SKF – an experienced partner in wind energy technology
For more than a century, SKF, a leading global provider of bearings and bearing units, has advanced the state of the art in all sectors of the industry with its exceptional products and solutions, including the relatively new branch of wind energy utilization. SKF has been around from the very beginning and is familiar in detail with the complicated dynamics involved in wind energy technology. This includes the entire field of providing effective centralized lubrication for wind turbine generators. SKF further expanded its expertise in lubrication engineering with the acquisition in 2004 of Willy Vogel AG, a global leader in centralized lubrication systems.
Only automated lubrication systems can reliably guarantee lubricant supply to all components of a wind energy system. This applies in particular to offshore systems that are subject to extreme conditions. Automated lubrication systems reduce friction inside bearings, prevent contaminant particles from penetrating, and make wind energy systems run more smoothly. Dispensing the correct amount of the optimal lubricant at consistent intervals places high demands on the lubrication system – demands that are met by the perfected centralized lubrication systems from SKF.
Several thousand wind turbine generators around the world are operating reliably with SKF WindLub centralized lubrication systems. Both total-loss and circulating-oil lubrication systems ensure an optimum lubricant supply of:
- blade bearings,
- blade pitch,
- main bearings,
- yaw bearings including their gears
- gearboxes and
- generators.
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