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Peter Ulrikkeholm

R&D Test Systems appoints new General Manager

From 1 January 2022, Peter Ulrikkeholm has been appointed the new General Manager/CEO of R&D Test Systems.

Largest, most powerful HALT test rig for next-generation offshore nacelle testing in operation

“HALT XL” test rig makes LORC the go-to destination for prototype testing.

fundament

Danish engineers lay the concrete foundation for modern wind turbine tests

The larger the wind turbines, the more the test benches, ensuring the quality of gearboxes, wings, and nacelles, have to stand against.

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66 kV FRT tester

New FRT tester checks turbine performance under extreme voltages in power transmission networks

Vestas installs the world’s first 66 kV FRT Fault Ride Through test system at Østerild Test Centre. The FRT test system proves compliance with international grid codes.

Subsupplier aims to shave time off wind turbine testing

At R&D Test Systems we want to minimize the time-to-market of new wind turbines. During the next few years, we aim at rendering time-consuming testing and saving customers' sums used on repairs.

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Dual Axis Exciter

Offshore wind turbine testing – an investment to save millions

With specialized testing, wind turbine manufacturers can reduce time to market and identify potential weaknesses resulting in failure, downtime, and expensive repairs that can cost even more than 100,000 euros a day.

Wind power plant

Research finds measuring and maintaining correct bolt tension extends the lifetime of wind turbines

The Bolt-Check tool developed by R&D was part of university study on wind turbine life extension; Anniversary of Germany’s Renewable Energy Act (EEG) poses challenge to operate 20-year-old wind turbines economically

FRT tester

R&D Test Systems has installed the world’s first 66 kV FRT Tester designed to achieve a type approval certificate

R&D Test Systems has developed a tailor-made Fault Ride Through (FRT) test system for Vestas' onshore and offshore wind turbines and parks.

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