Enercon E-112

Enercon GmbH, based in Aurich, Northern Germany, is the third-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world and the market leader in Germany. Download high resolution version (1024x1365, 56 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x1365, 56 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) is a type of business structure in Germany, similar to limited liability company in the United States. ... Aurich is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Horizontal-axis wind turbine, the Enercon model E-66 wind energy converter, in Germany. ... The term Market leader means the company that has the largest share of sales in a particular market. ...

One of Enercon's key innovations is the gearless (direct drive) wind turbine in combination with an annular generator. This is unlike most other wind turbines, which use a potentially more accident-sensitive gearbox in order to increase the rotation speed of the generator. Other differences of Enercon's wind turbines are their distinctive drop-shaped generator housings, designed by Lord Norman Foster, and their towers, which are colored light green at the base to blend in with their surroundings. In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the system of gears and/or the hydraulic system (called variously hydrodynamic, fluid or automatic transmission) that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover—such as an engine or electric motor—to a typically rotary output device at a lower angular momentum but... Hearst Tower (New York City) Expo MRT Station, Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore. ...

As of April 2007 Enercon had installed 11,006 wind turbines, with an overall power of 11.703 GW. Their most-often installed model is the E-40 (the number indicates the rotor diameter in meters), which pioneered the gearbox-less design in 1992. Enercon GmbH has production facilities in Germany (Aurich and Magdeburg), Sweden, Brazil, India and Turkey. A Siemens steam turbine with the case opened. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Aurich is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... This article is about the German city. ...

Enercon is prohibited from importing their wind turbines into the US until 2010 ^[1] due to infringement of U.S. Patent 5,083,039  ^[2]. Enercon claims their intellectual property was stolen by Kenetech (US Windpower, Inc.) and patented in the US before they could do so. Kenetech made similar claims against Enercon. According to the European Parliament; Kenetech seeking evidence for legal action against Enercon for breach of patent rights on the grounds that Enercon had obtained commercial secrets illegally, According to an NSA employee, detailed information concerning Enercon was passed on to Kenetech via ECHELON ^[1][3]

As of late 2005, Enercon's biggest model was the E-112, with a rotor diameter of about 113 m and rated at 4.5 MW. It is the precursor for large turbines for offshore wind parks under construction and partly in operation. From August 2002 to December 2004, it was the biggest wind turbine in the world. At the end of 2005, it was upgraded to 6 MW. The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ... Offshore has two principal meanings: Physical - in the sea away from the shore; not on the shoreline but out to sea. ... A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines in the same location. ...

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b} Die Zeit: 40/1999 "Verrat unter Freunden" ("Treachery among friends", German), available at archiv.zeit.de
2. ^ Enercon vs. International Trade Commission and Zond Energy Systems. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
3. ^ Report A5-0264/2001 of the European Parliament (English), available at European Parliament website

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External links

• www.enercon.de - Enercon's home page
• www.enerconindia.net - Enercon India Ltd.

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