Are the slip rings suitable for use on a wind turbine mounted on a yacht? i.e.: continuously subjected to the vibration and slamming effects that are experienced at sea.
I would say that slip rings are suitable for wind turbines on sail boats. There are multiple wind turbine companies who have been designing and selling wind turbines for sailboats for decades. I have never heard of a slip ring issue with these wind turbines. By the way, the harmonic oscillations produced by a wind turbine are much higher in frequency and create a higher vibrational force compared to the frequencies created by the osculations of the sea.
Hi and thanks for the replies. My real question was that concerning the mercury type slip ring. I have never used them before and have no idea how mechanically robust they are in terms of the forces experienced on a yacht. I have used several turbines with traditonal graphite type slip rings and they are certainly up to the rigours of sea life, but am considering doing a conversion to the mercury type. Thanks, and I look forward to any advice.
They are extremely robust. If you are going to put it on a sailboat then make sure you use the model that uses stainless steel components.
