Feb 17 2010
CWind, a subsidiary of New World Generation, manufactures wind turbines that are capable of generating more energy than the normal turbines. The CWind turbine has rated power output range from 65 kilowatts to 7.5 megawatts. The conventional wind turbines incorporate a gearbox to transfer high megawatts of wind energy, which is captured by a rotor, to a generator. There was always difficulty in designing and constructing a gear without much weight and cost.
The CWind turbine is a variable speed wind turbine with a direct drive and a three-bladed horizontal axis. It has independent load paths that provide higher part load efficiency from lower wind regimes, by operating in variable speed modes. This wind generator design from CWind has higher availability and reliability. It also has lighter nacelle weights, lower maintenance costs and has improved capture of wind energy from sudden wind gusts than conventional wind turbines.
The CWind turbine is designed not only to eliminate the limitations of current wind turbines, but also improve the energy yield per turbine footprint. The CWind turbine in a wind farm, using conventional industry scaling and energy model, can generate maximum energy output at a lower cost than the traditional wind turbines in a wind farm.
Source: http://www.newworld-generation.com