Taking on Tight Margins in Wind Energy: Three Factors Influencing Gearbox Technology in Wind Turbines

摘要

Onshore and offshore wind turbines boast some of the most critical assets in order to run effectively. If the motors, bearings and gears fail, the result is expensive maintenance costs, operator safety concerns and the end of that warm, happy fuzzy feeling, according to Brett Burger, product marketing manager at National Instruments. "We don't often start with that warm, happy, fuzzy feeling at the beginning, but our goal is to get there by providing the hardware and software tools that are specific to the user's requirements."