Attending the testing session were some 20 officials, including the company’s wind power team and overseas partners.
The step-up gearbox is a gear assembly that suitably steps-up the rotational speed of the rotating wind turbine blades. The step-up gearbox has an approximate 90:1 gear ratio, yet it is ultra light.
Doosan Heavy will supply three step-up gearboxes for the WinDS 3000 wind power generation system, which will be installed at the Yeongheung Wind Farm, beginning in March next year.
Doosan Heavy has been implementing the WinDS 3000 as a national project since 2006. The company will construct a prototype WinDS 3000 plant on Jeju Island in August, and conduct a yearlong test to commercialize the system by the end of 2010.
Meanwhile, Doosan Heavy already completed the testing of blades and power generators, which are key facilities for the wind power generation system, early 2009.
