Magnomatics, the UK based provider of magnetic gear technology, has announced it has secured over £300,000 in grant funding as part of a £5 million UK government grant to develop and supply power electronics, machines and drives.The funding will be used for the Winder project, which will de-risk technology required for the manufacture of large generators for offshore wind to the UK. Magnomatics Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) combines a magnetic gear with a permanent magnet generator. The PDD has no meshing gear teeth.
