Wind
Today's wind turbines have to meet increasing demands with regard to energy yield, efficiency, and reliability. To meet them, the systems linking the rotor blades and the control electronics in the nacelle must transmit signals at ever-greater speeds. To optimize data transfer, SPINNER offers innovative solutions that have been specially developed to meet the requirements of the wind power market.
Day after day, wind turbines simply stop turning and power generation drops to zero, resulting in lost income. The possible causes very greatly, but one of the principal ones is faulty transmission of data for pitch control, which sets the blades to the best angles for the wind to turn the rotor.
Data is normally transmitted via slip rings, but these are subject to wear. The result is eventual loss of dependability, and down times for maintenance are inevitable.
Data is normally transmitted via slip rings, but these are subject to wear. The result is eventual loss of dependability, and down times for maintenance are inevitable.
SPINNER's contactless couplers and fiber optic rotary joints, which now replace a part of the slip ring, take this into account and enable fault-free data transmission in real time.
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