Test Stand

Reliability is of the utmost importance in many critical applications; wind is one of the toughest and most demanding. We proudly stand behind our warranty. That’s not just because we use high quality components and have seasoned industry technicians. We also test each and every wind turbine gearbox on our 3.1 MW (4,000hp) test stand, ensuring the work was performed correctly. Here are a few of the capabilities of our test stand:

• Variable Speed Drive Motor
• Sophisticated controls allow for a wide range of speeds and torques
• Regenerative: generates electricity which is fed back into the system
• Flexible innovation in design for all major gearbox models allows for quick change over to different models
• Vibration analysis with distinct frequency discrimination from 0.5 to 60KHz allows diagnostics of components from gears to bearings
• Temperature stabilization is indicator of proper health
• Lubricant Cleanliness Monitoring: as with most rotating mechanical systems, gearboxes should be properly “run-in” before subjecting them to full operating load. This essentially means slowly ramping up the load and filtering out newly generated particles from gear/bearing asperities