Good man doing the tour. Always appreciate a person who knows his machine well.
@WilliamLyons6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@dt36195 жыл бұрын
Really knows what he’s saying! Rarely this days.
@wesleyjohnson5975 жыл бұрын
Thinking the same thing.
@UNIVERSALGAMINGgodz5 жыл бұрын
I'd expect nothing less. they know those machines because that's there life if they aren't cautious consistently. I'm going into the program soon and I can't wait
@factorylad50715 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of a way I can collect diffuse energy and make money out of it. gadzooks!
@ChrisG32530324 жыл бұрын
I'm always interested in anything mechanical. I knew the principles of wind generation, but seeing how everything is laid out, and the brief description of how it operates.... good stuff. Thanks 👍🇳🇿
@YourUXEngineer4 жыл бұрын
I’m fascinated by these things! Past a truck carrying one of the blades and fully realized how huge these things are. I enjoyed the information presented in this video!
@truantray Жыл бұрын
Windmills in the North Atlantic are about 50 percent larger.
@bigbomb5904 Жыл бұрын
My grandpa drove oversized loads including windmill blades
@WilliamLyons5 жыл бұрын
Extensive refurbishments of the DkIT wind turbine have taken place and included the replacement of the turbine's gearbox. The recent upgrade is expected to secure an additional 10 years of operation for the turbine. The 859 kW turbine has been in operation since October 2005 and powers approximately one third of the campus' total electricity consumption.
@axeman26384 жыл бұрын
and how much did that cost and will the wind turbine ever return the cost in electricity? not even a quarter of it, wind power is just stupid. climate change is bullshit.
@jcc4tube4 жыл бұрын
@@axeman2638 I guess you missed the part where they said it was 5-8 years to pay for itself.
@dwh55124 жыл бұрын
@@jcc4tube nope none here or elsewhere have that short a pay off. That's just bull pats. Especially if the govt subsidies dry up.
@bal202 жыл бұрын
@@axeman2638 are you stupid or what
@bal202 жыл бұрын
@@dwh5512 even quicker now the cost of power has more than doubled. Wind turbines are an absolute no brainer
@mightycoldham5 жыл бұрын
This is a really good video, it is, informative and doesn't waste the time of the viewer. I wish more on youtube was this good!
@ifancysongs Жыл бұрын
A lot has changed since me working on the 250 KW models in the early 90's. Very happy to see, the Midas display and keypad has remained the same. Thanks for showing us around. Thank you.
@WilliamLyons Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@aaron199510004 жыл бұрын
I worked on this machine a few weeks back, for being the age it is it's still very clean and well maintained
@Parambimathan3 жыл бұрын
What model is this ? V80?
@andyh51023 жыл бұрын
@@Parambimathan Vestas V-52. It’s an old NM design.
@martijn31514 жыл бұрын
Love the cleanliness of the design. All very minimalistic.
@samlarson25013 жыл бұрын
function first always makes the most sense.
@ZombieZim7138 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, very interesting stuff.
@wendyholvast28387 жыл бұрын
Jason S u u
@WilliamLyons6 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you found it informative
@Boczominator3 жыл бұрын
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@michaeldaniels3639 Жыл бұрын
I live in northern Oklahoma, USA, and these things are everywhere. Some are very close to the highways and the size can be appreciated, and encountering a blade being transported really brings it home. Thanks for the tour.
@WilliamLyons Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@Automatons.4 ай бұрын
Same thing over here in Cali, i see em everywhere
@peterduxbury9275 жыл бұрын
First time seeing the internal mechanism of a Wind Turbine. Hard to believe that there is at least 6-tonnes of equipment up there. At 23% service factor, the gearbox and drive should survive. A great explanation of how it operates.
@redcookie1005 жыл бұрын
Always been impressed by these, and seeing one up close is amazing.
