Parker Hannifin, a provider of filtration and condition monitoring to custom hydraulic power units and advanced accumulators and cooling solutions, invites WINDPOWER 2018 attendees to visit the company’s booth #4244 during the show. The company will also be holding a customer reception at from 4 to 6 p.m. on May 8. Cocktails and light refreshments will…
A better way to prevent power electronics from overheating in wind turbines
By Robert J. Marotta, Product Sales Manager Accumulator Cooler Division – Parker Hannifin One little discussed but important function of an efficient wind turbine is temperature control. The electronic equipment and circuits installed in a turbine must operate reliably in spite of temperature fluctuations over its lifetime. An unexpected change, and particularly a rise in…
Parker to showcase gearbox maintenance system for large turbines at WINDPOWER 2017
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global provider of motion and control technologies, will be showcasing its fully integrated gearbox filtration and lubrication system at AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2017, May 23 to 25 (Booth #2886). The system offers configurations to handle wind turbines of 1.0 to 7.0MW. In the past, wind-turbine OEM’s built fluid filtration systems by assembling components…
Parker Hannifin to showcase KleenVent Coolant Evaporation Inhibitor solution at WINDPOWER 2017
Parker Hannifin, a provider of motion and control solutions, will be showcasing its KleenVent Coolant Evaporation Inhibitor solution (KV-CEI) at the upcoming WINDPOWER 2017, in Anaheim, CA May 23 to 25. (Visit Booth #2886) The product is targeted at owners of 1.5-MW wind turbines that use an open-loop, water-glycol based IGBT cooling system. Warm atmospheric temperatures lead…
Parker Metallic Wear Sensor sets industry benchmark in effective testing
Parker Kittiwake, the global provider of asset control and protection technology, has successfully achieved the America Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) standard for its Metallic Wear Debris Sensor (MWDS). The MWDS is fully compliant with the ASTM D7917-2014 standard of testing for metallic wear; making it a leading global particle debris sensor and setting the…
Parker launches “Smart Cylinders” integrated with Intellinder Absolute-Position Sensor
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global manufacturer in motion and control technology, is bringing new “smart cylinders” to the power generation market, featuring its “absolute position” Intellinder actuation sensor. Intellinder is a combination of a unique positional bar code pattern, etched on the cylinder’s piston rod, and a highly engineered optic reader. With resolution of up…
There’s more to power storage than a battery
Utilities continue working on better ways to stabilize the grid because the power they sell may come from several sources. One advantage to using a large battery is that it provides ramp-rate control, a way to smooth the addition or removal of power onto or from the grid. One such battery sits on a mountain…