Brake, and Coupler Steps Completed
The delay caused by the unexpected requirement of a letter of credit created a backlog of work that descended on the test site on Thursday and Friday. We bolted the brake disk onto the bottom of the Soga generator and attached the caliper brakes. The generator is now connected to the driveshaft via the coupler. The team from Duke Electric finished most of the electrical connection tasks. There are just a few more things to do before Mark Chang and Jeff Willis begin the operations and testing process.
Two caliper brakes at opposite sides of the brake disc at the bottom of generator.
Parts of the turbine key:
- Upper bearing housing
- Drive shaft
- Lower bearing housing on platform
- Coupler
- Generator drive shaft
- Soga PMG for HAWT on its side
- Disc brake and calipers
- Foundation
Contact: Jen Hoover, jhoover@windharvest.com
Wind Harvest International, Inc. is a California-based renewable energy technology company, founded in 2006. The company makes, sells, and develops projects for its Wind Harvester brand of H-type turbines, the only known product designed to harvest the highly energetic, turbulent wind that blows 15-80 feet above the ground. Wind Harvest’s wholly-owned financial subsidiary Wind Harvest Pilot Project Inc. raises funds and loans it to the parent company.