@tabithacanada3 жыл бұрын
Where I am at they're everywhere
@Cheetahtos5 жыл бұрын
Professional in his field. Very technical guy. 👍👍👍 edit: and the view @11:17 is awesome, I wish I had my dinner at there.
@TanukiOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Loved the dry run of the process of connecting to the safety line, climbing the ladder, and then disconnecting from the safety line. Better to get people familiar with the process while on the ground where you can show them in a safe place! 👍🏼
@philipwebb9603 жыл бұрын
Nah, it's better to do it while they're falling: they'll pay more attention.
@dousiastailfeather94543 жыл бұрын
What a glider! How over engineered can you make it? Was it a "euro design?" I had several grabs for wire and regular rope, one for a single tower! My fav was one that you cocked it horizontal, then placed on cable, then twisted 90 degrees, then clipped a carabineer through the hole! Slick and fast and was used often in dark towers by feel alone.
@grendelum5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the detailed tour... this stuff is always appreciated !!
@RODALCO20076 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour, very interesting.
@jarbeefis5 жыл бұрын
He seemed proud when he said that the turbine has already paid for itself. He must love his job.
@michelbaguette31065 жыл бұрын
@stromsky58 Do you really think that nuclear or gas plants never received public money??? And for nuclear plants, our grand grand grand children will still pay for keeping them secure after they stopped producing.
@MSM55004 жыл бұрын
@@michelbaguette3106, wind turbines cannot be considered as a substitute for nuclear power unless cold thermonuclear synthesis comes true. So there is no point to compare them at all as wind power is not capable to continuously produce enough electricity to maintain steady economical growth of a modern country. There is no replacement for nuclear power available so far. All these talks against nuclear power heard here and there are just dirty games of any kind of left-ish political crooks who manipulate the ignorant minds of their electorate . The fact is that the contemporary nuclear power technology is the most cleanest yet natural environment friendly in comparison with the others. The cause of Chernobyl disaster was just a result of isolated anti-human Soviet regime where people's lives were valued about zero.
@neriksen4 жыл бұрын
Rat Maiden Clearly he is not the accountant. Wind generators cost more in maintenance than what they produce. Ask the Norwegians.
@williamgoodwin33254 жыл бұрын
@@MSM5500 I don't know any country that still uses graphite moderated reactors. Current 3rd gen and beyond tend to be much safer. I wish 4th gen would come online in the USA sooner rather than later.
@chris7465684624 жыл бұрын
@@williamgoodwin3325 14 out of the 15 reactors in operation here in the UK are AGR which are graphite-moderated Russia is still using about 10 RBMK-1000 reactors, the same type to Chernobyl. They were modified after the accident.
@dousiastailfeather94543 жыл бұрын
Great tour! I worked for five years mainly servicing Vestas V-39's bought used from Ireland. I was on the commissioning crew and we replaced VERY OLD Win-Dane 500 kw units using adapter plates! Shocked at the hydro station location! Tough as hell replacing the pump inside the tank on any day but that hub-end location would really suck considering it's a two-man repair. Loved seeing how similar our V-39's were to your model. We also had 2 new V-90's! Those were nice! Location is Palm Springs, California where the industry goes back to the eighties.
@liamsnow46422 жыл бұрын
If you don't mind me asking, are you still in the wind industry? And if so, did you move to a supervisor position something to that degree?
@musicnerd725 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. But watching this makes my whole body tense!
@WilliamLyons4 жыл бұрын
It was a long ladder climb to the top.
@williamsshane216 жыл бұрын
Well done tour, guy knows his stuff
@roberto49ism Жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting this.
@WilliamLyons Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@shiddy.5 жыл бұрын
a great tour by a person who truly understands that equipment ... smart match
@WilliamLyons5 жыл бұрын
Good to hear you found it useful.
@AmranKhan-w3v8 ай бұрын
Wow masahallah will don very nice good job My brother 💝 love from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰💕🌹💐🏏🏏
@SteveHencye2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic tour! Great tour guide!
