▁equipment ▁and ▁cause ▁power ▁loss , ▁the ▁tur bine ▁can ▁capture ▁a ▁significantly ▁larger ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁wind ▁energy . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁especially ▁when ▁tur b ines ▁are ▁s ited ▁off sh ore , ▁the ▁DC ▁energy ▁will ▁be ▁transm itted ▁from ▁the ▁tur bine ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁( ons h ore ) ▁in verter ▁for ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁grid . ▁ ▁G ear less ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁▁ ▁G ear less ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁( also ▁called ▁direct ▁drive ) ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁g ear box ▁completely . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁rot or ▁sh aft ▁is ▁attached ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁generator , ▁which ▁sp ins ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁speed ▁as ▁the ▁bl ades . ▁ ▁Adv antages ▁of ▁P MD D ▁gener ators ▁over ▁g ear - based ▁gener ators ▁include ▁increased ▁efficiency , ▁reduced ▁noise , ▁longer ▁lifetime , ▁high ▁tor que ▁at ▁low ▁r pm , ▁faster ▁and ▁precise ▁position ing , ▁and ▁drive ▁st iff ness . ▁P MD D ▁gener ators ▁" el imin ate ▁the ▁g ear - speed ▁incre aser , ▁which ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁significant ▁accum ulated ▁fat igue ▁tor que ▁loading , ▁related ▁reli ability ▁issues , ▁and ▁maintenance ▁costs ." ▁ ▁To ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁direct ▁drive ▁generator ' s ▁slower ▁spin ning ▁rate , ▁the ▁diameter ▁of ▁the ▁generator ' s ▁rot or ▁is ▁increased ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁contain ▁more ▁magnet s ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁required ▁frequency ▁and ▁power . ▁G ear less ▁wind