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Bachmann selects ADI converters for wind-to-power conversion
Norwood, Mass. — Bachmann electronic GmbH, a manufacturer of electronic control systems in wind turbines, has selected Analog Device Inc.’s (ADI) data converters as key components in its control systems for wind turbines and other industrial systems. Bachmann’s electronic control systems have a proven availability of more than 99.96 percent and play an essential role in enabling 30,000 wind power plants around the world to produce clean energy, says ADI.
“The two most important criteria for us in selecting components for the wind turbine industry are high reliability, and availability over a long lifetime of up to 25 years,” said Gunnar Vogel, product manager control systems at Bachmann electronic, in a statement. “Analog Devices is able to provide us with a broad range of high-performance converters, amplifiers and complementary products and, in my opinion, stands alone in its competence in supplying such devices to the industrial market.”
Data converters provide digital information to the turbine control systems for real-world measurements of status and condition to ensure safe, efficient operation, says ADI.
In its condition monitoring systems for wind turbines, Bachmann uses ADI’s ADCs (analog-to-digital converters) to digitize the signal from a piezoelectric movement sensor. The systems also use ADI’s operational amplifiers.
Across its other industrial control systems, Bachmann uses a wide range of ADI components, including data converters, multiplexers, digital isolators, and amplifiers.
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