@minethegap Жыл бұрын
This has been my go to video for terrible insomnia
@TempoDrift1480 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of guy I would want taking care of this machine. Sounds like he's extremely competent.
@PacoOtis6 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Very well done! Thanks for such an educational video and thanks big time for NOT having background music!!!
@petercosgrave3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for uploading, currently applying for jobs as a turbine technician so finding out about them as much as possible
@Chandio.Technical5 жыл бұрын
Vestas world # 1 wind turbine, i proud that i am also working on Vestas V90 at zorlu pakistan, our great achievement is we repair the pitch cylinder at height in hub change orings
@MrEjones785 жыл бұрын
Hey Muhammad, I am in shells at Vestas windsor Making the V120. I think they are both blades for the 2 MW platform or is the V90 1.6?
@davida1hiwaaynet6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this. I really love to see what makes things like this work. As a diesel / gas generator service engineer I understand how this machine works but seeing how it's built is really cool! Thanks again!
@bal202 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome. Everywhere should have one of these
@edswider9309 Жыл бұрын
Wow so much engineering you have all the areas covered nicely done
@betocabrer32395 жыл бұрын
Excelente video ! A pesar de que no hablo inglés pude comprender muchas cosas del funcionamiento y el equipo, felicitaciones!
@realvanman15 жыл бұрын
I would have guessed that the gear box and generator of all things would be among the LONGEST lasting components. Those are both VERY mature technologies!
@JF323044 ай бұрын
Not at all, the gear box takes a massive beating.
@Robsonnasci20106 жыл бұрын
I am from Brazil and I was very happy for the beautiful work of Vestas. I am very cofiante of one day if God allows to come to work in this company that marks life. But, it is a pity that there is no targeted training in Brazil. I am a person who loves wind turbines and I am working hard to study in this area. It's been a while since I've been following Vestas's work and I know it's a great technology company and I also know that one day I will have the great opportunity to be part of a brilliant team. I apologize for some mistake in writing, therefore, I do not speak or write well in English ... I am using the translator ... kkkk ... but soon I will learn. A big hug!
@martinconsidine4266 жыл бұрын
Your English is great. I wish you luck.
@johnos48924 жыл бұрын
Would like to see an update to see what has changed and improved in 8 years. Still capacity factor of 23%?
@pooorman-diy11044 жыл бұрын
after reaching BEP ... electricity should be freeeeeeeee....
@rolandlastname55323 жыл бұрын
Capacity factor depends on the variability of wind speed
@TRPGpilot6 жыл бұрын
Well, I had absolutely NO idea that what appears to the untrained as simply a wind turbine would be so mechanically complex with that many different systems! Thanks for sharing.
@falseprogress6 жыл бұрын
But still futile overall, and very damaging to landscapes in great numbers. This video just shows one isolated machine of several hundred thousand on the planet already. Wind turbines are a fail because so many are required vs. much denser power sources.
@landongering41422 жыл бұрын
@@falseprogress Do you not understand the point of clean energy? No shit there is going to be more required. It is a electricity producing machine vs a giant coal burning plant etc. They may disrupt the natural look of a landscape but they preserve the health of the landscape by not using natural resources for fuel. It's amazing how uneducated people are about simple things like how our grid gets its energy.
@007floppyboy Жыл бұрын
@@falseprogress Please dont be stupid, its so simple not to be. every mechanical system of producing electrical energy uses the same principles. Ie Turbine-Gearbox-Generator. nuclear, same coal, same Gas, same Solar heated water, same Waste furnace, same
@Gadge20104 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the tour, I have always wondered what was inside and how it worked. Thanks
@martinday2815 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, no annoying music or fancy effects, just interesting facts.
@PhillipLandmeier5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks for posting.
