Ladco Energy Systems

INTRODUCING THE LES6000

The LADCO Energy Systems 6kW wind turbine is a 3 bladed, horizontal axis, upwind small wind turbine suitable for domestic or light industrial use. The turbine is currently under development and is a continuation of the project begun in 2007 by Ritchie’s of Forfar, the well-known agricultural equipment manufacturer, and will become available later in the year once performance and reliability testing trials are complete.

The LES6000 turbine incorporates novel technology for its class size, utilising control principles more commonly associated with utility sized wind turbines. The system is grid connected via an inverter so that excess power generated by the turbine can be exported to the National Grid. An intelligent machine control system is used to monitor the prevailing wind speed and its direction, the speed of the turbine’s rotation, and also the status of the inverter and grid connection. The software within the control system monitors these parameters and controls the turbine to maintain optimum power production.

One of the systems key features is an active yaw system, which uses information on the wind’s speed and direction to turn the turbine out of the wind when the wind conditions become too severe. This reduces the amount of power that the blades collect from the wind, and allows the turbine to continue producing its maximum power output, when most competitors' systems would have stopped generating.

The turbine is supplied on either a 10m or 15m tall galvanised steel tubular tower which is hydraulically actuated for easy raising and lowering of the turbine nacelle during installation or periodic maintenance.