Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine drive shaft connection arrangement
- Patent Title (中): 风力发电机驱动轴连接装置
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Application No.: US12323985Application Date: 2008-11-26
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Publication No.: US07946819B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Edwin Hidding , Christian Becker , Yvo Blokhuis , Scott Thomason
- Applicant: Edwin Hidding , Christian Becker , Yvo Blokhuis , Scott Thomason
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Global Patent Operation
- Agent Douglas D. Zhang
- Main IPC: F03D11/02
- IPC: F03D11/02 ; F16D1/02

Abstract:
A connection arrangement for connecting drive shafts of a wind turbine including a rotor having a rotor shaft and a hub, and a gearbox having a gearbox input shaft is provided. The connection arrangement includes a first shaft connection means having a recessed portion arranged at the rotor shaft symmetrically to the axis of the rotor shaft, a second shaft connection means having a protruding portion arranged symmetrically to the axis of the gearbox input shaft, wherein the protruding portion of the second shaft connection means engages with the recessed portion of the first shaft connection means, and a fixing means for fixing the protruding portion of the first shaft connection means at the recessed portion of the second shaft connection means. A frictionally engaged connection is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100129222A1 WIND TURBINE DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2010-05-27
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