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US 2026/0168478 A1Published application
Drive train and wind turbine
AssigneesZF Friedrichshafen AG, Zf Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
InventorWarren SMOOK
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Abstract
A drive train for a wind turbine includes a nacelle having a machine support structure, a generator, a gearbox disposed radially within the generator, and a rotor bearing housing configured to be mounted to the machine support structure of the nacelle. At least one bearing for rotatably supporting the rotor shaft is mountable in the rotor bearing housing. The gearbox is mountable to the machine support structure via the rotor bearing housing. The generator is mountable to the machine support structure via the rotor bearing housing.
Claims10
A drive train for a wind turbine, comprising:
- a nacelle having a machine support structure;
- a generator;
- a gearbox disposed radially within the generator;
- a rotor bearing housing configured to be mounted to the machine support structure of the nacelle;
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- at least one bearing for rotatably supporting a rotor shaft being mountable in the rotor bearing housing,
- wherein the gearbox is mountable to the machine support structure via the rotor bearing housing, and
- wherein the generator is mountable to the machine support structure via the rotor bearing housing.
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