Abstract:
A rotating electrical machine includes an outer housing; a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the outer housing; a bearing supporting the drive shaft relative to the outer housing, wherein the outer housing includes a support surface confronting the bearing and the bearing includes a bearing surface confronting the support surface, and further wherein a region defined between the support surface and the bearing surface has a lubrication layer; and a lubrication flow path configured to direct a lubricant to the bearing, wherein the lubrication flow path is in fluid communication with the region between the support surface and the bearing surface so as to replenish the lubrication layer. A method of lubricating a bearing for a rotating electrical machine is also disclosed. The rotating electrical machine may be a generator for a wind turbine.
Abstract:
A wind turbine generator includes an outer housing, a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the outer housing, stator and rotor assemblies positioned within the outer housing and movable relative to each other, a heat exchanger, and a blower having a rotating plate for generating a fluid flow circuit within the generator for transporting heat from the stator and rotor assemblies to the heat exchanger. An eddy current brake having a rotating member is located within the outer housing and is positioned in the fluid flow circuit such that fluid moving in the flow circuit cools the first rotating member. The blower and the eddy current brake may be integrated, such as by having the rotating plate of the blower serve as the rotating member of the eddy current brake. A wind turbine having such a generator, as well as a method of operating a wind turbine generator is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A power transmission system for a wind turbine comprises a gearbox and generator. The gearbox includes a gear-box housing and gearbox output member. The generator includes: a generator housing having a drive-end side and non-drive-end side, the drive-end side being coupled to the gearbox housing; a stator supported by the generator housing; a rotor coupled to the gearbox output member so as to be driven thereby; a non-drive-end shield coupled to the non-drive-end side of the generator housing; and at least one auxiliary drive mounted to the non-drive-end shield. The at least one auxiliary drive is configured to rotate the turning gear. A corresponding method of installing a wind farm including such a power transmission system is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates a device for magnetizing a rotor of an electrical machine with a power rating of at least 1 MW, wherein the rotor comprises permanent magnet material, said device comprising a yoke with an electromagnetic coil arranged to produce a pulsed magnetic field for magnetizing the permanent magnet material, wherein the magnetic field is sufficient to magnetize a permanent magnetic pole wherein the rotor and yoke is in a fixed relation to each other. The invention also relates to a method for magnetization of a rotor with permanent magnets for an electrical machine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for magnetizing and assembling an electrical machine comprising a stator and a rotor with at least one permanent magnet. The device includes a magnetizer unit for magnetizing the at least one permanent magnet of the rotor, a rotor load unit, and a translation unit for translating the rotor from the magnetizer unit to a rotor load unit for inserting the rotor into the stator. The invention also relates to a method for magnetizing and assembling an electrical machine comprising a stator and a rotor with at least one permanent magnet at a magnetizing unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates a device for magnetizing a rotor of an electrical machine with a power rating of at least 1 MW, wherein the rotor comprises permanent magnet material, said device comprising a yoke with an electromagnetic coil arranged to produce a pulsed magnetic field for magnetizing the permanent magnet material, wherein the magnetic field is sufficient to magnetize a permanent magnetic pole wherein the rotor and yoke is in a fixed relation to each other. The invention also relates to a method for magnetization of a rotor with permanent magnets for an electrical machine.