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Title: Removable bearing arrangement for a wind turbine generator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176351

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.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,736,125
Application Number:
12/074,629
OSTI ID:
1176351
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2008 Mar 05
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English