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US 12,110,874 B2Granted
Nacelle for a wind turbine
AssigneeMiba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
InventorJohannes Sebastian Hoelzl
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Abstract
A nacelle for a wind turbine includes: a nacelle housing; a rotor hub; and a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing, wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element, wherein at least one oil-lubricated sliding bearing element is formed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element. A sealing element is formed between the nacelle housing and the rotor hub and/or between the nacelle housing and a rotor shaft.
Claims12
A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle comprising:
- a nacelle housing;
- a rotor hub;
- and
- a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing;
- wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element;
- wherein at least one oil-lubricated sliding bearing element of the rotor bearing is formed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element;
- wherein a sealing element is formed between the nacelle housing and the rotor hub and/or between the nacelle housing and a rotor shaft;
- wherein the sealing element seals a lubricating oil sump in the rotor hub;
- wherein the lubricating oil sump serves to receive that lubricating oil which serves for the lubrication of the oil-lubricated sliding bearing element;
- wherein in the operating state, the lubricating oil sump is filled with lubricating oil up to a lubricating oil level;
- and
- wherein a sliding surface of the oil-lubricated sliding bearing element is at least partially below the lubricating oil level.
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