Wind turbine and a pitch bearing for a wind turbine
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsAnton Bech, Jesper Lykkegaard Andersen
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AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsAnton Bech, Jesper Lykkegaard Andersen
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A wind turbine includes a rotor having at least one wind turbine blade connected to a rotor hub through at least one blade pitch bearing. The pitch bearing includes at least one outer ring, at least one centre ring and at least one inner ring. The pitch bearing has a first rolling element arrangement between the outer ring and the centre ring, and a second rolling element arrangement between the centre ring and the inner ring, wherein at least one of the first and the second rolling element arrangements includes at least two rows of rolling elements. The at least two rows are at different axial positions in relation to a rotational axis. The play in the first row of roller elements is greater than the play in the second row of roller elements. A pitch bearing for a wind turbine is also disclosed.
A wind turbine, comprising:
A pitch bearing for a wind turbine, comprising:
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