Wind turbine/generator set and method of making same

Bevington, Christopher M.; Bywaters, Garrett L.; Coleman, Clint C.; Costin, Daniel P.; Danforth, William L.; Lynch, Jonathan A.; Rolland, Robert H.

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Title: Wind turbine/generator set and method of making same

Abstract

A wind turbine comprising an electrical generator that includes a rotor assembly. A wind rotor that includes a wind rotor hub is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle via a bearing assembly. The wind rotor hub includes an opening having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spindle adjacent the bearing assembly so as to allow access to the bearing assembly from a cavity inside the wind rotor hub. The spindle is attached to a turret supported by a tower. Each of the spindle, turret and tower has an interior cavity that permits personnel to traverse therethrough to the cavity of the wind rotor hub. The wind turbine further includes a frictional braking system for slowing, stopping or keeping stopped the rotation of the wind rotor and rotor assembly.

Inventors:: Bevington, Christopher M.; Bywaters, Garrett L.; Coleman, Clint C.; Costin, Daniel P.; Danforth, William L.; Lynch, Jonathan A.; Rolland, Robert H.

Issue Date:: Tue Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1176501

Patent Number(s):: 8454309

Application Number:: 13/032,182

Assignee:: Northern Power Systems Utility Scale, Inc. (Barre, VT)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS

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C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
C08F10/00 - Homopolymers and copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond
C08F2/00 - Processes of polymerisation
C08F2/34 - Polymerisation in gaseous state
C08F210/14 - Monomers containing five or more carbon atoms
C08F210/16 - Copolymers of ethene with alpha-alkenes, e.g. EP rubbers
C08F2400/02 - Control or adjustment of polymerization parameters

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
F03D13/20 - Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors
F03D15/20 - Gearless transmission, i.e. direct-drive
F03D80/50 - Maintenance or repair
F03D80/70 - Bearing or lubricating arrangements
F03D9/25 - the apparatus being an electrical generator

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
F05B2220/7066 - via a direct connection, i.e. a gearless transmission

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
H02K7/102 - with friction brakes
H02K7/1838 - {Generators mounted in a nacelle or similar structure of a horizontal axis wind turbine}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/72 - Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
Y02E10/728 - Onshore towers

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P70/50 - Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T29/49009 - Dynamoelectric machine

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DOE Contract Number:: YCX-1-30209-02

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Feb 22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING

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                    Bevington, Christopher M., Bywaters, Garrett L., Coleman, Clint C., Costin, Daniel P., Danforth, William L., Lynch, Jonathan A., and Rolland, Robert H. Wind turbine/generator set and method of making same.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Bevington, Christopher M., Bywaters, Garrett L., Coleman, Clint C., Costin, Daniel P., Danforth, William L., Lynch, Jonathan A., & Rolland, Robert H. Wind turbine/generator set and method of making same.  United States.

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                    Bevington, Christopher M., Bywaters, Garrett L., Coleman, Clint C., Costin, Daniel P., Danforth, William L., Lynch, Jonathan A., and Rolland, Robert H. Tue .  
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  abstractNote = {A wind turbine comprising an electrical generator that includes a rotor assembly. A wind rotor that includes a wind rotor hub is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle via a bearing assembly. The wind rotor hub includes an opening having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spindle adjacent the bearing assembly so as to allow access to the bearing assembly from a cavity inside the wind rotor hub. The spindle is attached to a turret supported by a tower. Each of the spindle, turret and tower has an interior cavity that permits personnel to traverse therethrough to the cavity of the wind rotor hub. The wind turbine further includes a frictional braking system for slowing, stopping or keeping stopped the rotation of the wind rotor and rotor assembly.},

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Azimuthal driving system for wind turbines
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patent, November 2002

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Wind turbine comprising a planetary gear
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patent, November 1999

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Wind power installation with separate primary and secondary cooling circuits
patent, June 2006

Electrical machine with double-sided stator
patent, December 2006

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patent, February 2007

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patent, September 2002

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patent, September 2006

Notice board
journal, November 2008

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patent, July 2004

Wind machine with slanted blades
patent, January 2005

Speed control system for a variable speed wind turbine
patent, February 1994

Wind turbine generator system
patent, November 1982

Wind power generation system
patent, April 2003

Low-speed directly driven wind turbine
patent, September 2001

Wind and solar electric generating plant
patent, November 1985

Wind turbine having a direct-drive drivetrain
patent, February 2011

Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control
patent, May 2005

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patent, October 2006

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patent, May 2006

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