The company’s new 7TW series is more compact than its current models. Bonfiglioli is aiming for a 20% shorter and 8% lighter model across the range of turbine sizes.
At the same time, it features a multi-stage planetary-gear motor and parking brake, and simplified nacelle connection in a design with 11% fewer components.
“Wind turbines, needless to say, are getting bigger and bigger, and likewise yaw control systems, and there are more drives for each machine,” says Manfredi Ucelli Di Nemi, Bonfiglioli’s
