Wind Power Large-Scale Interconnection, Avoiding Gearbox Failures, and Cost Reduction
The potential advantages of GyroTorque for wind power generation were acknowledged by Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd, UK, in their report titled Evaluation of GVT System for Wind Turbines dated 9 June 2004 and presentations at the Global Wind Power conferences held in Chicago (March 2004) and London (November 2004) and recommended further design study. This article briefly looks at how GTCVT works and how these potential benefits can be realised using GTCVT.
By Muthuvetpillai Jegatheeson, Director, Gyro Energy Limited, New Zealand
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