prius transmission Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:50:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Prius-Like Gearbox to be Used in Less Pricey Wind Turbines https://www.greenoptimistic.com/viryd-cvt-wind-turbine-20091102/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/viryd-cvt-wind-turbine-20091102/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:50:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5130 The CVT (continuously variable transmission) technology is already being used in hybrid cars, and now it enters the wind turbine industry. Texas-based Viryd Technologies, use CVTs to make the fluctuating wind speeds convert into a more efficient stream of AC current that will be fed to the grids.

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