IP Library Granted Patent US 8,624,412
Granted Patent B2
US 8,624,412 · App. 13/132,505 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Locking device for the rotor of wind turbines

Inventor: Soenke Siegfriedsen (Rendsburg, DE)
Assignee: Aerodyn Engineering GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,624,412
App. No.
13/132,505
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle that is located on the tower and is provided with a machine support, a rotor shaft bearing and a generator, and comprising a rotor with a rotor shaft, a rotor hub and at least one rotor with at least one rotor blade that is fixed to the rotor hub. According to the invention, the wind turbine has a locking device established by a locking bolt that can be driven into a locking bolt recess in order to positively lock the rotor. The invention is characterized in that the locking bolt is located on the rotor hub and the locking recess is located on the nacelle.

Claims (14)

1. A wind turbine comprising:

a tower,

a nacelle located on the tower, including an interior and provided with a machine support, a rotor shaft bearing and a generator,

a rotor with a rotor shaft and a rotor hub,

at least one rotor blade fixed to the rotor hub, and

a locking device including a locking bolt driven into a locking bolt recess in order to positively lock the rotor, said locking bolt being located on the rotor hub and the locking bolt recess being located on the nacelle, wherein the locking bolt recess does not lead into the interior of the nacelle thereby providing the nacelle with protection against exposure to humidity and aerosols.

2. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking bolt recess is arranged on a housing for the rotor shaft bearing.

3. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking bolt is operated hydraulically.

4. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising a control system for approaching a rotor position in which an axis of the locking bolt and an axis of the locking bolt recess are oriented approximately flush.

5. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising a checking device for checking a position of the locking bolt and the locking bolt recess.

6. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking bolt is designed as an outside cone and the locking bolt recess has a section designed as an inside cone.

7. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one further locking bolt recess.

8. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least two locking bolts and two locking bolt recesses are provided.

9. The wind turbine according to claim 1 , wherein with the locking bolt, except for a portion configured to extend into the locking bolt recess, is completely located in the rotor hub so as to be protected against humidity and aerosols by the rotor hub.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2011
From: SIEGFRIEDSEN, SOENKE
To: AERODYN ENGINEERING GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 063 043 · Dec 23, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110316278A1 · Dec 29, 2011