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Windflow’s synchronous power-train

A torque-limiting gearbox/low variable-speed system for wind turbines

December 2019
Gallery Windflow’s synchronous power-train 1
Gallery Windflow’s synchronous power-train 1
01.

Identification

Windflow’s power-train and its synchronous generator enable wind turbines to provide physical inertia and system strength for grid stability.

Windflow's solution is a mechanical Variable Speed (VS) system called the torque-limiting gearbox/low variable-speed (TLG/LVS) system which leaves the generator speed constant (set by the grid) and has a differential (a planetary stage with one input from the wind turbine and two outputs) in the gearbox. One output from the differential drives the generator (constant speed), the other drives a hydraulic pump (variable speed). A hydraulic circuit controls the torque, while the turbine speed is controlled by pitching the blades. Together the hydraulic circuit and the blade-pitch control the power on the generator shaft, enabling it to be synchronous. Thus the important stability benefits of the synchronous generator can be retained while renewable penetration increases.

Sector

Label Date December 19, 2019
From New Zealand
Maturity stage Small scale commercialization
Looking For Licenses ; Funding ; Visibility
02.

The environmental benefits

  • Avoid CO2 emissions expenses by up to 20%
03.

The Financial benefits

  • Reduce wind turbine power train capital cost by 5%
  • Savings of US$20,000 per 2 MW turbine
04.

Activity Region

  • Headquarters
  • Activity
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Company Profile

SyncWind Power Limited

We 'Synchronise the Wind' directly into the grid.
Synchronous Wind Turbine Design, Research & Licensing

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Headquarters Canterbury 8041, New Zealand
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