Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine powertrain connection
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Application No.: US16475870Application Date: 2018-12-11
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Publication No.: US11306704B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Lars Skifter
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DKPA201870391 20180614
- International Application: PCT/DK2018/050343 WO 20181211
- International Announcement: WO2019/238179 WO 20191219
- Main IPC: F03D13/10
- IPC: F03D13/10 ; F03D15/10 ; F03D80/50 ; F03D13/20

Abstract:
A powertrain for a wind turbine (100) comprises at least a first powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26) and a second powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26). A rotating output of the first powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26) is coupled to a rotating input of the second powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26) and a powertrain housing enclosing the powertrain components (21, 22, 23, 26), the powertrain housing comprising at least a first powertrain housing section (211, 221, 231, 261) enclosing at least part of the first powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26) and a second powertrain housing section (211, 221, 231, 261) enclosing at least part of the second powertrain component (21, 22, 23, 26). A connection between the first and the second powertrain housing sections (211, 221, 231, 261) comprises a plurality of bolts (42) installed in corresponding bolt holes (421) of the first and the second powertrain housing sections (211, 221, 231, 261), and a plurality of dowel pins (43) installed in corresponding dowel pin holes (431) of the first and the second powertrain housing sections (211, 221, 231, 261), the dowel pins (43) having been installed in the dowel pin holes (431) by shrink fitting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210332795A1 WIND TURBINE POWERTRAIN CONNECTION Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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