Scanwind Group As

ScanWind shall be a recognized developer and supplier of wind turbines and services for the coastal onshore and the offshore market with focus on harsh nordic weather conditions. ScanWind Group is a producer of wind turbines of 3.5 MW (SW 3500 DL).The design consists of a direct driven, variable speed turbine with a permanent magnet generator. The power is controlled with individual pitch on each blade, the yaw and pitch systems are both electric. ScanWind 3500 DL is a wind turbine suitable for rough costal climate and is produced for wind class IEC I. ScanWind’s first demonstration unit was erected in March 2003 in Nærøy at the coast of Norway. This is a 3 MW unit equipped with a directly driven generator . The generator has a permanent magnet rotor that enables operation with variable speed through AC-DC-AC conversion. The second demonstration unit was erected during the autumn 2004. This is a 3 MW onshore application equipped with a multi speed variation gearbox and double fed slip-ring asynchronous generator. The rest of the 15 turbines are 3.5 MW directly driven generators. The generator has a permanent magnet rotor that enables operation with variable speed through AC-DC-AC conversion.