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Turbine components: bearings
Photo courtesy of Timken Where are bearings used in a wind turbine? Although bearings are used many places throughout a nacelle, such as in the yaw and pitch bearings and on the generators, those on...
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Where are hydraulics used in a wind turbine?
Image credit: HAWE Hydraulics The muscle that pitches wind-turbine blades can come from either a hydraulic or electric device on most turbines rated at and below 2.5 MW. But for turbines over 3 MW, the...
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How are motors and drives used in a wind-turbine nacelle?
Photo credit: Siemens A wind turbine needs yaw brakes to hold the rotor facing into the wind. If the turbine is not facing directly into the wind, it is not producing at full capacity. When wind...
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