AREVA Wind and ABB Motors and Generators usher in a more reliable and efficient way to harness wind energy
AREVA Wind and ABB Motors and Generators usher in a more reliable and efficient way to harness wind energy
2 PagesAREVA Wind, subsidiary of energy multinational AREVA, designs, manufactures and assembles the 5 MW M5000 wind turbine that uses a hybrid, fully integrated generator- gear system. “Most of the other turbine manufacturers will soon move to hybrid designs over direct drives,” says AREVA Wind CEO Jean Huby. The fully-integrated system operates at medium speed and offers a compact design together with ABB’s high-efficiency permanent magnet (P
