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New guidelines for wind turbine gearboxes

Conference ·
OSTI ID:570031
 [1];  [2]
  1. McNiff Light Industry, Blue Hill, ME (United States)
  2. GEARTECH, Townsend, MT (United States)
The American Gear Manufacturers Association in cooperation with the American Wind Energy Association will soon be publishing AGMA/AWEA 921-A97 {open_quotes}Recommended Practices for Design and Specification of Gearboxes for Wind Turbine Generator Systems.{close_quotes} Much has been learned about the unique operation and loading of gearboxes in wind turbine applications since the burgeoning of the modern wind turbine industry in the early 1980`s. AGMA/AWEA 921-A97 documents this experience in a manner that provides valuable information to assist gear manufacturers and wind turbine designers, operators, and manufacturers in developing reliable wind turbine gearboxes. The document provides information on procurement specification development, wind turbine architecture, environmental considerations, and gearbox load determination, as well as the design, manufacturing, quality assurance, lubrication, operation and maintenance of wind turbine gearboxes. This paper presents the salient parts of the practices recommended in AGMA/AWEA 921-A97.
Research Organization:
American Wind Energy Association, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
570031
Report Number(s):
CONF-970608--PROC.; ON: DE98001975
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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