Jun 18 2010
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) and power technologies company American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) have expanded their partnership to include an initiative to jointly develop a full conversion wind turbine with 5 MW capacity for application in the offshore wind industry. As per the agreement, the wind turbine design is likely to be developed by AMSC Windtec, which is an AMSC subsidiary, and HHI. AMSC will provide HHI with power electronic parts for the wind turbines.
As per the contract, HII will manufacture, sell and market the 5 MW wind turbines all throughout the world.
In October 2008, HHI received license to produce 2 and 1.65 MW induction wind turbine designs from AMSC Windtec. Already, HHI has commenced commercial production of the wind turbines with 1.65 MW capacity and has requested AMSC to supply around 80 sets of power electronic parts and electrical control systems for this platform. HHI intends to enter commercial production of the 2 MW wind turbines by the close of 2010.
The wind turbine electrical components and electrical control systems of AMSC include its proprietary SCADA systems, PowerModule power converters and yaw and pitch converters. They facilitate reliable performance of wind turbines by regulating voltage, controlling power flows and monitoring system performance.