The WinDrive Success Story Uwe Reimesch GM Sales Voith Turbo Wind
One of the large family-owned companies in Europe 1867 First Workshop 1880 Factory Expansion
One of the large family-owned companies in Europe 1867 First Workshop 1880 Factory Expansion 2010 5.1 Bio uro Sales 39,000 Employees 100% Family owned
Voith Group Present for Customers Worldwide Locations Employees Sales EUR in million 34 5 682 North America 645 184 28 251 Europe 2 595 53 3 478 1 186 Asia, Australia, Oceania 15 5 427 South America 457 3 117 49 Africa
Relationships not deals Our partnerships last for generations Zanders (Paper) Scheufelen (Paper) Haindl (Paper) Stora Enso (Paper) Duke Power (Hydro) UPM-Kymmene (Paper) Yunnan Power (Hydro) Palm (Paper) EnBW (Hydro) E.ON (Hydro) 1888 1904 1905 1905 1906 1907 1909 1911 1914 1920 1888 1920 Krauss Maffei Bodensee- Schiffsbetriebe VEAG (Hydro) MAN Deutsche Bahn Renault Henschel, MAK Fendt KSB Deutsche Steinkohle AG 1925 1930 1932 1934 1935 1950 1950 1955 1956 1960 1925 1960 Kässbohrer General Electrics Siemens Bharat, Indien Volvo Dresser SMS-Demag MTU Mercedes-Benz Voest 1964 1966 1969 1971 1975 1978 1980 1981 1983 1964 1983
History of Modern Wind Power in South Germany WEC 520 Made by VOITH 1981 Milestones: - 1944 Ulrich Hütter at TH Stuttgart - 1956 Testfield Stötten, Swabian Alb - 1981 Voith-Hütter WEC 520-2004 First Wind Power Chair in Stuttgart - 2007 Voith Turbo Wind GmbH & Co. KG
"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo
Concept Synchronous Generator WinDrive Main Gear
Concept Gear Box Generator Frequency Converter Gear Gear Box Box WinDrive Synchronous Generator WinDrive Frequency Converter
Concept No Transformer No Transformer No Frequency No Frequency Converter Converter Smaller Smaller Generator Generator Smaller Smaller Main Gear Main Gear Plus WinDrive Plus WinDrive - 7.5 t - 11.0 t - 7.0 t - 9.5 t - 1.5 t - 2.5 t - 2.0 t - 6.0 t + 6.0 t + 9.0 t - 12.0 t - 20.0 t
Concept No Transformer No Transformer No Frequency No Frequency Converter Converter Smaller Smaller Generator Generator Smaller Smaller Main Gear Main Gear Plus WinDrive Plus WinDrive - 7.5 t - 11.0 t - 7.0 t - 9.5 t - 1.5 t - 2.5 t - 2.0 t - 6.0 t + 6.0 t + 9.0 t - 12.0 t - 20.0 t
Reliability Hydraulics 9% Drive Train 2% Brake 5% Gears 7% Azimuth Drive 6% Nacelle 5% Hub 5% Blades 7% Generator 3% Control Unit 13% Sensors 9% Electric 29% Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)
Reliability Hydraulics 9% Drive Train 2% Brake 5% Gears 9% 7% Azimuth Drive 6% Nacelle 5% Hub 5% Blades 7% Generator 3% Control Unit 10% 13% Sensors 6% WinDrive Reliability Increase: > 30% Sensors 9% Electric 29% Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)
Reliability Frequency Converter Technology Variable Speed Drives Oil- & Gas Industry (1-34 MW) MTBF < 2 Years MTBF > 39 Years
The time has come"
Lübeck 2005: Development start of 2 MW turbine with DeWind Creating a grid friendly turbine by upgrading from DFIG to WinDrive technology evolution instead of revolution
Cuxhaven 2007: First kwh fed into grid by DeWind D8.2 prototype After a 12 month development period the prototype was up and running in auto mode within 40 hours
Argentina 2008: Highest turbine at 4 200 m above sea level (DeWind D8.2) Reliable performance since 2.5 years in thin air between diesel gen sets and rock crushers
Bremen 2009: Development of 6.5 MW turbine with second partner BARD The WinDrive System is the perfect combination of existing technology and convincing innovation that allows us to meet the requirements of the utility companies
Lanzhou 2009: Development start of 2 MW Wind turbine with Lanzhou Electric Corporation Replacing DFIG by high tech made in Germany to build China s first 10 GW wind farm
Beijing 2009: Development start of 3 MW turbine with Guodian United Power Top 5 power provider in China and largest windfarm operator in Asia to aply state of the art technology to the fastest growing market for wind power
Status Quo Proven Track Record Cuxhaven, Germany 2 MW, 50 Hz Veladero, Argentina 2 MW, 50 Hz Sweetwater, USA 2 MW, 60 Hz Hilltop, USA 2 MW, 60 Hz Start Dec 2006 Dec 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2009 Operation > 24 000 h > 16 000 h > 15 000 h > 8 000 h Availability Drive Train 100% 100% 100% 100%
Status Quo One, Two, Four One Record Highest Turbine Two Awards Innovation Price Finalist Hermes Award Winner Four Partners DeWind, BARD, LEC, Guodian United Power
Voith Turbo Inc. (VTI) - Employees 100 - Total Sales $ 96.2 million - Office Locations York, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Houston - In-House Engineering Auto CAD, Solid Works - Machining Capability Customer Service Related
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The time has come"
You have come"