Cypress提供了顯著的AEP改進，提高了服務效率，改進了物流和選址潛力，終為客戶帶來了更大的價值。它的設計是隨著時間的推移，使通用電氣能夠提供更廣泛的電力評級和樞紐高度，以滿足整個5兆瓦范圍內的客戶需求。該平臺還提供了高達50%的AEP在平臺的使用壽命比通用電氣的3兆瓦渦輪機。這是通用電氣今年推出的第二大技術平臺，通用電氣于今年3月推出了Haliade-X海上渦輪平臺。

　　Cypress平臺，其中也包括4.8-158，將由一個革命性的兩片刀片設計，使刀片可以制造更長的長度，并改善物流提供更多的選址選擇。更長的葉片改善了AEP，并幫助降低了電費水平(LCOE)，而專有設計將使這些更大的渦輪機能夠安裝在以前無法進入的地方。它大大降低了后勤成本，使刀片組裝在現場，并減少了運輸較長葉片所需的設備和道路工程費用。同樣重要的是，它的特點是刀片提示，為客戶提供更大的靈活性，以解決網站風的條件和要求。

　　高科技碳葉片是通過通用電氣的陸上風電業務、通用電氣的研究中心和通用電氣的LM風力發電公司之間的長期合作開發的，利用了這些團隊的研究、設計和大規模制造專業知識，將葉片從概念轉變為經過檢驗和證明的現實。

　　為IEC(S)風速而設計的Cypress平臺，充分利用了通用電氣2兆瓦和3兆瓦的佳渦輪機-包括經過驗證的DFIG-雙饋感應發電機-以及健壯的驅動系統結構。這臺機器是專門為服務而設計的，通過增強功能來幫助上塔維修和對其上塔電氣系統進行故障排除，同時通過增加系統級的硬件測試和更健壯的制造流程，將傳統的可靠性水平限制在主要部件上。這種基于計劃、基于條件和預測的服務組合將有助于確保更高的可靠性、正常運行時間和生產，同時終降低客戶的生命周期成本。

　　GE在岸風電業務的席執行官皮特·麥凱布(PeteMcCabe)說：“我們的使命是使我們的客戶能夠在范圍內設定降低LCOE的步伐，因為他們的需求在不斷變化。Cypress平臺建立在我們的成功記錄的基礎上，并將我們的技術定位于未來幾年的可伸縮性和靈活性。該原型Cypress 4.8-158目前正在我們的薩爾茲卑爾根，德國工廠生產，我們期待著部署和投入使用它在今年年底。這個平臺反映了我們對質量的不懈關注，將使我們的客戶在發電市場上達到一個新的競爭力水平。“

　　通用電氣公司LM風力發電公司席執行官鄧肯·貝瑞(Duncan Berry)表示：“這種令人興奮的葉片增強功能正在徹底改變我們可以為通用電氣客戶提供的產品。我們的團隊使用了顛覆性的設計方法和客戶反饋，重新審視了我們的整個設計和制造過程。通過以全新的方式看待這把刀片，我們實現了一項技術突破，這將使我們能夠更快地將新的刀片推向市場，為我們的客戶服務。”

原文如下：

　　GE Renewable Energy launched its new onshore turbine platform, named Cypress, and the next model from that platform, GE's 5.3-158 turbine. The platform advances the proven technology of GE's 2 MW and 3 MW fleets, which serves an installed base of nearly 20 GW, while also utilizing architecture and innovations from the 4.8-158 turbine introduced in 2017.

　　Cypress enables significant AEP improvements, increased efficiency in serviceability, improved logistics and siting potential, and ultimately more value for customers. It is designed to scale over time, enabling GE to offer a wider array of power ratings and hub heights to meet customer needs throughout the 5 MW range. The platform also offers up to a 50 percent increase in AEP over the life of the platform versus GE's 3 MW turbines. It is the second major technology platform launch of the year for GE, which introduced the Haliade-X offshore turbine platform in March.

　　The Cypress platform, which also includes the 4.8-158, will be powered by a revolutionary two-piece blade design, enabling blades to be manufactured at even longer lengths and improving logistics to offer more siting options. Longer blades improve AEP and help drive down Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE), and the proprietary design will allow these larger turbines to be installed in locations that were previously inaccessible. It significantly drives down logistical costs, by enabling blade assembly onsite and reducing the costs for permitting equipment and road work required for transporting longer blades. Equally importantly, it features blade tips that offer customers greater flexibility to address site wind conditions and requirements.

　　The high-tech carbon blades were developed through the longtime partnership between GE's onshore Wind business, GE's Global Research Center and GE's LM Wind Power, taking advantage of the research, design and large-scale manufacturing expertise of these teams to bring the blades from concept to a tested and proven reality.

　　The Cypress platform, designed for IEC (S) wind speeds, leverages the best of GE's 2 MW and 3 MW turbines – including the proven DFIG - doubly-fed induction generator – and a robust drivetrain architecture. The machine is specifically designed for services, with enhancements to help with facilitating up-tower repairs and troubleshooting with its up-tower electrical system, while also pushing the limits of traditional reliability levels on major components, through increased systems level hardware testing and more robust manufacturing processes. This combination of planned, condition-based and predictive services will help to ensure more reliability, uptime and production while ultimately lowering lifecycle costs for the customer.

　　Pete McCabe, CEO of GE's onshore Wind business said, "Our mission is to enable our customers to set the pace for lowering the LCOE around the world, as their needs continue to evolve. The Cypress platform builds on our track record of success and positions our technology for scalability and flexibility for the coming years. The prototype Cypress 4.8-158 is currently under production at our Salzbergen, Germany facility and we are looking forward to deploying and commissioning it by the end of the year. This platform, which reflects our relentless focus on quality, will enable our customers to achieve a new level of competitiveness in the power generation marketplace."

　　Duncan Berry, CEO of GE's LM Wind Power said, "This exciting blade enhancement is revolutionizing the offerings that we can provide for GE's customers. Our team used a disruptive design methodology and customer feedback to re-examine our entire design and manufacturing process. By looking at this blade in an entirely new way, we achieved a technology breakthrough that will allow us to bring the new blades to market even faster for our customers."