New configuration of bearings for rotor shafts in wind turbines; Neue Lagerkonfiguration fuer Windturbinen-Rotorwellen Pontius, Thierry [The Timken Company, Canton, OH (United States)]; Ionescu, Laurentiu 17 WIND ENERGY; CONSTRUCTION; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROTORS; WIND POWER PLANTS; WIND TURBINES Nowadays, the main bearings of a wind turbine consist of a double-serial pendulum roller bearing as a fixed bearing. This is not an ideal solution. Under this aspect, the authors of the contribution under consideration report on a new configuration of bearings for rotor shafts in wind turbines. A combination of a double-serial tapered roller bearing and a cylinder roller bearing has clear advantages in relation to the use of two pendulum roller bearings: (1) Outstanding radial and axial load carrying capacity; (2) Improved load zone with a balanced distribution of load distribution and an optimized L10 lifetime; (3) Particularly good static and dynamic rigidity. Germany 2010-07-01 German Journal Article Journal Name: Windkraft-Journal und Natuerliche Energien; Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 1 Medium: X; Size: page(s) 10-14 https://doi.org/ [] 1 30 Journal ID: ISSN 0941-3898; WJNEFF; TRN: DE10G2970 DE 2012-12-20 21285031