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US 2012/0256426 A1Published application
Drive Train and Wind Turbine
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsAndreas Klein, Andreas Vath, Klaus Noller, Günter Berger, Burkhard Stadler
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Abstract
A drive train for harnessing the energy of a fluid flow includes a rotor configured to be driven by the fluid flow, a transmission that is connected to the rotor at the input end, either directly or indirectly via the rotor shaft or other components, and a generator that is connected to the transmission at the output end. A lubricant system supplies lubricant to one of the drive train components as well as to another drive train component.
Claims11
A drive train configured to harness the energy of a fluid flow, comprising:
- a rotor configured to be driven by the fluid flow;
- a transmission that is connected on an input side to the rotor;
- a generator connected to the transmission on an output side;
- and
- a lubrication system configured to supply the transmission with a lubricant,
- wherein the transmission is a drive train component, and
- wherein at least one further drive train component can be supplied with the lubricant by the lubrication system.
4 more elements
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a drive train configured to harness energy of a fluid flow including (i) a rotor configured to be driven by the fluid flow, (ii) a transmission that is connected on an input side to the rotor, (iii) a generator connected to the transmission on an output side, and (iv) a lubrication system configured to supply the transmission with a lubricant,
- wherein the transmission is a drive train component, and
- wherein at least one further drive train component can be supplied with the lubricant by the lubrication system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.