These orders reportedly bring the total amount of wind power to be supported by American Superconductor (AMSC) products to 6.6GW, equivalent to approximately 7% of the worldwide installed base of wind generated electricity as of December 2007, according to AMSC.
AMSC’s wind turbine core electrical components include the company’s proprietary PowerModule power converters and reportedly enable reliable, high-performance wind turbine operation by controlling power flows, regulating voltage, monitoring system performance and controlling the pitch of wind turbine blades to maximize efficiency.
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Dongfang Steam Turbine Works (DTC) has placed its first order for complete electrical systems for four 2.5MW wind turbines it plans to manufacture and test in early 2009. AMSC Windtec is developing a portfolio of 2.5MW wind turbines under a contract it received from DTC in March 2007.
Canadian wind turbine manufacturer AAER has placed an order for core electrical components for an additional 20 of the 1.5MW wind turbines it is currently scaling up to manufacture under a license from a third party.
AMSC also announced that it has received an order for 20 additional sets of wind turbine core electrical components from the CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Company.
