the question.
- Siting the urban turbine
- Lufft USA uses Campbell Scientific equipment in weather stations
- DWS Series Anemometers from Carlo Gavazzi
- 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
Wind Power Software
- A few ideas for improving blade designs
- Decision tree helps select math optimizer
- Shaft alignments? There’s an app for that!
- Building a better turbine blade
- Building a better turbine blade
- Higher rez maps ready for site wind and solar projects
- Asian firm selects design software to speed wind blade design, production
- Finally, engineering apps for the iPhone
- Wind and solar prospecting tools
- Help for generator designers
Wind Safety
- Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project
- And the winner is…
- Ventilated safety helmet prevents heat buildup
- Handling lightning on a North Dakota wind farm
- An alternative to copper-based grounding
- A safer way to inspect turbine blades
- Two sensors per blade makes turbine safer
- Climb assists headed to 66 Wyoming wind turbines
- LED obstruction light turns 20W into 2,000 candelas
- Tethered tools make up-tower work safer
Wind Turbine Controls
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- China’s Sewind buys 400 pitch-control systems from Moog
- Liquid cooled converter handles 3 to 8 MVA
- Electromechanical device for blade pitch control
- Many high-voltage controls for wind plants
- 7.2 kW inverter works at 99.4% efficiency
- Wind-direction sensor lets turbines capture more power
- Compact units added to line of industrial Ethernet switches
- Easy-to-install, low-profile LED and fluorescent options
- Switching power supplied
Wind Turbine Design
- Composites One China to exhibit at China Composites Expo
- New device lets turbines float offshore
- Surface coating improves rotor performance
- American company buys stake in U.K. blade maker
- Foams from plant-based resins
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- Wind lens could boost turbine output
- An intro to torque multipliers
- Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
Wind Turbine Gearboxes
- Gearbox lube for wind turbines
- Large part machine shop ready for turbines
- Gearbox manufacturer opens wind-turbine service center at Vernon Hills, Ill.
- Excel Gear Announces Two Key Appointments
- Gearbox maker now offers repair services
- Machining large wind parts takes a little finesse
- Easy-to-install, low-profile LED and fluorescent options
- The Gearbox Standard for Windturbines gets an Upgrade
- Turbine drivetrain test lab goes to Clemson U
- High Precision Large Scale Gear Inspection
Wind Turbine Installation
- Are wind turbines bad for your health?
- Wind developer prefers sodar
- Ground broken for monster Mojave wind energy project
- Turbines power town hall
- Top 10 best practices for avoiding construction change orders
- Eleven wind parks combined into one project
- U of Delaware get state’s first community wind project
- Air crane lifts turbines to mountain sites
- Cranes for lifting, drives for yawing, and more
- Wind and solar prospecting tools
Wind Watch
- Surface coating improves rotor performance
- Massachusetts Supreme Court grants Cape Wind all state and local permits
- Manufacturing lessons from the wind industry in Spain
- Aeronautica launches U.S. production of 225 and 750 kW turbines
- One-day symposium at Wisconsin Wind Works
- Composites One to distribute MIRteq materials and production methods in N.A.
- Large slewing rings for wind turbines
- Vestas receives record-setting order — 570 MW for California
- Study explores role of grid technologies in growth of U.S. wind energy
- Vestas adds facilities, jobs in Colorado
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