Objective The aim of Wingy-Pro is to demonstrate the first ever large size transversal flux generator in an existing wind turbine. A determining factor for increasing the profitability of an offshore wind farm is the installation of wind turbines with a significantly high power capacity and low weight. Until now, the designs of large capacity turbines for offshore applications have been an up scaling of the existing smaller models. This has led to the construction of wind turbines with huge physical dimensions (e.g.: The E-112 has a hub height of 124 m and a rotor diameter of 114 m). Consequently, the weight of the turbines has increased considerably and the material-resistance of the blades, has been taken almost to its limits (rotor blades can reach a length of up to 61 m). These large dimension and weight have a negative influence on the economic efficiency of those offshore applications, because of the high costs for the foundation, transport and installation of the wind turbines. The objective of the project is to carry out the design and development of an improved generator technique through the transverse flux generator (TFG) with permanent magnets in the rotor. There are single-, two- or multi-phase machines, depending on the number of independent stator windings, which are mounted axially on the machine shaft. This technique has been known in the electro-field for years, but due to its strong vibrations and high noise emissions, it has been hardly used. Nowadays however, thanks to new and innovative manufacturing methods and to the development in modern micro-processing controls, the TFG can be used in practical applications. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power Keywords . Programme(s) FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy Topic(s) ENERGY-2007-2.3-04 - Demonstration of large scale systems for on-and off-shore wind farms Call for proposal FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITAET BREMEN Address Bibliothekstrasse 1 28359 Bremen Germany See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Barbara Kroog Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LLOYD DYNAMOWERKE GMBH & CO KG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hastedter osterdeich Bremen See on map Administrative Contact Norbert Götschmann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ATLAS MAGNETICS EUROPE BV Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Madame curieweg Schijndel See on map Administrative Contact Leo Elbertse (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window CONVERTEAM GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Culemeyerstrasse Berlin See on map Administrative Contact Georg Möhlenkamp (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window CENTIV GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Boschstrasse 8-10 28857 Syke See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Diepholz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Malte Bethke (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TRITECC SRL Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Str cosminului 8 400642 Cluj napoca See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Cluj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Aurel Pop (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