@IMatthew263 жыл бұрын
Excellent tour! Love the detailed explanation. Cheers mate
@mrnorthnm4 жыл бұрын
This dude is a freaking boss breaking g everything down
@Aawsomeguy2 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to see the inside of one of these wind turbines from the bottom base to the top generator so I can better understand how it works. Thank you for the video upload.
@tedlawrence13486 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ! Thanks for sharing. Always wondered about the controls and engineering.
@ToyotatechDK Жыл бұрын
From my time at Vestas. Great memories
@letsgocamping882 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know more about the power electronics. I'm guessing Active front end rectifier to DC bus. Then an inverter on the output that matches the frequency of the grid. I'd like to know how that matching is done.
@humbertini9005 жыл бұрын
Great insight into the build just subscribed and it’s a nice compact turbine I also have built a homemade 650 watts wind turbine, a treadmill motor turbine and a little but powerful ametek 30v turbine and built 2 diy solar panels, be careful in high winds one of my first turbines blew up 😕and now have only 2 wonderful turbines working daily 😊it’s very satisfying watching those things working, keep up the good work buddy 👍
@HitchHiker4Freedom5 жыл бұрын
Great video although I feel small now with my 700 watt turbine up on a 70 foot tower. 😂
@brianhaines70232 жыл бұрын
Bravo - a very comprehensive tour.
@WilliamLyons Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@bcn1gh7h4wk5 жыл бұрын
always a huge fan of wind turbines.
@technicallydifficulties70945 жыл бұрын
Lol. Good pun!
@chrisuper13 жыл бұрын
Very informative and excellent video. Keep up the good work 👌💪👍
@jceupton81195 жыл бұрын
On a project working for Azari. Under Vestas. Love what we do. (I build the lifts)
@ElementofKindness5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Always wanted to tour one, but they don't do that around my area. This is just as good!
@kirbywinters12912 жыл бұрын
These things have changed a lot since this video came out. We now have turbines capable of producing 3.5-6 megawatts of power.
@GreyRockOne3 ай бұрын
Thank You! Very interesting.
@flare97574 жыл бұрын
I have an immense phobia of heights. Just looking at this is making me nervous. Anyone who goes up there has my immense respect.
@WilliamLyons3 жыл бұрын
It is quite a long climb using the ladder.
@flare97573 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamLyons Makes sense. Also the twisting movements.... no. I can’t handle that.
@TuffBurnOutTeam5 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant bit of gear you guys have built. great video 📹 thank you for Sharing Australia 🌏
@ChuonSophak Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for make and offer video safety protection.I am support your video.
@yellankivijaykumar75352 жыл бұрын
Great job. Can you demonstrate a video on the lightning protection system of wind turbine.
@charlesjames364 жыл бұрын
I’m in training right now for fiber blade technician for appia wind services this training is worth it and my brother and a friend of ours is doing this knowing all this Information first hand is good to know
@someotherdude4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised the transmission can't use some kind of simple convection cooling, lord knows there is plenty of wind just outside that tower for cooling. Very surprised to hear about the cables that simply twist up to 3x, but it makes sense, must be cheaper than some huge slip ring and the maintenance for that. What an awesome video!
@DT-ge8gd2 жыл бұрын
LOVED THE INFO !! I LOVE THESE THINGS !! I WAS FASCINATED TO HEAR THAT THE BLADES ONLY TURN AT ABOUT 16-29 RPM, (A FACT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW) AND THE HST IS ONLY SPINNING AT 1600RPM !! WOW. DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT THIS WAS ONLY A 50kW TURBINE? HMMM. THE BIG ONES ARE 30MW+ AND HAVE BLADES THAT ARE 90 METERS LONG EACH !! AMAZING STUFF.
@harrywhite72876 жыл бұрын
Cool. Thanks. Watched the whole thing. What are the annual operating / maintenance costs?
@rolandlastname55323 жыл бұрын
The bearings and gearbox will need some oil, all components need inspection, but there are no costs for spark plugs, fuel, exhaust etc
@adisharr5 жыл бұрын
Man my anxiety really takes a hit when they;re looking out through that hatch 8/
@LoveLife-wy8gt5 жыл бұрын
This man is an asset to his company .
