Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine with modular main shaft fastening system and rotor locking disc
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Application No.: US17285229Application Date: 2019-10-09
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Publication No.: US11359603B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Daniel Brämer , Simon Kabus , Lasse Køgs Andersen , Jeppe Hesseldal Otten
- 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: DKPA201870713 20181101
- International Application: PCT/DK2019/050299 WO 20191009
- International Announcement: WO2020/088723 WO 20200507
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D80/00 ; F03D1/06

Abstract:
A wind turbine (10) includes a first connecting structure (36) associated with the main shaft (34) fixed to a second connecting structure (40) of a rotor hub (22). A plurality of blades (24) is coupled to the rotor hub (22). A rotor locking disc (32) is carried on the main shaft (34). The rotor locking disc (32) has a peripheral region and a plurality of rotor locking elements (50) in the peripheral region for receiving one or more rotor locking pins (30). The first connecting structure (36) includes at least first and second sets of fastener holes (38a, 38b, 38b′). The first set of fastener holes (38a) is located at a position radially inward of the rotor locking elements (50) and the second set of fastener holes (38b, 38b′) is located between adjacent rotor locking elements (50). The first and/or second set of fastener holes (38a, 38b, 38b′) are used to receive fasteners (39a, 39b) to secure the main shaft (34) to the rotor hub (22).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210363967A1 WIND TURBINE WITH MODULAR MAIN SHAFT FASTENING SYSTEM AND ROTOR LOCKING DISC Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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