Mounting system, wind turbine, and method for removing a bearing
AssigneesZF Friedrichshafen AG, Zf Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
InventorWarren SMOOK
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Abstract
A mounting system for a drive train of a wind turbine on a nacelle of the wind turbine. The mounting system includes a rotor bearing housing, a stationary component, and a first bearing. The first bearing is mounted in the rotor bearing housing for rotatably supporting a rotor shaft of the drive train. The rotor bearing housing is configured to be mounted to a machine support structure of the nacelle. The mounting system is configured to fix the rotor shaft to the stationary component for removal of the first bearing.
Claims10
A mounting system for a drive train of a wind turbine on a nacelle of the wind turbine, the mounting system comprising:
- a rotor bearing housing, the rotor bearing housing configured to be mounted to a machine support structure of the nacelle;
- a stationary component;
- and
- a first bearing, the first bearing being mounted in the rotor bearing housing for rotatably supporting a rotor shaft of the drive train,
- wherein the mounting system is configured such that the rotor shaft is fixable to the stationary component for removal of the first bearing.
A method for removing a first bearing from a rotor bearing housing of a wind turbine, the rotor bearing housing being mounted to a machine support structure in a nacelle of the wind turbine, the first bearing being mounted in the rotor bearing housing, and a rotor shaft of the wind turbine being rotatably supported by the first bearing on the rotor bearing housing,
- the method comprising:
- fixing the rotor shaft to a stationary component;
- releasing attachment of the first bearing after the rotor shaft has been fixed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.