@jtveg4 жыл бұрын
Awesome tour. 😉👌🏼 Thanks for sharing. 💯🏆
@WilliamLyons4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear that you found it informative.
@gabya.r.p91983 жыл бұрын
My 3 year old boy loves this video so much!
@Weetbix19695 жыл бұрын
i was doing chain and rigging certifications for 9 1/2 years and got to go up the Vestas 1.5MW and the V90 3MW turbines in Manuatu, New Zealand. got a good pic of me sitting on the roof of the V90 nacelle with the head of the crane they put the blades on with behind me then the crane beside the turbine as well. we had to certify the electric chain hoist up them. amazing view on a good day from the top of them 85 odd meters up. wasn't until after i had been up them i noticed the ladders on those are not bolted to the wall but stuck on with magnets that allow the ladder to move on the wall slightly to stop compression and expansion of the ladder with the movement of the tower
@MIGASHOORAY5 жыл бұрын
Weetbix1969 if you suffer from vertigo you are fckd
@Weetbix19695 жыл бұрын
@@MIGASHOORAY when you open the hatch in the floor of the nacelle you have to double lanyard in and open it while standing over the hole looking down about 80 meters. the guy that took my pic on the roof wasn't even wearing a harness
@markmurry69716 жыл бұрын
Come to Sweetwater Texad we have wind turbines everywhere.
@sbright50934 жыл бұрын
Wow grate man Love from india
@WilliamLyons3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@markcolston70435 жыл бұрын
thanks, very well explained,amazing insight
@WilliamLyons3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that you found it informative.
@wrightthinker79185 жыл бұрын
I noticed his statement that the windmill had paid itself off included a government subsidy, but not the cost of a replacement gearbox of the cost of maintenance. His statement of 15-20 yr. windmill blade life is also very inaccurate.
@johnmacward5 жыл бұрын
Wright Thinker what conspiracy are blabbing about here? Do you dislike wind power and see it as a black hole for money...? because that’s what nuclear power is and oil and gas, an enormously subsidised system of poisoning and killing the planet. If a gearbox replacement is required I’m assuming the wind turbine will eventually pay that back too...
@kongo.infosmuzicaloyondeti5836 Жыл бұрын
I love this job technicien repair of ÉOLIENNE
@HermanLoud6 жыл бұрын
Not for claustrophobic-acrophobic engineers. Interesting stuff!
@WilliamLyons6 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the energy required to climb a 60 meter ladder
@danhammond84064 жыл бұрын
So no obese cookie monsters either
@SHAWESH0410 ай бұрын
I am 17years I wish be renewable energy engineer in future we'll come to Egypt ❤❤🇪🇬🇪🇬
@jorgemendiola69596 жыл бұрын
Great video. I really enjoyed it.
@matthewwideman28244 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Thanks for the extensive review
@WilliamLyons4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@mechanicman8687 Жыл бұрын
The first windmill I built was vestes v-15 in Tehachapi victory garden. Zond
@sbgssecondarychannel32065 жыл бұрын
In 2019, KZbin is starting to recommend me some windmill videos
@WilliamLyons5 жыл бұрын
Delighted to have been one of them
@pankajvegad26045 жыл бұрын
SBG's Secondary Channel by
@coolaviation76965 жыл бұрын
Same
@AndreasDelleske5 жыл бұрын
Well I should have made one in 2006 (1800 kW) then :)
@antonbrum54924 жыл бұрын
I question the 3 metres per second (10.8 Kilometres per hour) low operation wind speed?All wind turbines have a "stall" speed and a graph to determine minimum outputs, variations in wind speed and drop offs drastically reduce their output performance, and what about low speed cogging or magnetic lock via the 3 phase axial flux alternator? There are serious issues regarding the impact on the environment regarding suitable wind turbine location. Not so renewable?
