Innovative transformer technology for offshore wind applications
ABB's specifically designed transformers for offshore wind applications will be installed in the WindFloat Atlantic windfarm in 2019, a project of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
The WindSTAR transformers are extra resilient against strong vibrations and extreme and sudden movements encountered in locations such as towers of floating wind farms and offshore platforms, while keeping them compact and light weight, according to the manufacturer.
The 8.4 MW wind turbines at the WindFloat Atlantic windfarm off the coast of Portugal will be 623 feet tall to blade tip, more than double the height of the Statue of Liberty. They will be the world's largest and most powerful wind turbines ever installed on a floating foundation.
Source: ABB
