Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Phase 3 Gearbox 3 Test Plan

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1328995· OSTI ID:1328995

Keller, Jonathan ^[1]; Wallen, Robb ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This document describes the Phase 3 test plan for the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Gearbox #3. The primary test objective is to measure the planetary load sharing characteristics in the same conditions as the original gearbox design. If the measured load-sharing characteristics are close to the design model, the projected three-times improvement in planetary section predicted fatigue life and the efficacy of preloaded tapered roller bearings in mitigating the planetary bearing fatigue failure mode will have been demonstrated.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W), Wind Program
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1328995
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-66594
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
Gearbox Reliability Collaborative
Gearbox 3
testing
planetary load sharing
fatigue
NREL