Field-replaceable yaw brake sleeve
AssigneeIntegrated Power Services LLC
InventorsChristopher James Winslow, Matthew Kenneth King
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Abstract
A field-replaceable sleeve assembly for a yaw brake assembly of a wind turbine includes a sleeve body and a sleeve attachment portion. The sleeve body is configured to be installed from a top side of a turbine bedplate into a receiving portion of the turbine bedplate of the wind turbine and secured to the turbine bedplate by activation of the sleeve attachment portion from the top side of the turbine bedplate.
Claims40
A field-replaceable sleeve assembly for a yaw brake assembly of a wind turbine, comprising:
- a sleeve body;
- a sleeve attachment portion,
- the sleeve body configured to be installed from a top side of a turbine bedplate into a receiving portion of the turbine bedplate of the wind turbine and secured to the turbine bedplate by activation of the sleeve attachment portion from the top side of the turbine bedplate.
A field-replaceable sleeve assembly for a yaw brake assembly of a wind turbine, comprising:
- a sleeve body portion;
- a threaded portion coupled to the sleeve body portion,
- the field-replaceable sleeve assembly configured to be installed from a top side of a turbine bedplate into a receiving portion of the turbine bedplate of the wind turbine and secured to the turbine bedplate by activation of the threaded portion from the top side of the turbine bedplate.
A field-replaceable sleeve assembly for a yaw brake assembly of a wind turbine, comprising:
- a sleeve body portion;
- a flange portion coupled to the sleeve body portion,
- the sleeve body configured to be installed from a top side of a turbine bedplate into a receiving portion of the turbine bedplate of the wind turbine and secured to the turbine bedplate by activation of the flange portion from the top side of the turbine bedplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.