The trend toward larger wind turbines, increasingly isolated installations and continued use of operate-until-failure maintenance practices drives down reliability and increases the total cost of energy (COE) of wind power operations.
As a result, wind turbine OEMs continue to search for innovative wind turbine designs with improved performance and lower COE. And, wind turbine project operators [...]
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North American Clean Energy: Wireless Power for Wind Turbines
PowerbyProxi Announces the First Wireless Power Solution for Wind Turbines
Wind Turbine Operators Can Increase Uptime, Decrease Costs through a new generation of Inductive Power Transfer Technology
The first wireless power solution for wind turbines was unveiled today at the WindPower 2010 conference and exhibition in Dallas, Texas. PowerbyProxi Proxi-Ring contactless slip ring provides wireless power and data to pitch control systems in wind turbines. Proxi-Ring [...]
A New Approach to Wireless Power Transfer
PowerbyProxi’s ProxiWave approach gives planners and designers new and flexible options for delivering power. They no longer need to feel bound by the constraints of wired power or the limitations and drawbacks of battery power.
By taking advantage of PowerbyProxi’s range of configurations, designers can leverage the benefits of wireless power in their products and equipment. [...]
PowerbyProxi’s unplugged power attracts investors
Auckland, April 15, 2009 – Auckland-based wireless power solutions company PowerbyProxi has secured investment to accelerate growth from local investors Movac and Evander Management, sending a positive signal that high growth potential businesses are still getting funded in these changing economic times.
PowerbyProxi delivers ‘unplugged power’ – eliminating the need for a physical power cable. The [...]
PowerbyProxi completes development of the world’s first wireless slip ring
After a 12 month development effort with John Deere, PowerbyProxi is readying for the commercial launch of Proxi-Ring™ a completely contactless slip ring.
The Proxi-Ring™ is a totally electrical device with no moving parts or frictional based components. Power is transferred from a transmitter to a receiver through an air gap allowing total and free rotation. [...]