STX’s first offshore direct drive STX 72 2MW wind turbine was installed under the project called the demonstrative offshore windpark of Jeju island.
The wind turbine has been deployed by the Korean Institute for Energy Research, under the supervision of STX Windpower, the STX Group’s Dutch affiliate.
STX said the new turbine has key technical advantages including low nacelle weight that allows easy installation and over-pressurized nacelle and direct drive permanent magnet generator which keeps out salt, moisture and other corrosive elements thus ensuring reliability and long life of electrical components.
The air used to over-pressurize the wind turbine is dehumidified and desalinated by an air dryer installed in the nacelle of the turbine.
