After finding that the wind industry had been working with less than up-to-date technology in its generators, WindPower Innovations CTO Ian Griffiths set about to find a more efficient design. The company’s business has been refurbishing older wind turbines, such as those from former OEM Micon which built turbines that produced less than 500 kW.…
Cooling and controls let turbines generate more power
Grid Tie Inverter software uses proprietary algorithms to increase the range in which sustainable energy sources can deliver 60-Hz ac to the power grid. “We estimate an increase in efficiency of up to 25%,” says Energetic Drives’ CEO Ian Griffiths of the company’s algorithms. “For example, a traditional wind turbine generator has to be turning…