friction wind turbine Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:47:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Friction-Drive Wind Turbine Can Withstand Powerful Windstorms https://www.greenoptimistic.com/friction-drive-wind-turbine-can-withstand-powerful-windstorms-20091208/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/friction-drive-wind-turbine-can-withstand-powerful-windstorms-20091208/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:47:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5685 In standard wind turbines, the blades turn a drive shaft which engages the gearbox. The gearbox is the most vulnerable part, as in wind blasts it has to withstand very high mechanical stress. In time, it will wear down or break some metal teeth making it in short time unusable.

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