Posted by admin | Posted in Wind Turbines | Posted on 17-10-2009
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The reliability of wind turbines?
I live between two wind farms, one of 300 turbines of the 100 or so. On any given day many, an assumption of 5% -10% are not turning. The blades are pitched in a way that is not too much wind to turn them. I'm assuming that some type of a mechanical problem. What is the reliability of wind turbines. Are they a maintenance headache?
First, it requires about 7.8 mph sustained winds for them to generate them all. They have had many problems with the transmission unit bearings for years. Require a good maintenance program through advanced predictive vibration and sound control to detect failures before they are catastrophic.
2.3 Megawatt Wind Turbine
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