Integral Wind Turbine Design

Bernard Bulder, Coordinator Wind Farm Services

Bernard Bulder, Coordinator Wind Farm Services

Wind turbines have a service life of about 20 to 25 years, after which they need to be replaced with newer and more efficient models. This means that there is a growing amount of old and obsolete wind turbines that need to be disposed of. While most of the components of a wind turbine, such…
Video: Wind Turbine Yaw System Introduction The wind turbine yaw control system provides two functions that are crucial to safe and efficient operation: The nacelle must point directly into the wind for maximum efficiency. Also, a rotor disk that is not perpendicular to the relative wind experiences higher loading on the portion of the disk…