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Renewable Energy
Rising oil prices and limited resources make power generation more important than ever. Oil, gas and coal still have the upper hand. But these are finite, and renewable energy sources are on the march. In any case, both traditional power plants as well as wind, solar and hydro power plants are making high demands. On the sensors as well. In addition to high safety and long service life, ruggedness and reliability are required.

Balluff sensors have proven themselves over decades. Extremely reliable, they ensure uninterrupted process data and safe operation. Experienced Balluff specialists are longtime partners of the equipment and power plant builders, developing appropriate solutions for conventional and sustainable energy production – and for you!


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Wind Energy

Ruggedness, reliability and long service life are not just empty promises at Balluff — they are relentlessly tested and minutely verified in our accredited Tesing Laboratory with HALT tesing .



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Solar Power

Balluff has developed a reliable measuring system to track the mirrors and panels as they rotate towards the sun. Balluff also offers unique solutions for solar glass manufacturing.

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Hydro Power

Continous flow control and regulation of pitch efficiency are two applications that Balluff transducers provide superior performace, enabling optimum processes.

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  Wind Energy Applications
 
The goal of over 99% up time can only be achieved if all the components are extremely reliable and fail-safe. Watch the video to see how Balluff can help your plants and equipment become more efficient.


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RPM Feedback, Brake Engage/Wear, and Tumble Monitoring

Watch animations and see how Balluff magnetic linear encoders and analog inductive sensors maximize turbine efficiency and uptime.

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Turbine Blade Optimum Pitch Control

Provide position feedback for hydraulic cylinders used in turbine blade pitch control. 
  
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Reliably Monitor Rotational Speed

Provide speed and directional feedback for wind turbine.

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  Solar Power Applications
 
Chemical Level Monitoring in Photovoltaic Manufacturing 

Level monitoring of harsh chemicals and detection of shiney/hard-to-detect solar cells and wafers

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Solar Glass Presence Detection Through a Drive Belt

Unique application to sense glass from underneath any non-metallic drive belt.

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Solar Glass Presence Detection

Sense the presence of glass on a conveyor or drive belt, regardless of position or orientation.

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Detection of Solar Glass in High Temperature Vacuum


Detect the presence of glass in a high-temperature vacuum chamber during chemical vapor deposition process.
 
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Photovoltaic Panel Positioning

Accurately position solar panels by providing precise rotary positioning feedback.

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Continuously Guided Parabolic Solar Collectors

Reliably track the sun with continuous, position feedback.

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  Hydro Power Applications
 

Regulate Pitch

Reliably control energy generation based on water level and electricity requirements.

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Continuous Flow Regulation

Reliably control water flow to maintain constant flow rate.

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