In recent years, environmental protection has become a national and even global focus. Thus, clean energy is moving forward with its unique environmental advantages and has become an important driving force for the progress of human civilization.
Today, wind power has become the third major power source in China after thermal power and hydro power. The development of wind power has become the core content of China's energy transition and an important way to combat climate change. It is also an important means for China to further promote the revolution in energy production and consumption and to promote the prevention and control of air pollution.
With affordable internet access, technology innovations are blooming
With a strong policy push, a breakthrough was made in 2020, when the same price for wind and fire was realized for the first time.
The wind power industry has increasingly high requirements for technology and capital. High thresholds and fierce competition also screen out companies that are suitable for the development of the industry. With the extension and exploration of these enterprises, the technology surrounding wind energy has opened up space for continuous development. This also means that wind power parity is built on technological progress.
According to the disclosure by the General Water Planning Institute, most parts of the country have the potential for parity. The wind power industry still has much room for development. However, the continued development of grid parity is bound to require a continuous reduction in the cost of electricity. This means that not only the price of wind power machine to a reasonable decline, at the same time, wind power machine enterprises must enhance technical capabilities and overall solution to improve the efficiency of wind turbine power generation while reducing power generation costs. In this process, the enterprise technology core differences will undoubtedly increase exponentially.
Therefore, in the changing era of parity, the only way for enterprises is to choose the right direction, push forward firmly, and have the courage to innovate and upgrade.
Tailor made, reliable convoy solutions
Wind power plants are large investments that require high availability. For this reason, all components must be extremely reliable and automatically fail-safe.
Balluff, a provider of efficient sensor and system solutions, has been working closely with advanced equipment manufacturers in the wind power industry for many years. Balluff sensors, measurement systems and solutions for wind power plants can be tailored to the specific requirements of both onshore and offshore wind power plants.
In the case of hydraulic pitch control, for example, Balluff has developed the BTL magnetostrictive linear displacement sensor specifically for hydraulic cylinders in wind turbines.
The sensor is characterized by the following:
- excellent performance
- contactless
- low maintenance
- high pressure up to 600 bar
- high resistance to vibration and shock when used under harsh conditions
BTL Magnetostrictive Linear Displacement Transducer
With the help of this sensor, the system is equipped with a slurry pitch adjustment function, which allows the rotor blade angle to accurately adapt to the wind speed, increasing the power generation and ensuring system reliability.
Balluff offers a diverse product portfolio - highly specialized for the wind energy industry
In addition to solutions for hydraulic memo control, Balluff also provides customers with solutions for controlling tolerances, monitoring brake discs, measuring tower tilt angle, monitoring fluid level, detecting motor speed, monitoring low speed, ensuring optimal control quality, mechanical locking position, and hub forward and reverse rotation. Balluff's mission is to help their customers build highly efficient wind power plants and provide value for the sustainable development of the wind power industry.
