N60/1300 kW N62/1300 kW

Long-term experience all over the world.

High-tech power plants for a range

of wind conditions.
 The N60/1300 kW and the N62/1300 kW:
Robust, compact and internationally well-tested.

The Nordex N60/1300 kW and the Nordex N62/1300 kW are two of our top-selling wind turbines.
Both machines are equipped with stall regulation and produce a nominal output of 1.3 MW. With
a rotor diameter of 60 and 62 metres respectively, they can be operated at wind speeds between
3 m/s and 25 m/s. The Nordex N60 has been optimized for regions with high winds (GL1) and
the Nordex N62 is designed for low wind locations (GL2).

We supply the Nordex N60 and the Nordex N62 as 50 Hz and 60 Hz machines as a standard, in
the hot climate version (HCV turbine) for desert regions and in the cold climate version (CCV
turbine) for permafrost regions.

The Nordex N60 and Nordex N62

are supplied as a standard with the
Nordex-Control automation software
to control and visualise all relevant data.
Our wind turbines are designed for a ser-
vice life of at least 20 years. And the ISO 9001
certification stands for the tested quality of our
products.
Reliability, Service, Environmental Sustainability:
Nordex always offers that bit more.

The machines offer low-maintenance due to

• user-friendly rotor lock and easy checking and monitoring of the elastomer bearings in the
drive train
• the controls at the bottom of the tower and the nacelle and wide-ranging remote query pos-
sibilities

They are reliable

• as more than 15 years of Nordex experience with wind energy have gone into their develop-
ment
• as the N60 is certified in accordance with GL1 – i.e. for windy regions – and the N62 in accord-
ance with GL2 – i.e. for low wind locations
• as they have a long product cycle time and are a mature series product
• as all components are of a guaranteed high quality due to our choice of certified and repu-
table sub-suppliers
• as the tubular steel tower is a rigid structure. The tower’s resonant frequency is not trans-
ported by the turbine. It is not possible for any resonance to occur between the tower’s res-
onant frequency and the exciter frequency of the system

They are environment-friendly due to

• the enclosed grease and oil-collecting pans Across the globe the Nordex N60
• the hydraulics in the tower head with all lines in the area of the oil pan – meaning that no oil and Nordex N62 rotate no matter
can pollute the environment whether they are located in
areas with high winds or low
They are noise friendly due to winds.
• helical gearing of all gearwheels reduces the noise level within the gearbox
• vibration absorbing mounts

The Nordex N60 and the Nordex

N62 are supplied either in the
hot climate version (HCV) for
desert regions or in the cold
climate version (CCV) for per-
mafrost regions.
The N60 and N62: Two machines equipped
with trendsetting technology.

Rotor Nacelle
The rotor blades are made of high-quality glass fibre rein- The nacelle consists of the cast main frame and the nacel-
forced plastic (GRP). The blade tips are pivotable and can le cover. The nacelle cover is made of high-quality glass
be swivelled 85 degrees relative to the main blade, in this fibre reinforced plastic (GRP). The nacelle roof is opened
position acting as aerodynamic brakes. Lightning receptors hydraulically.
are integrated into the blade tips, diverting a lightning
strike to the hub.

Main shaft
The main shaft is forged from high-quality tempered and
quenched steel. The shaft is connected to the gearbox by a
shrink fit coupling.

