Siemens wind turbine
technology is helping Harbon
Wind Turbines offer increased
reliability in its wind turbines.

The Doncaster-based
manufacturer supplies units
with rated power of around
60kW to farmers and small
businesses with relatively low
energy requirements.

The company approached
Siemens Mechanical Drives
about gear units and
generators just over a year
ago, since when Harbon has
built a 60kW trial turbine unit
and a number of 55kW units
using Siemens products at the
heart of the drive system. The
gear unit is a low noise
Flender FZA 188B K4 with
in-line Siemens motor and
shaft directly beneath.

Chris Harbon commented:
“Being able to obtain gearbox
and motor from a single
supplier is also very important
to us. We like the whole
package – support, technical
knowledge, the fact that it’s a
technically advanced unit; all
these factors matter to us and
help us develop our own
business.”