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FT Technologies is working with Windar Photonics on the full commercialisation of the WindEye LIDAR. By the middle of 2013 there will be installations running on turbines in the US, Europe, India and China with both large utilities and wind park operators.
Read the full article: "Out front with turbine control" (PDF 400KB )
published in Renewable Energy, Wind Power Technology May 2013
新しいバージョン22に関するデータシートを日本語でご用意いたしました。
このたびFT Technologies社では自社のFT702LT-V22風センサに関するデータシートを日本語で発行いたしました。
日本国内では風力発電への関心が高まっており、FT Technologies社としても多くの日本企業と今後密な協力関係を築いていけることを心待ちにしております。
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New Version 22 Datasheet is available in Japanese.
FT Technologies is pleased to launch the datasheet for its FT702LT-V22 wind sensor in Japanese.
With the increasing interest in wind power in Japan FT Technologies is looking forward to developing close co-operation with many companies in Japan.
FT Technologies is delighted to have been appointed as the official partner and distributor for the Windar Photonics LIDAR for Turbine control.
With its innovative, robust and low cost technology is set to revolutionise the market. This is the first LIDAR for Turbine Control that makes business sense.
This new LIDAR has been developed by Windar Photonics and tested by DTU/Risø in Denmark and FT Technologies is the worldwide distributor.
The Windar Photonics LIDAR uses a patented semi-conductor laser source which generates a high powered laser beam. This innovative use of a semi-conductor laser and the absence of complex mechanical scanning devices gives a more reliable and much lower cost product.
In addition the Windar Photonics LIDAR has been engineered so that all the main components are in the nacelle with only the optical head exposed on the top of the nacelle and that only contains very few electronic components. This optical head is very light at 8 kgs – this is about half the size of conventional LIDARs, used for turbine installation.
“The combination of innovative technology and practical cost focussed engineering mean that we are able to bring the Windar Photonics LIDAR to the market at less than half the cost of products currently available” said Fred Squire Director of Business Development at FT Technologies. “We are very excited to be able to offer this innovative product and technology to our existing customers in the Wind Turbine industry and believe that it will make a strong economic case for fitting a LIDAR as standard”.
FT conservatively estimates that the use of the Windar LIDAR for improved yaw alignment, should improve turbine yield by between 3% and 5%. “Depending on the size of the turbine and the price of electricity this should show a payback in less than 12 months” said Brian Pedersen Director of Wind Energy for FT Technologies.
Martin Rambusch CEO of Windar Photonics said “We are very pleased to be working with FT Technologies and believe that a combination of FT’s many years of experience in ultrasonic wind sensors, their reputation in the industry and our technology and exciting product development plans will deliver great value to our customers”.
"FT Technologies is focussed on producing market leading wind sensors for turbine control. Their sensors are installed on nearly a quarter of all turbines worldwide and are used on approximately 70% of all offshore wind turbines. [...]"
Download the full PDF article here (Wind Energy Network, 144 KB)
FT Technologies will be presenting at the Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) conference in Houston on September 5th. Entitled “Reliable Anemometry for Offshore Applications”, the presentation will draw on FT’s multi-year experience as a supplier of wind sensors to the European offshore market.
The FT702LT Turbine Control Wind Sensor was first used on a commercial turbine by NEG Micon in 2002. Since then the industry has grown, turbines have grown and FT has grown in size and success.
In the last 10 years we have sold over 50,000 sensors and the FT702LT is now specified by 20 manufacturers and designers. FT sensors can be found on turbines from the ice of the mid-West to the salty-storms of the North Sea and the dust of Mongolia.
Customers tell us the sensor has the best combination of accuracy and strength. The sensor delivers over 99.9% data availability and so keeps turbines running better for longer. It has been designed for life on top of a turbine. Our patented Acu-Res® technology ensures the sensor keeps on working in rain, ice, snow, lightning and whatever else gets thrown at it on a turbine.
We’re not stopping yet. We are working on more developments to make the sensor even tougher and more reliable.
So, thank you for the last 10 years and we look forward to the next 10.
FT Technologies has been selected to take part in an exhibition demonstrating the very best of British manufacturing this summer.
Beating competition from hundreds of UK companies, FT Technologies will feature in the Government’s Make it in Great Britain exhibition at the Science Museum during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
FT Technologies will showcase their world beating wind sensors and educate visitors about the value of manufacturing to UK business.
The exhibition is the culmination of the Make it in Great Britain campaign - an initiative launched last year by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which aims to challenge outdated opinions and transform the image of modern manufacturing.
FT Technologies designs and manufactures its unique wind sensors in Teddington and exports over 95% of its production to China, Europe and North America. The wind sensors are used by 12 of the 15 biggest manufacturers in the world to control their wind turbines. Sales have nearly doubled in the last three years.
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A report by Charles Orton-Jones
LondonLovesBusiness.com
