New challenges in the design of wind turbines increase the demands on the fasteners | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Article by · 2012/09/03 ·

Monday , 3 september 2012

The development and use of powerful wind turbine generators (WTGs), with capacities up to 7.5 megawatts, represent the ‘state of the art’ technology
in the wind power industry.

Dr.-Ing. Selcuk Güres – August Friedberg GmbH – R & D, application engineering
Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Stolle – August Friedberg GmbH – R & D, application engineering
Beatrix Brand-August Friedberg GmbH – Marketing / GL

For the best utilisation of the wind potential, high wind speeds require substantial hub heights up to 130m. To further capture the wind’s potential, optimal energy utilisation through special aerodynamic blades with lengths of up to 65m is favoured (…)

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