Wind Energy Profile

Voith Turbo - Partner for Drive Technology

Voith Turbo, the specialist in hydrodynamic drive, coupling and brake systems for use in road or rail transport, in industry and in shipping, is a Voith AG group company.

Voith Turbo is the leading manufacturer of adjustable hydrodynamic drives and has many years of experience in the control of pumps, compressors and other turbo machinery in power generation. Based on this extensive know-how, Voith Turbo has developed the WinDrive, a new hydrodynamically controlled planetary override gearbox for wind power plants.

Voith is setting new standards in paper technology, drive technology, energy technology and industrial services. Founded on January 1, 1867, Voith now has around 30,000 employees, sales of €3.8 billion and more than 200 locations worldwide, making it one of Europe's largest family-owned companies.

The WinDrive®

Voith Turbo is at home wherever there is a need for maximum reliability, precise and dynamic control allied to low operating and maintenance costs. With the new WinDrive, Voith Turbo has developed an innovative, adjustable speed gearbox that converts variable input speeds from the wind rotor into constant output speeds for a synchronous generator. A synchronous mains connection is achieved without the need for frequency converters and transformers. Incorporating synchronous generators in the mid-voltage level allows network operators to set up stable and cost-efficient wind parks.