Jesse Shearer | Design Engineer | United Equipment Accessories As the wind energy industry has grown over the last decade, so has turbine slip ring technology. Although these devices are small, their importance should not be undervalued. Wind turbines require reliable transmission of power and data signals from the nacelle to the control system for…
Morgan offers new grounding brushes and holders for longer bearing life
Morgan Advanced Materials’ Electrical Carbon business recently announced new grounding brush holders, designed for stability and reliable dissipation of current to prolong bearing life. The grounding brush holders have a contact drop of less than one volt because to their high quality silver-graphite brush. DC motors applied on static drive systems and AC motors on adjustable-speed drives…
Morgan Advanced’s carbon brushes lower maintenance costs and improve reliability
Morgan Advanced Materials’ range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that are resulting 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. Leading-edge laboratory equipment, coupled with years of experience…