Horizontal-axis wind turbine

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The unique design of the ADES wind turbine includes three passive mechanical systems: a swivelling single-blade rotor, a pendulum power train and a selfsteering nacelle. The design compensates, accumulates and reinstates wind speed variations, preventing them from affecting the evenness of generator rotation and subsequently diminishing structural overload and power peaks caused by wind gusts. These are single-bladed downwind turbines with a variable pitch rotor and set or variable speeds, depending on the model. BENEFITS As a result of their mechanical pecularities and the power electronics they contain, the electricity generated by ADES wind turbines is highly stable and complies with all the established requirements. Specifically, they compensate the reactive power and withstand voltage dips that occur in electrical grids in accordance with the most demanding legislation. (More information) By supplying high-quality energy with less structural loads, these turbines can be connected in new parks, in areas with weak or isolated networks and in parallel with other energy sources, as well as be used in the repowering of wind farms, taking advantage of the existing infrastructures. :: WHY A NEW DESIGN? It is a well-known fact that wind energy has been used from early times, especially as an aid to navigation. At present, modern wind turbines transform this energy into electricity and transfer it to the grid. However, their lacks of continuity and, in particular, its lack of evenness in intensity and direction have negative effects for both the turbines and the stability of the electrical system to which they are connected.