Wind Turbine Slip Rings
DIRECT REPLACEMENT SLIP RINGS
Wind turbines require reliable transmission of power and data signals from the nacelle to the control system for the rotary blades. Costly downtime is eliminated by using fiber brushes and robust mechanical components in the slip ring design. Discover more Moog slip ring advantages:
- Maintenance free for 100 million revolutions
- Minimal wear debris generation
- No lubrication required
- Wide operating temperature
- Lower life cycle cost
- High reliability
- No periodic inspections required
Slip Rings for Direct Replacement in Wind Turbines
WP7129 Direct Replacement Pitch Control Slip Ring
Moog offers a WP7129 direct replacement pitch control slip ring for the NEG Micon NM72 / 82 wind turbines. Moog’s unit mounts directly to the gearbox with a through passage for the hydraulic lines and wiring.
WP7286 Direct Replacement Pitch Control Slip Ring
Moog offers a WP7286 direct replacement pitch control slip ring for the GE wind turbines. The design bolts to the existing gear box and provides numbered terminal blocks to match the turbine wiring harness.
WP7358 Direct Replacement Pitch Control Slip Ring
Moog offers a WP7358 direct replacement pitch control slip ring for the Suzlon S88 wind turbine. Moog’s unit provides direct connection to the gearbox with wire terminal connections in both the stator and rotor junction boxes. Each unit is shipped with a heater already installed for cold weather installations.
Discover More Rotary Solutions For Wind Applications
Anti-Icing / De-Icing Solutions
Moog provides reliable solutions for wind turbines in cold climate or climate change regions. We offer slip rings for blade heating - with both anti-icing and de-icing capabilities. Our products can be retrofi t onto the most established wind turbine models, for both hydraulic and electric blade pitch control.
Custom Solutions
Moog offers the superior fiber brush technology that has an extensive lifetime of over 100 million revolutions. This technology does not require lubricants and is characterized by low wear generation for minimal maintenance.
Our engineering department is available for consultation to help you tailor a solution to meet your requirements.
Discover Our High Reliability Wind Solutions
Moog's anti-icing / de-icing and aftermarket solutions as presented at O&M and Safety Conference 2023.
Watch members of Moog's wind team, Steve Black, Fabian Goeden and Adan Cabrera, display Moog's latest offerings including our newest wind turbine slip ring solutions from Moog Rekofa and condition monitoring for slip rings, at AWEA 2019.