@mjjstang5 жыл бұрын
Ahh grants. Grants are magical. If something doesnt add up or become feasible on its own, a government grant will surely fix that. Oh, that aside, i enjoyed this video and learned quite a bit. Thank you.
@silimarina.5 жыл бұрын
well oil subsidies are much larger
@muhammadossairy23974 жыл бұрын
excellent, many thanks for your video, however where is the braking system? it never mentioned!
@KHAN.S_Ali_Khan2 жыл бұрын
Very detailed and informative video, thanks.
@petehiggins335 жыл бұрын
How is the generator output voltage synchronized to the grid voltage?
@ethanlamoureux53065 жыл бұрын
@@tripplefives1402 It was always my understanding that wind turbines are all asynchronous, generating DC power and using a synchronous inverter to tie to the grid.
@ethanlamoureux53065 жыл бұрын
@@tripplefives1402 There is no such thing as too much power for solid state electronics. Here in the USA we have numerous HVDC transmission lines which are fed at both ends by power converter stations using solid state electronics to convert AC to DC or DC to AC at a typical 500kV. I have always assumed that all wind turbines operate in asynchronous mode, that is, the generator is not synchronized with the AC power grid, but rather uses a synchronous inverter which allows the turbine to generate power at a greater range of wind speeds, an important feature for a generator with an uncontrollable, unreliable power source. If a wind turbine used a synchronous generator connected directly to the AC power grid, at low wind speeds the turbine would become a fan and would use power to create wind. To prevent that the turbine would have to shut down in lower wind speed conditions, and would take some time to get up to speed and synchronized with the grid before it could begin generating again, so its output would be greatly limited compared with an asynchronous generator. Another thing, you say that asynchronous motors (I assume you mean generators) are connected directly to the grid and then operated at just above synchronous speed, but this is not possible. All generators which are directly connected must operate at line frequency with a very nearly perfect phase relationship to the grid. Consider the fact that a generator which connected to the grid while 180° out of phase would present a direct short circuit to the grid. So you can see that any speed variation whatsoever will result in an out of phase condition, which will increase current flow up to the point where circuit protection devices will be activated. This is why grid tied generators are always of the synchronous type. Finally, you speak of generators requiring power to excite the “squirrel cage” but this is also incorrect. A typical alternator uses a stator winding, usually 3-phase, to generate the power and a field winding on the rotor to generate the magnetic field to excite the stator winding. The alternator output is regulated by varying the power to the field winding. Synchronous generators are similar in design, with a field winding on the rotor. An alternator with a permanent magnet rotor cannot be regulated, and thus has a fixed output. Squirrel cages are found in AC motors.
@ethanlamoureux53065 жыл бұрын
@@tripplefives1402 It makes sense that you could reverse the process and make an induction motor generate power, but I have never encountered such a thing in my experience or study. That is why I have no knowledge of it. I will have to check it out. As for the terms synchronous and asynchronous generator, I am using them as I’ve heard them used regarding grid connected generators in general. Synchronous generators have swing momentum which stores a certain amount of energy which can be drawn upon to support the grid in the event of a sudden disturbance. Asynchronous generators have no momentum and merely track the frequency of the power grid, so they cannot help stabilize the grid. A wind turbine might use any kind of generator, but if its output is not mechanically locked to the grid frequency the way most traditional generators are, such that its physical momentum contributes to grid frequency maintenance, then it is an asynchronous generator. Having too large a percentage of asynchronous generators tends to destabilize a grid. I once had a very interesting conversation with an engineer in a hydroelectric power station, where he explained what happens when the section of the grid his station was connected to got isolated from the rest of the regional grid. There are two hydroelectric power stations on that grid, but only one of them has enough momentum to maintain grid frequency, and that is the smaller of the two. Yet it uses a few large generators which act as flywheels, while the larger station uses many small generators which can be more easily slowed. The result is that the bigger station needs the smaller station in order to operate the local grid if it gets isolated, a situation that has happened far too often due to inadequate transmission facilities.
