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wind turbine controlability

wind turbine controlability

RE: wind turbine controlability

I have seen that before. It is old. That wouldn't have happened if the blades were feathered. This was mentioned in the first thread.

Peter Nachtwey
Delta Computer Systems
http://www.deltamotion.com

RE: wind turbine controlability

rb1957-

Most modern commercial wind turbines have mechanical and control systems designed such that this type of runaway condition should not occur. The blade pitch actuation systems are fail-safe designs, and there are rotor shaft brake systems that are also designed to be fail-safe.

RE: wind turbine controlability

I believe that was posted in the energy ( wind Solar.), conversion engineering forum some time back.
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