North American Windpower: ABB To Supply Equipment For Wind Turbine Service Lifts

by NAW Staff on Monday 04 June 2012

ABB has announced that it will provide low-voltage, power electronics equipment to Belmont, N.C.-based engineering services provider Solvere LLC for its electrical control panels used in wind turbines.

These control panels will allow Elberton, Ga.-based service lift maker Hailo LLC to build new UL-AECO-compliant wind turbine service lifts. ABB will provide multiple low-voltage UL components, such as safety relays, pilot devices and circuit breakers.

These electrical control panels provide the service lift with UL elevator control compliance and ASME 17.1 and 17.5 certification, ABB says, adding that the controls for powering the lift up and down are designed for use in extreme weather conditions.

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