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Multi-megawatt turbines

High-performance turbines with a rotor more than 100 m in diameter and an installed capacity of 3,6 to 5 MW have been developed by different producers. A small number of these turbines is already in operation.

  GE Energy Siemens Vestas
Type 4.0-110 3.6 MW V120
Rated Power [kW] 4000 3600 4500
Gearbox Triple stage Triple stage Triple stage
Generator Permanent Magnet Asynchronous Asynchronous
Converter Full Power Converter Fully automated converter n/a
Rotor diameter [m] 110 107 120
Top head mass [t] (nacelle+rotor) 295 215 210
Rated wind speed [m/s] 14 12-13 12
In operation since May 2010 Dec 2004 n/a
  REpower Systems Multibrid Enercon
Type 5M M5000 E-126
Rated Power [kW] 5000 5000 7500
Gearbox Triple stage Single stage Gearless
Generator Asynchronous double fed Synchronous permanent magnet excited Synchronous
Converter IGBT converter 4-quadrant converter DC intermediate circuit converter
Rotor diameter [m] 126 116 127
Top head mass [t] (nacelle+rotor) 410 310 650
Rated wind speed [m/s] 12 12 17
In operation since Nov 2004 Dec 2004 Aug 2007
  BARD Nordex
Type VM 5 MW Offshore
Rated Power [kW] 5200 5000
Gearbox Triple stage n/a
Generator Double fed asynchronous n/a
Converter n/a n/a
Rotor diameter [m] 122 115
Top head mass [t]
(nacelle+rotor)
375 n/a
Rated wind speed [m/s] 12 n/a
In operation since n/a n/a

For further information on the various turbine please click on the following links:

Enercon E-126 Externer Link (7.5 MW)

Multibrid M5000 Externer Link(5 MW)

REpower 5M Externer Link(5 MW)

GE Energy 4.0 Externer Link(4 MW)

Siemens 3.6 Externer Link(3.6 MW)

Vestas V120 Externer Link (4.5 MW)

BARD 5.0 Externer Link (5.2 MW)

Nordex N90 Offshore (5 MW)


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