Developed and perfected rotor blade positioning (Pitch)

As a worldwide premier manufacturer of absolute encoders, Baumer has been active in the wind power industry for more than 15 years. The close collaboration with engineering companies and vendors of systems and components has created a unique portfolio of products and state-of-the-art technologies offering the perfect solution for blade pitch control. The product portfolio is continuously updated to satisfy our customers ever-growing requirements so that we can always provide the ideal, futureoriented solution.

  • Applications

    • Leading in pitch applications (series GM400)

      • Tried and trusted in the wind industry for more than 15 years
      • Most efficient pitch control via precise SSI and supplementary incremental signals
      • Non-contact and wear-free multiturn sensing technique
      • Proven a million times over in industrial applications for more than 20 years
      • Reliable and robust without gears
      • Extreme immunity against magnetic field impacts by all optical technology
      • Resilient ShaftLock feature to endure high shaft loads

      All-encompassing interface competencies (series GXMMW)

      • SSI and BiSS with supplementary incremental signals
      • All conventional fieldbus interfaces and profiles
      • Realtime Ethernet, Profinet, Powerlink, EtherCAT and Ethernet/IP
      • Modular bus cover or housingintegrated interface
    • Ultra-robust magnetic encoders (series ATD 2S / series MAGRES 58K SSI)

      • Resistant against shocks and vibrations up to 500 g
      • Unaffected by humidity, dust and dirt
      • Top-grade reliability and long-lasting thanks to limited components
      • Optionally available with integrated resolver

      Absolute dependability by redundancy (series MAGRES redundant)

      • Top-grade reliability by virtue of redundant single and multiturn sensing (MTTF > 100 years)
      • Integrated self-monitoring system
      • For safety-relevant applications