IP Library Granted Patent US 10,316,826
Granted Patent B2
US 10,316,826 · App. 15/304,392 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Drive system of a wind turbine

Inventors: Matthias Deicke (Uetze/Schwüblingsen, DE); Stefan Tenbrock (Bocholt, DE)
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Patent No.
US 10,316,826
App. No.
15/304,392
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive system of a wind turbine includes a transmission gear configured to be connected to a wind rotor shaft, the transmission gear having a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set, and a generator downstream of the transmission gear. The transmission gear and the generator are mounted in sliding bearings.

Claims (15)

1. A drive system for a wind turbine, comprising:

a gearing transmission connectable to a wind rotor shaft;

a generator connected downstream of the gearing transmission; and

a slide bearing assembly configured to support the gearing transmission and the generator.

2. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the gearing transmission includes at least one planetary gear set.

3. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the slide bearing assembly includes first slide bearings for support of the generator and second slide bearing for support of the gearing transmission, said first slide bearings being separate and independent from the second slide bearings.

4. The drive system of claim 1 , constructed in the form of an integrated system comprised of the transmission and the generator, said slide bearing assembly including a slide bearing configured to support the gearing transmission and to partially support the generator.

5. The drive system of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a medium-speed system, said gearing transmission having two transmission stages.

6. The drive system of claim 5 , wherein the gearing transmission includes two planetary gear set stages.

7. The drive system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one planetary gear set includes planet gears, said slide bearing assembly including slide bearings to support the planet gears.

8. The drive system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one planetary gear set includes a planet carrier, said slide bearing assembly including slide bearings to support the planet carrier.

9. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the slide bearing assembly includes a slide bearing configured as a double-direction axial slide bearing.

10. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the slide bearing assembly includes a slide bearing configured with and without segmentation.

11. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the slide bearing assembly includes a slide bearing configured with adjustable axial and radial plays.

12. The drive system of claim 1 , wherein the gearing transmission and the generator are disposed such that a parting line is formed there between to enable axial separation of the gearing transmission from the generator.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: FLENDER GMBH
Reel/Frame 054587/0587 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2016
From: DEICKE, MATTHIAS; TENBROCK, STEFAN
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 040033/0744 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2014 207 230 · Apr 15, 2014 · national
EP 14177650 · Jul 18, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170030335A1 · Feb 2, 2017