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energy systems by replacing base power such as
coal and nuclear power.” However, choosing
suitable bearings for the new converter, which has
slow rotation speeds and very high loads, was
challenging.
CorPower began with SKF’s Bearing Select
online tool, as a first step to selecting the optimum
bearing arrangements. The software, which is free
to download, simplifies the task of finding the
correct bearing solution for a particular design.
Inserting operational parameters into the software Arstadius, Industrial Sales Unit Manager for SKF in
automatically generates bearing solutions within Sweden. “This helped us to identify improvements
one minute. that shorten development time, optimise
Because of the special conditions related to the performance and reduce costs.”
wave power converters, CorPower needed more CorPower Ocean has now developed a first full-
detailed bearings advice. SKF was brought into the scale plant. This will be tested in the company’s
project early – providing engineering support for the dry-test rig over the summer, then placed in the sea
bearing solutions, as well as lubrication and off the Portuguese coast in the autumn. The
monitoring systems. company plans to launch a type certified
“Our application engineers were involved at an commercial product on the global market by 2024.
early stage in the design process,” says Mattias www.skfbearingselect.com

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