Gearbox
The gearbox is a three-stage design, with the first stage as
a high torque planetary stage and the second and third
stages as spur stages. The planetary gear makes the con-
struction very compact, yet allowing for the high torque
from the rotor to be transferred with a high gear ratio. Yaw system
The wind direction is continuously monitored by two wind
Generator vanes at hub height. When the wind direction changes the
The generator is a water-cooled squirrel-cage asynchronous nacelle is yawed actively.
type. The generator is connected to the gearbox by a flex-
ible coupling. The solid rubber mounting de-couples the Tower
generator from the nacelle frame and thus reduces the trans- The Nordex N60 and Nordex N62 can be erected on a tubu-
fer of machine noises. lar or a lattice tower. The tubular tower takes the form of a
conical solid wall steel tower. The lattice tower consists of
Cooling and filtration a square angle iron construction.
Gearbox and generator of the N60 and N62 have a com-
bined cooling system. Corresponding to the different tem- Controller
perature levels, first the gearbox oil and then the generator The wind turbines have two anemometers each. One
is cooled in the cooling circuit. The water/air cooler is anemometer is used for controlling the turbine, the second
placed in the upper part of the nacelle and is flown through anemometer is monitoring the first one. On a control screen
by fresh air. placed at the switchboard all operational data can be moni-
tored and checked and a number of functions, such as start-
Braking system ing, stopping and yawing, can be controlled. In addition,
The primary brake system is the aerodynamic blade tip the wind turbines are equipped with a remote monitoring
brake. The secondary mechanical brake is a disc brake. Both system. The data and signal transfer only requires an ISDN-
systems are able to decelerate the wind turbine from any connection. The appropriate communication software and
state in order to reach a safe status. hardware can be installed on any PC on Windows NT and
is provided by Nordex.
Hydraulic system
The hydraulic system provides the oil pressure for the op- Lightning protection
eration of the blades, tips, yaw brakes, the rotor brake and The lightning and overvoltage protection of the wind tur-
the hood. bine is based on the lightning protection zone concept and
is according to IEC 61024 and DIN VDE 0185.
Facts and Figures.
N60/1300 kW N62/1300 kW Power Curve N60/1300 kW

Rotor Wind speed Power Cp

Number of blades 3 3 [m/s] [kW]
Rotor speed 12.8 / 19.2 rpm 12.8 / 19.2 rpm 4 29 0.262
Rotor diameter 60 m 62 m 5 73 0.337
Swept area 2,828 m2 3,020 m2 6 131 0.350
Power regulation Stall Stall 7 240 0.404
Cut-in wind speed c. 3-4 m/s c. 3-4 m/s 8 376 0.424
Cut-out wind speed 25 m/s 25 m/s 9 536 0.424
Rated power at c. 15 m/s c. 15 m/s 10 704 0.406
Survival wind speed 65 m/s 55 m/s 11 871 0.378
Brake Pivotable blade tips Pivotable blade tips 12 1016 0.339
Weight c. 21,500 kg c. 28,400 kg 13 1124 0.295
14 1247 0.262
Blades
15 1301 0.223
Blade length 29 m 29 m + extender
16 1344 0.189
Material GRP GRP
17 1364 0.160
Weight c. 5,000 kg Blade c. 4,900 kg, Extender c. 2,300 kg
18 1322 0.131
Gearbox 19 1319 0.111
Type Combined, 3-stage gearbox Combined, 3-stage gearbox 20 1314 0.095
Gear ratio 50 Hz: 1 : 78,6 / 60 Hz: 1 : 94,4 50 Hz: 1 : 78,6 / 60 Hz: 1 : 94,4 21 1312 0.082
Weight c. 10,900 kg c. 10,900 kg 22 1307 0.071
Oil quantity 280 l 280 l 23 1299 0.062
Oil change Annual check, change as required Annual check, change as required 24 1292 0.054
Main shaft bearing Cylindrical roller bearing Cylindrical roller bearing 25 1292 0.048
Rounded values based on measurements of DEWI
Generator
(April 1999) and aerodynamical calculations
Power 250/1,300 kW 250/1,300 kW
Voltage 690 V 690 V
Type Asynchronous 6 / 4 pole, liquid cooled
Speed 50 Hz: 1,000 / 1,500 rpm 1,000 / 1,500 rpm Power Curve N62/1300 kW
60 Hz: 1,200 / 1,800 rpm 60 Hz: 1,200 / 1,800 rpm
Insulation class IP 54 IP 54 Wind speed Power Cp
Weight 50 Hz: c. 5,500 kg 50 Hz: c. 5,500 kg [m/s] [kW]
60 Hz: c. 7,400 kg 60 Hz: c. 7,400 kg 4 20 0.169
Yaw system 5 81 0.350
Yaw bearing Ball bearing Ball bearing 6 159 0.398
Brake Disc brake Disc brake 7 225 0.355
Yaw drive Three asynchronous motors with built-in brakes 8 385 0.407
Speed < 0.6 0/s < 0.6 0/s 9 571 0.423
10 760 0.411
Control system 11 925 0.376
Type PLC, Remote Field Controller (RFC) PLC, Remote Field Controller (RFC) 12 1056 0.330
Grid connection Thyristor controlled Thyristor controlled 13 1168 0.287
Scope of monitoring Remote monitoring of more than 300 different parameters, e.g. temperature 14 1250 0.246
sensors, hydraulic sensors, wind sensor set 15 1294 0.207
Recording Production data, event lists with filter function, long and short-term trends 16 1300 0.172
Visualisation Panel-PC in switchboard and remote monitoring software 17 1287 0.142
Brakes 18 1262 0.117
Design Two independent systems, fail safe, various brake sequences, softbraking function 19 1232 0.097
Aerodynamic Pivotable blade tips Pivotable blade tips 20 1203 0.081
Mechanical Hydraulic disc brake Hydraulic disc brake 21 1179 0.069
22 1158 0.059
Tower 23 1146 0.051
Type Tubular conical steel, epoxy coating 24 1140 0.045
Lattice, hot-dip galvanized 25 1138 0.039
Hub heights Tubular tower 46 m, Certificate GL 1 Tubular tower 60 m, Certificate GL 2 Rounded values based on aerodynamical calculations
Tubular tower 60 m, Tubular tower 69 m, of LM, Certification is under preparation
Certificate GL 1, DIBt 3 Certificate DIBt 2
Tubular tower 69 m, Lattice tower 69 m,
Certificate DIBt 3 Certificate on request
Tubular tower 85 m,
Certificate DIBt 2
Lattice tower 65 m,
Certificate on request
Lattice tower 69 m,
Certificate on request
As of 2/2002, subject to change
Main Office
Nordex AG
Bornbarch 2
22848 Norderstedt
Germany
phone: +49 40 50 09 81 00
fax: +49 40 50 09 81 01
e-mail: info@nordex-online.com

