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Morgan Advanced Materials offers improved carbon brushes for wind turbines

By Paul Dvorak | February 24, 2014

Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business says its range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that result in longer brush life and increased generator uptime.

Morgan's globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions.

Morgan’s globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions.

Morgan’s globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions. Leading-edge laboratory equipment, coupled with years of experience in carbon brush technology, has led Morgan to develop advanced materials to address the environmental extremes experienced by wind turbines, including scorching heat or corrosive sea salt. The brushes are also engineered to deliver high performance in low-humidity atmospheres, a common environmental factor affecting many wind farms.

The field-tested carbon brushes are backed by what the company calls unmatched application engineering, customer service and global reach to support demanding environments. They offer exceptional performance, and feature low friction due to their superior film formation. In addition, the company says its carbon brushes are tolerant to contamination and provide an excellent lifespan with minimal slip-ring wear and a low brush to brush wear differential.

Despite their relatively small size, carbon brushes and related assemblies are a critical component in a generator’s overall efficiency and output. Morgan’s carbon brushes are said to be ideal for wind turbine generators that are subjected to extremely harsh environments, along with other challenges, including sudden changes in wind speed, low humidity, and the on-off cycling of the generator. Their design also results in lower maintenance costs and significantly improved generator reliability.

Morgan Advanced Materials
www.morganadvancedmaterials.com


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Comments

  1. DianaRose says

    March 3, 2014 at 1:37 am

    wow ! i personally like this product due to its longer brush life and increased generator uptime and take a look to this site for more details ..

  2. manoj says

    February 24, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Morgan’s Carbon Brush have good life and have normal life span.

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