Wind turbine hub

Abstract

In a first aspect, the invention provides a hub to be mounted on a wind turbine having a frame to be surrounded by the hub. The hub comprises a front bearing seat and a rear bearing seat for rotatably mounting the hub on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub. The hub further comprises a plurality of beams connecting the front bearing seat and the rear bearing seat. In a second aspect, the invention provides a wind turbine comprising a hub according to the first aspect of the invention and a frame surrounded by the hub. The hub is rotatably mounted on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.