Lubrication system, bearing system and method for lubricating a bearing arrangement of a wind turbine
AssigneeNordex Energy GmbH
InventorsBjörn Albertsen, Martin Harich, Matthias Kohlrusch
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Abstract
A lubrication system for a bearing arrangement of a wind turbine is disclosed. The bearing arrangement includes an interior space. The system includes a device for extracting at least a portion of a lubricant out of the interior space and for supplying the extracted lubricant to at least one region of the interior space.
Claims17
A lubrication system for a bearing arrangement of a wind turbine, the bearing arrangement defining an interior space, the lubrication system comprising:
- a device configured to extract at least a portion of a lubricant out of the interior space and to supply the extracted lubricant to at least one region of the interior space.
A bearing system for a wind turbine comprising
- a bearing arrangement defining an interior space;
- a lubrication system including a device configured to extract at least a portion of a lubricant out of the interior space and to supply the extracted lubricant to at least one region of the interior space;
- and,
- said lubrication system being fluidically coupled with said interior space of said bearing arrangement.
A method for lubricating a bearing arrangement of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
- extracting at least a portion of a lubricant out of an interior space of the bearing arrangement;
- and,
- supplying the extracted lubricant to at least one region of the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.