@ethanlamoureux53065 жыл бұрын
@@tripplefives1402 That sounds very inefficient. Cheap to build, but wasteful of resources. With these wind turbines costing upwards of a million US dollars to build, I would expect to see something better than that. Using a 3-phase alternator that can generate useful power at almost any speed, then rectifying it and powering a grid tie inverter would be the best way, I would think.
@nococars20413 жыл бұрын
I build the v110-v120 blades its cool to see the other parts i never got to build
@b43xoit Жыл бұрын
Is the rotor of the generator just permanent magnets made of rare earths? If it were made with windings and an exciter, how much less efficient would the conversion be? How is the yawing mechanism locked out when people are in the nacelle?
@joedelafield5 жыл бұрын
Great to see the WT back producing!! Great tour William!
@FranciscoSilva-ew3hr3 жыл бұрын
these machines are the V52 850kw I'm doing maintenance on these machines at Parc Eolien Sant Louis Rhone in France at
@cck14962 жыл бұрын
Very good video. What is the coupling type between turbine rotor and gear box (low speed) and coupling type between gear box (high speed) and generator? Thanks.
@ZvendZved4 жыл бұрын
I once climbed a V112 in 30m/s, highly recommended.
@samschannel5315 жыл бұрын
What would happen if you backfed the generator? Would it act like a motor and the turbine would turn into a giant fan?
@gwot3 жыл бұрын
sooo where's the washroom?
@techno_one4 жыл бұрын
Great Video ! Thanks for posting this .
@goatsinker3473 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Very interesting. I wonder what causes the gearbox, and the generator to be the most problematic parts of the system? For example: vibration, metal fatigue, overheating?
@rolandlastname55323 жыл бұрын
Gearbox converts all that power and a small percentage of that power is friction. That small percentage is still a lot of energy. The wear on bearings is much lower. The generator itself has virtually no wear, assuming it is a brushless type, and assuming temperature does not exceed design of insulation.
@davebeckley25845 жыл бұрын
I'm curious, what is the source of electricity for the lights and other equipment when the turbine isn't spinning due to insufficient wind speed?
@DoubleM555 жыл бұрын
Probably city power grid, or backup batteries.
@davebeckley25845 жыл бұрын
@@DoubleM55 I wanted to see if they would admit they convert to fossil fuels when there was a shortage of wind. There has yet to be a method invented to store the energy generated by either wind or solar other than a sort of strange hydro system that pumps water up a hill which is slowly released to power generators.
@johnr61682 жыл бұрын
@@davebeckley2584 It was explained in the video. The switching equipment in the college can feed some the generator output to the grid when there is more power generated than the college requires. When not enough is being generated then power is drawn from the grid to maintain the college power requrement.
@davebeckley25842 жыл бұрын
@@johnr6168 What I was trying to point out was the fact that until Elon develops a battery with the capacity to store enough energy to power a city of any size we will remain dependent on fossil fuels to one degree or another. An administration that implements a future plan devoid of fossil fuels before the technology has developed makes this country dependent on other nations that could cut imports on a whim.
@IlasBosch6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative video. Nice video work given the really small amount of space you had
@jimburig70645 жыл бұрын
Efficient power generation without any emissions spewing into the air. Easy to wrap my head around that!
@ethanlamoureux53065 жыл бұрын
Think of all the emissions spewed into the air during the manufacturing of this turbine.
@alexjohnson47593 жыл бұрын
Strange seeing a vestas tower without the cooler on top. I worked for GE for 10 years vestas for 2. That was good enough for me.
@lazytongue84054 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks
@WilliamLyons3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@terrym58772 жыл бұрын
I am about to embark on a wind turbine project, where can I get the blades and generators and power cables to install the system in South Africa?