Nov 30 2010
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, a developer of wind power technology solutions, announced that it has introduced a latest blade design for the Multi-Axis Turbosystem (MAT). The company’s new blade design is different from the conventional, horizontal-axis blade and the vertical-axis blade. The blades will be utilized for all MATs in future.
The blades are durable, lightweight, and compact in size. The blades, for now, can be procured "off the shelf", but Mass Megawatts Wind Power aspires to mass manufacture the new blades along with MAT’s other parts. The company will continue to refine and test the new blades in preparation for mass production in early 2011.
The blades’ crucial benefit is that it eradicates the requirement for a gearbox. By utilizing smaller blades and the wind augmenter, the rpm of the blade will deliver high-speed to enable straight connection to an induction generator. Gearboxes, as known in the industry, are a substantial source of problems. Eliminating gearboxes in the production of electricity generation will decrease maintenance and cost. The other advantages obtained from the new design include easy construction and maintenance, decreased vibrations and noise, and lower height specifications. It will also have the capability to be located on lower wind speed sites.
Source: http://www.massmegawatts.com/