Siemens stattet die beiden getriebelosen Test-Anlagen mit Synchrongeneratoren aus, die von Permanentmagneten erregt werden. Die Generatoren zählen zu den größten Permanentmagnet-Maschinen, die jemals gebaut wurden. Die Test-Generatoren stammen von zwei Lieferanten: Den ersten Generator hat der Siemens-Sektor Industrie entwickelt, der zweite kommt von Converteam, einem Zulieferer für Windenergieanlagen. Siemens is equipping the two gearless test stations with synchronous generators which are excited by permanent magnets. The generators are some of the biggest permanent magnet machines ever to be built. The test generators come from two suppliers. The first generator was developed by the Siemens Industrial Sector, the second generator is from Converteam, a wind energy station sub-supplier.

Winergy, Siemens open gear drive plant in Illinois

Siemens Drive Technologies and Winergy Drive Systems have opened a new mechanical gear drive plant in Elgin, Illinois, to serve the US wind industry, creating up to 355 jobs in the next four years.

31 August 2009 16:48 GMT Updated 26 September 2016 14:58 GMT

By Benjamin Romano

In addition to building lease costs, Siemens spent more than $20 million on infrastructure to equip the plant, which will assemble and test gear drives, part of the system that converts wind turbine rotor torque into electrical energy. The service and repair business will also locate in the 15,794-square-metre facility, which can be expanded to 30,658 square metres. Gears and components are manufactured at an existing Winergy plant nearby.

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