Pitch drive controllers from KEB play a central safety role in wind turbines 08 February 2021 KEB Automation is seeing an increase in demand for its drive controllers, motors and brakes for onshore and offshore wind turbines. Pitch and yaw drives, pitch motors, as well as pitch and yaw brakes from KEB, are proving popular as a central safety component in wind turbines, including the latest high-power (10MW and above) turbines. "The trend is clearly towards ever larger, more powerful wind turbines," says Sebastian Eicke, Applications Engineer in the wind energy team at KEB Automation. "This is closely linked to the repowering of existing plants and the expansion of offshore wind farms."