The Switch announced that their 8.6 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) for offshore use successfully passed initial no-load testing.
The PMG is scheduled to undergo full-load tests in the upcoming weeks.
This medium-speed, rear-mounted PMG design enables The Switch to lower the generator weight without compromising on reliability.
Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, The Switch CEO, said that their generator offers higher energy output, even at partial loads.
The company has experience in the offshore wind industry. They have already installed their 5MW high-speed drive trains in the field in China for CSIC.
Mäkinen continued by saying: “This latest PM generator is bigger, better and stronger than anything built by The Switch so far with a power rating of 8.6 MW. The Switch was born offshore, starting with an offshore turbine project for the Hundhammerfjellet wind farm in Norway back in 2003. The learnings from eight years of field experience have been brought into our new designs.”
[mappress]
Offshore WIND staff, November 13, 2013; Image: switch