In order for wind turbines to function effectively across wide ranges of wind conditions, you’ll need what’s known as blade pitch control. Lucy Pao, the Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the ...

Maintenance on a wind turbine hub can be exciting, but also somewhat dangerous and a bit exhausting, as all the equipment and tools must be carried up (and down) hundreds of feet. Making pitch ...

Onshore, offshore, and up in the air—the power of wind is evident in the changing energy landscape. Advancements in wind power technology are many, with developers in both the onshore and offshore ...

(Nanowerk News) Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world’s electricity, are controlled as if they were individual, free-standing units. In fact, the vast majority ...

Engineers at Moog Inc. and wind turbine maker Made Tecnologias Renovables SA have produced a pitch control servo valve that governs blade pitch while eliminating external controls. The valve provides ...

During the last 30 years, the size of the largest commercial wind turbines has increased from around 30 kW to as big as 5 MW. The working principle of a wind turbine is based on two well-known ...