Science news articles about 'wind energy converters'

... , rotor blades have to withstand a great deal: wind, inertial forces, erosion, etc. Until now ... system: It can perform its job on any wind energy converter – regardlesss of whether it is large or small, ...

The material of wind energy converters must withstand intense forces. Are rotor blades damaged? A new robot inspects wind energy converters more precisely than a human ever could. It detects ...

This press release is also available in German. If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area ... never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on ...

... without needing to change the PC. There a number of computers inside a wind energy converter and one of these – that which controls the electrical machinery – is the one the control of which we have ...

Ship's propellers, parts for wind energy converters, turbine housings – such large-volume castings can only be produced with special molds. The procedure is elaborate and cost-intensive because ...