The WinDrive Success Story

The WinDrive
Success Story
Uwe Reimesch
GM Sales – Voith Turbo Wind
One of the large family-owned companies in Europe
1867 First Workshop
1880 Factory Expansion
One of the large family-owned companies in Europe
1867 First Workshop
1880 Factory Expansion
2010
5.1 Bio €uro Sales
39,000 Employees
100%
Family owned
Voith Group
Present for Customers Worldwide
Locations
Employees
Sales EUR in million
645
5 682
34
North America
184 28 251
Europe
2 595
53
3 478
1 186
Asia, Australia, Oceania
15 5 427
457
South America
117
3
Africa
49
Relationships – not deals
Our partnerships last for generations
Zanders
(Paper)
Scheufelen
(Paper)
Haindl
(Paper)
Stora Enso
(Paper)
Duke Power
(Hydro)
UPM-Kymmene
(Paper)
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(Hydro)
Palm
(Paper)
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(Hydro)
E.ON
(Hydro)
1888
1904
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1905
1906
1907
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1911
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1888
1920
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Maffei
(Turbo)
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(Turbo)
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(Turbo)
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MAK
(Turbo)
Fendt
(Turbo)
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(Turbo)
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Steinkohle AG
(Turbo)
1925
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1960
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(Turbo)
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(Turbo)
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(Turbo)
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MTU
(Turbo)
Mercedes-Benz
(Turbo)
Voest
(Turbo)
1964
1966
1969
1971
1975
1978
1980
1981
1983
1964
1983
History of Modern Wind Power in South Germany
Milestones:
- 1944 Ulrich Hütter at TH Stuttgart
WEC 520
Made by VOITH
1981
- 1956 Testfield Stötten, Swabian Alb
- 1981 Voith-Hütter WEC 520
- 2004 First Wind Power Chair in Stuttgart
- 2007 Voith Turbo Wind GmbH & Co. KG
The WinDrive Success Story
"There is nothing
more powerful than an idea
whose time has come."
Victor Hugo
The WinDrive Success Story
Concept
Synchronous
Generator
WinDrive
Main Gear
The WinDrive Success Story
Concept
Generator
Frequency Converter
Frequency
Converter
Gear Box
WinDrive
Gear
Box
Gear
Box
Generator
WinDriveSynchronous
Synchronous
Generator
The WinDrive Success Story
Concept
No Transformer
- 7.5 t - 11.0 t
No Transformer
No Frequency
Converter - 7.0 t - 9.5 t
No Frequency
Converter
Generator
- 1.5 t - 2.5 t
SmallerSmaller
Generator
Main Gear
- 2.0 t - 6.0 t
SmallerSmaller
Main Gear
Plus WinDrive
+ 6.0 t + 9.0 t
_____________
Plus WinDrive
- 12.0 t - 20.0 t
The WinDrive Success Story
Concept
No Transformer
- 7.5 t - 11.0 t
No Transformer
No Frequency
Converter - 7.0 t - 9.5 t
No Frequency
Converter
Generator
- 1.5 t - 2.5 t
SmallerSmaller
Generator
Main Gear
- 2.0 t - 6.0 t
SmallerSmaller
Main Gear
Plus WinDrive
+ 6.0 t + 9.0 t
_____________
Plus WinDrive
- 12.0 t - 20.0 t
The WinDrive Success Story
Reliability
Hydraulics 9%
Drive Train 2%
Azimuth Drive 6%
Nacelle 5%
Hub 5%
Brake 5%
Blades 7%
Gears 7%
Generator 3%
Control Unit
13%
Sensors 9%
Electric 29%
Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)
The WinDrive Success Story
Reliability
Hydraulics 9%
Drive Train 2%
Azimuth Drive 6%
Nacelle 5%
Hub 5%
Brake 5%
Blades 7%
7%
Gears 9%
Generator 3%
Control Unit
13%
10%
Sensors 6%
Sensors 9%
WinDrive
Reliability Increase:
> 30%
Electric 29%
Source: Study on 2000 Turbines by Fraunhofer-Institut (ISET Kassel, 2007)
The WinDrive Success Story
Reliability
Frequency Converter
Technology
Variable Speed Drives
Oil- & Gas Industry (1-34 MW)
MTBF < 2 Years
MTBF > 39 Years
The WinDrive Success Story
“The time has come"
The WinDrive Success Story
Lübeck 2005:
Development start of
2 MW turbine with DeWind
“Creating a grid friendly
turbine by upgrading from
DFIG to WinDrive
technology – evolution
instead of revolution“
The WinDrive Success Story
Cuxhaven 2007:
First kWh fed into grid by
DeWind D8.2 prototype
“After a 12 month
development period the
prototype was up and
running in auto mode
within 40 hours“
The WinDrive Success Story
Argentina 2008:
Highest turbine at 4 200 m
above sea level (DeWind D8.2)
“Reliable performance since 2.5
years in thin air between diesel
gen sets and rock crushers“
The WinDrive Success Story
Bremen 2009:
Development of 6.5 MW turbine
with second partner BARD
“The WinDrive System is the perfect
combination of existing technology
and convincing innovation that
allows us to meet the requirements
of the utility companies“
The WinDrive Success Story
Lanzhou 2009:
Development start
of 2 MW Wind turbine with
Lanzhou Electric Corporation
“Replacing DFIG by high tech
made in Germany to build
China‘s first 10 GW wind farm“
The WinDrive Success Story
Beijing 2009:
Development start of 3 MW turbine
with Guodian United Power
“Top 5 power provider in China
and largest windfarm operator in
Asia to aply state of the art
technology to the fastest growing
market for wind power“
Status Quo
Proven Track Record
Cuxhaven, Germany
2 MW, 50 Hz
Veladero, Argentina
2 MW, 50 Hz
Sweetwater, USA
2 MW, 60 Hz
Hilltop, USA
2 MW, 60 Hz
Start
Dec 2006
Dec 2007
Jan 2008
Feb 2009
Operation
> 24 000 h
> 16 000 h
> 15 000 h
> 8 000 h
Availability
Drive Train
100%
100%
100%
100%
Status Quo
One, Two, Four
One Record
Two Awards
Four Partners
Highest Turbine
Innovation Price Finalist
Hermes Award Winner
DeWind, BARD, LEC,
Guodian United Power
Voith Turbo Inc. (VTI)
- Employees
100
- Total Sales
$ 96.2 million
- Office Locations
York, Sacramento,
Cincinnati, Houston
- In-House Engineering
Auto CAD, Solid
Works
- Machining Capability
Customer Service
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Sales and Service offices in NA
Voith Turbo Offices
& Service Workshops
The WinDrive Success Story
“The time has come"
The WinDrive Success Story
“You have come"