Hub Assembly for a Rotor of a Wind Turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
InventorsJavier Bescos Grillo, Josep Bosch-Collado, John T. Olesen, Przemyslaw Skierczynski
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
InventorsJavier Bescos Grillo, Josep Bosch-Collado, John T. Olesen, Przemyslaw Skierczynski
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Hub assemblies (1) for a rotor (115) of a wind turbine (160) are disclosed. The hub assembly comprises a hub (11) comprising openings (12) to connect rotor blades (120), a pitch bearing (3), a pitch carrier (2) positioned between the hub (11) and the pitch bearing (3) and configured to support a pitch system (4) for adjusting a blade pitch, wherein the pitch carrier (2) comprises a strip plate (21) arranged between two opposite regions of the perimeter of the opening (12), and a mounting structure for assembling the strip plate (21) with the hub (11). Also disclosed are methods (200) for manufacturing a hub assembly (1) of a wind turbine (160).
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A hub assembly or a rotor of a wind turbine, the hub assembly comprising:
A method for manufacturing a hub assembly of a wind turbine that comprises a hub and a pitch carrier comprising a strip plate, the method comprising assembling the strip plate with the hub through a mounting structure.
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