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An efficient way to more power
Innovation in blade technology
An efficient way to more power The cost price per kilowatt hour generated, calculated over the
design lifetime of the turbine – i.e. 20 years – was to be lower
For more than 20 years, Vestas has been a leader in the than ever before.
development, manufacture, sale, marketing, service and
maintenance of wind turbines. This has contributed to
improving the competitiveness of wind power.
44 metres of innovative blade
technology
The wind power industry is growing rapidly. Therefore, it
is particularly important to focus on the overall perform- The conventional design approach states that the desire
ance capacity of turbines with state-of-the-art technology. for greater output is inevitably linked with bigger, heavier
With the introduction of the V90-3.0 MW turbine, Vestas is turbines. This, however, would make it difficult to achieve
once again expanding the boundaries of what is possible the overall goal of producing energy at a lower cost price
in wind power technology. per kilowatt hour.
Based on new thoroughly tested technology combined The new blade design for the V90-3.0 MW turbine fea-
with known and proven Vestas Technology, the V90-3.0 MW tures a number of new exciting developments.
is a natural extension of Vestas' existing range of MW class
turbines. The new blade is extremely light, a breakthrough Vestas
achieved by using a range of new materials. For example,
The ultimate goal for the development of the V90-3.0 MW carbon fibre – a strong, rigid yet very light material – has
turbine was clear from the very beginning: been used instead of fibreglass for the load carrying struc-
ture of the blade. Due to the strength of carbon fibre, it
has been possible to reduce the amount of material used
for the blades, thus cutting the overall weight even further
and consequently reducing loads. In fact, the new 44-metre
blades for the V90 rotor are lighter than the 39-metre
blades for the V80 rotor.
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9 12 15
1,750
1,500
1,250
1,000
750
500
250
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0 5 10 15 20 25
Wind speed (m/s)
Technical specifications
Wind
Rotor 30
Diameter: 90 m 25
Speed (m/s)
Area swept: 6,362 m2
20
Nominal revolutions: 16.1 rpm
Operational interval: 9-19 rpm 15
Number of blades: 3
10
Power regulation: Pitch/OptiSpeed®
Time
Air brake: Three separate pitch cylinders
Tower
Hub height: 65 m, 80 m, 90 m, 105 m Pitch
30
25
Angle (degrees)
Operational data 20
15
Cut-in wind speed: 4 m/s 10
Nominal wind speed 5
(3,000 kW): 15 m/s 0
Stop wind speed: 25 m/s
Time
Generator
Type: Asynchronous with OptiSpeed®
Generator
Rated output: 3,000 kW 1900
Operational data: 50 Hz
1700
Speed (rpm)
1,000 V
1500
1300
Gearbox
1100
Type: Planetary/helical stages
900
Time
Control
Type: Microprocessor-based control of all the
turbine functions with the option of Output
3500
remote monitoring. Output regulation
3000
and optimisation via OptiSpeed® and
Power (kW)
2000
1000
Hub height: 65 m 80 m 90 m 105 m
Tower: 115 t 156 t 205 t 275 t Time
Nacelle: 66 t 66 t 66 t 66 t
Rotor: 38 t 38 t 38 t 38 t OptiSpeed ® allows the nominal speed of revolution
Total: 219 t 260 t 309 t 379 t of both the rotor and the generator to vary by
approximately 60%. This minimises both unwanted
t = metric tons fluctuations in the output to the grid supply and
the loads on the vital parts of the construction.
All specifications subject to change without notice.
Subsidiaries
Vestas - Danish Wind Technology A/S Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc. Vestas - Nederland Windtechnologie B.V.
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6950 Ringkøbing Portland, OR 97201 Postbus 63 · 6990 AB Rheden
Denmark USA The Netherlands
Tel. +45 96 75 25 75 Tel. +1 503 327 2000 Tel. +31 264971500
Fax +45 97 30 62 50 Fax +1 503 327 2001 Fax +31 264971555
vestas-dwt@vestas.com vestas-awt@vestas-awt.com vestas@vestas.nl
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Smed Sørensens Vej 1 Otto-Hahn-Strasse 2 - 4 Via Ariosto 12 · Zona Industriale
6950 Ringkøbing 25813 Husum/Nordsee 74100 Taranto
Denmark Germany Italy
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Smed Sørensens Vej 1 Åkarevägen 17 P.O. Box 9263
6950 Ringkøbing 31132 Falkenberg Campbeltown, PA28 6WA, Argyll
Denmark Sweden Scotland
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Sales companies
Vestas Hellas Wind Technology S.A. Vestas - Australian Wind Technology Pty. Ltd. Vestas - Canadian Wind Technology, Inc.
150, A. Papandreou Ave. 2nd Floor 33 Coventry Street, Southbank R.R No. 5
165 61 Glyfada, Athens Melbourne, Victoria 3006 1475 Concession 5
Greece Australia Kincardine, Ontario
Tel. +30 210 96 46 251 Tel. +61 3 9645 0999 N2Z 2X6
Fax +30 210 96 46 252 Fax +61 3 9645 0111 Canada
Tel. +1 519 396 6922
Vestas France SAS Beijing Vestas Wind Technology Ltd. Fax +1 519 396 6158
Le Millénium – Bâtiment A 29A2, China Merchants Tower, Jianguo Rd.
501, rue Denis Papin Chaoyang District
34000 Montpellier Beijing 100022
France China
Tel. +33 4 67 202 202 Tel: +86 10 65667330 31 32
Fax +33 4 67 207 899 Fax: +86 10 65667335
vestas-france@vestas.com
Associated company
Vestas RRB India Ltd.
189, Sukhdev Vihar
New Delhi 110 025
India
Tel. +91 11 26327711
Fax +91 11 26327733
vrrb@gndel.global.net.in
09/03