Wind turbines last longer than ever thanks to continuous engineering improvements. Gearboxes in wind turbines, more than those in any other application, tend to fail prematurely. In fact, at some wind ...
Geared turbofan engines are designed with a gear system separating the engine fan from the low-pressure compressor and turbine, so that each module operates at optimal speed, reducing fuel consumption ...
ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Wind, a renewable energy company focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale power projects in the United States, ...
Bad things can happen when the mechanical gearbox in a megawatt-scale wind turbine gets overstressed. An unexpected wind gust can drive turbine blades hard, so hard that the torque on the gearbox they ...
30 August 2006 — GE Energy and Nanjing High Speed & Accurate Gear Company (NGC) today signed an agreement to jointly develop gearboxes for GE’s 1.5-MW wind turbines. The agreement makes NGC one of ...
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