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The Future is Blowing in the Wind: Connectors for Wind Power Ease Installation & Maintenance

5 May 09
As wind power hits its stride as a mainstream technology for providing affordable green energy, manufacturers, installers, and operators all look to lower installation and operating costs while improving efficiency. Faster installs, higher reliability, and easier maintenance all play a role in the economics of wind power—getting a turbine online quickly and ready to run reliably and without interruption are critical concerns.

As wind power hits its stride as a mainstream technology for providing affordable green energy, manufacturers, installers, and operators all look to lower installation and operating costs while improving efficiency. Faster installs, higher reliability, and easier maintenance all play a role in the economics of wind power—getting a turbine online quickly and ready to run reliably and without interruption are critical concerns.

As the wind power industry matures, standardization is also occurring. Standards organizations are beginning to evolve standards specific to wind turbines. As always, many designers are turning to existing technology such as Industrial Ethernet, which is readily available, or to widely proven approaches such as modular industrial connectors.

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