Hexion Inc., a supplier of epoxy resins, curing agents, and bonding pastes to wind turbine blade manufacturers around the world, introduces the EPIKOTE MGS Resin BP 535/EPIKURE MGS Curing Agent BPH 538 bonding system. This new bonding paste, developed specifically for today’s larger, high-performance rotor blades, combines outstanding strength and fatigue performance with the long…
Two sensors per blade makes turbine safer
The pitch control system is among the most important on a wind turbine, say engineers at German turbine manufacturer Vensys Energy AG. The control measures, monitors, and adjusts the working angle of the rotor blades on a wind turbine, which can change its power output. The control also turns the rotor into the wind on…