Fluid film bearing and wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsAlejandro Cerda Varela, Niels Karl Frydendal, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
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AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsAlejandro Cerda Varela, Niels Karl Frydendal, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
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Provided is a fluid film bearing, for a rotor hub in a wind turbine, including a first and second part rotatably connected to each other, wherein the first part forms a first annular sliding surface that extends in the circumferential direction of the bearing along the first part, wherein the second part includes a support structure and first pads distributed along the circumference of the support structure, wherein a respective pad sliding surface of each of the first pads or of a first subgroup of the first pads supports the first annular sliding surface, wherein each first pad includes a mounting section that is mounted to a backside of the support structure, a contact section that is either forming the respective pad sliding surface or carrying a coating that forms the respective pad sliding surface and a connecting section that connects the contact section with the mounting section.
A fluid film bearing, for a rotor hub in a wind turbine, comprising a first and second part rotatably connected to each other, wherein the first part forms a first annular sliding surface that extends in the circumferential direction of the bearing along the first part, wherein the second part comprises a support structure and first pads distributed along the circumference of the support structure, wherein a respective pad sliding surface of each of the first pads or of a first subgroup of the first pads supports the first annular sliding surface, wherein each first pad comprises a mounting section that is mounted to a backside of the support structure that is facing away from the first part, a contact section that is either forming the respective pad sliding surface or carrying a coating that forms the respective pad sliding surface and a connecting section that connects the contact section with the mounting section and that allows for a tilting of the contact section with respect to the mounting section, wherein the mounting section, the connecting section and the contact section are formed as one piece, wherein the support structure comprises a through hole for each of the first pads from the backside to a frontside of the support structure that is facing the first part of the bearing, wherein the respective connecting section is arranged at least partially within the respective through hole and/or wherein the respective contact section is arranged at least partially within the respective through hole, wherein the through hole allows for a removal and mounting of the respective pad from the backside.
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