Method for changing removable bearing for a wind turbine generator

Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran; Jansen, Patrick Lee; Gadre, Aniruddha Dattatraya

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Title: Method for changing removable bearing for a wind turbine generator

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A wind generator having removable change-out bearings includes a rotor and a stator, locking bolts configured to lock the rotor and stator, a removable bearing sub-assembly having at least one shrunk-on bearing installed, and removable mounting bolts configured to engage the bearing sub-assembly and to allow the removable bearing sub-assembly to be removed when the removable mounting bolts are removed.

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Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran ^[1]; Jansen, Patrick Lee ^[2]; Gadre, Aniruddha Dattatraya ^[3]

Niskayuna, NY
Scotia, NY
Rexford, NY

Issue Date:: Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2008

Research Org.:: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1014507

Patent Number(s):: 7360310

Application Number:: 11/243,531

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS

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

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - 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
F05B2230/70 - Disassembly methods
F05B2240/50 - Bearings
F05B2260/301 - Retaining bolts or nuts
F05B2280/2006 - Carbon, e.g. graphite
F05B2280/6003 - Composites
F05B2280/6013 - Fibres

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
F16C19/546 - {Systems with spaced apart rolling bearings including at least one angular contact bearing}
F16C2237/00 - Repair or replacement
F16C35/045 - {with a radial flange to mount the housing}
F16C35/062 - {Dismounting of ball or roller bearings}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
H02K15/0006 - {Disassembling, repairing or modifying dynamo-electric machines
H02K15/06 - Embedding prefabricated windings in machines
H02K2201/03 - Machines characterised by aspects of the air-gap between rotor and stator
H02K7/086 - {radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle
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

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
Y10T29/49698 - Demounting
Y10T29/4973 - Replacing of defective part

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DOE Contract Number:: AC36-99GO10337

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran, Jansen, Patrick Lee, and Gadre, Aniruddha Dattatraya. Method for changing removable bearing for a wind turbine generator.  United States: N. p., 2008. 
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                    Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran, Jansen, Patrick Lee, & Gadre, Aniruddha Dattatraya. Method for changing removable bearing for a wind turbine generator.  United States.

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