Denmark
Nordex Energy GmbH
Svindbaek,
7323 Give, Denmark
phone: +45 75 73 44 00
fax: +45 75 73 41 47
e-mail: nordex@nordex.dk

China
Nordex, Beijing
C-812A Office Building,
Beijing Lufthansa Center,
50 Liangmaqiao Road,
Beijing 100016, China
phone: +86 10 64 63 79 23
fax: +86 10 64 65 18 47
e-mail: info@nordex.com.cn

France
Nordex France S.A.S.
1, rue de la Procession,
The Nordex Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of wind
93217 La Plaine Saint-Denis turbines. The principal focus is on units with a high capacity –
phone: +33 155 93 43 43 above all in the megawatt range: the strongest growth segment in
fax: +33 155 93 43 40
the sector.
e-mail: france@nordex-online.com

Spain Our philosophy:

Nordex Ibérica, S.A. One company – two brands – infinite application possibilities
Carrer de Guitard 43, 7° 2a
E-08014 Barcelona
phone: +34 932 05 78 99 Under the brand names Nordex and Südwind, we offer powerful
fax: +34 932 05 79 03 wind turbines for almost all geographic regions across the globe.
e-mail: nordex@nordex.es
Onshore and offshore, for desert and permafrost areas.
United Kingdom
Nordex UK Ltd We are represented with offices and subsidiaries in 19 countries
Landmark House worldwide.
Station Road
Cheadle Hulme SK8 7BS
Cheshire, England
phone: +44 16 14 86 33 53
fax: +44 16 14 86 33 54
e-mail: uk@nordex-online.com

USA
Nordex USA, Inc.
Carrier/360 Office Building
2080 N. Highway 360, Suite 140
Grand Prairie
Texas 75050, USA
phone: +1 97 26 60 88 88
fax: +1 97 26 60 22 20
e-mail: info@nordexusa.com

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