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GENERATEUR ATTAQUE DIRECTE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A purpose built generator that allows the low rotor speeds common in wind turbines to produce electricity without the use of a gearbox or transmission to increase rotor speed to that required to drive mass-produced generators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Génératrice spécialement conçue pour tirer profit du faible régime rotor d'une éolienne afin de produire de l'électricité sans avoir recours à un multiplicateur de vitesse ou à une transmission pour augmenter la vitesse du rotor comme c'est le cas pour les génératrices de série.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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