Energy industry encoders and motion solutions
Wind turbine encoders, hazardous area encoders, and electrified control systems
Energy systems depend on accurate feedback to stay online, operate safely, and deliver consistent performance. HEIDENHAIN and its family of brands provide rugged energy industry encoders and motion solutions engineered for harsh environments, continuous operation, and long service life.
From wind turbine encoders for generator, rotor, yaw, and pitch systems to hazardous area encoders for oil & gas applications, our solutions deliver reliable speed and position feedback where uptime matters most.
Industrial encoders built for harsh energy environments
Energy applications challenge components with vibration, temperature swings, contamination, and long duty cycles. Our industrial encoders for energy applications are designed to provide stable feedback and long-term reliability in demanding operating conditions.
Why energy customers choose HEIDENHAIN:
Reliable position encoders and speed encoders for continuous operation
Rugged designs for harsh, high-vibration environments
Options for functional safety encoders in critical systems
ATEX encoders and UL rated encoders for hazardous locations
Application engineering support for selection, replacement, and integration
Wind turbine encoders
Rotary encoders for generator, rotor, yaw, and pitch systems
Wind turbines rely on stable feedback to maximize energy output, protect drivetrain components, and improve control performance. HEIDENHAIN supports wind applications with rotary encoders for wind turbines, delivering dependable feedback across key turbine subsystems.
Generator encoders and accessories for wind turbines
Generator feedback plays a direct role in turbine efficiency and uptime. Our generator encoders support reliable speed and position feedback, with accessories designed for monitoring and maintenance strategies.
Generator encoder solutions
Rotor speed and position encoders
Rotor feedback requires stable performance under vibration and changing loads. Our rotor speed encoders and position encoders support both monitoring and closed-loop control requirements.
Rotor encoder solutions
Nacelle yaw encoders (yaw position encoders)
Yaw control systems operate under continuous motion and stress while keeping the turbine aligned. Accurate feedback from a yaw position encoder helps reduce mechanical loads and improve positioning performance.
Yaw encoder solutions
Blade pitch and azimuth encoders
Pitch and azimuth feedback is critical to turbine responsiveness, load management, and safety strategies. Our pitch encoders and azimuth encoders are designed for reliable operation in demanding wind turbine environments.
Pitch and azimuth encoder solutions
Oil and gas encoders
ATEX encoders, UL rated encoders, and explosion proof encoder options
Oil and gas environments require both reliability and compliance. HEIDENHAIN provides encoder solutions for hazardous locations, including ATEX rated encoders, UL rated encoders, and explosion proof encoder options designed for demanding monitoring and control applications.
Electrified pressure valve control motors
Motion Solutions for Electrified Control Systems
Electrified control architectures require responsive motion solutions with stable torque and precise control characteristics. ETEL provides high-performance motor solutions engineered for demanding industrial applications.
Request an energy encoder recommendation
We’ll help match the right encoder or motion solution—fast.
Not sure which product family fits your application—or need to replace an existing encoder? Share your system requirements and we’ll recommend the best-fit solution based on environment, accuracy needs, interface/output requirements, mounting constraints, and compliance needs.
Helpful details to include:
Application: generator / rotor / yaw / pitch / hazardous location / valve control
Environment: vibration, offshore exposure, temperature range, contamination
Compliance: ATEX / UL / Functional Safety
Mechanical requirements: mounting, shaft, available space
Electrical/interface requirements
