Systems and methods for assembling a rotor lock assembly for use in a wind turbine

A wind turbine, comprising:

• a tower;
• a nacelle coupled to said tower;
• a generator positioned within said nacelle;
• a rotor rotatably coupled to said generator by a rotor shaft, said rotor shaft including a rotor lock disk;
• a bedplate frame coupled to said generator and to said rotor shaft for supporting said generator and said rotor shaft within said nacelle;
• and,
• a rotor lock assembly coupled to said bedplate frame and adapted to be coupled to said rotor lock disk, said rotor lock assembly comprising:
• a support frame coupled to said bedplate frame, said support frame positioned adjacent to said rotor lock disk;
• a plurality of lock pin housings coupled to said support frame, each lock pin housing of said plurality of said lock pin housings configured to be positionable with respect to said rotor lock disk;
• a plurality of lock pins configured to engage said rotor lock disk to facilitate limiting a rotation of said rotor shaft, each lock pin of said plurality of lock pins coupled to a corresponding lock pin housing of said plurality of lock pin housings;
• and
• a plurality of lock inserts, each lock insert of said plurality of lock inserts coupled between each lock pin and said rotor lock disk to facilitate forming a friction fit between said lock pin and said rotor lock disk.

A rotor lock assembly for use in a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a rotor rotatably coupled to a generator by a rotor shaft and a bedplate frame configured to support the generator and the rotor shaft, the rotor shaft including a rotor lock disk, said rotor lock assembly comprising:

• a support frame coupled to the bedplate frame, said support frame positioned adjacent to the rotor lock disk;
• a plurality of lock pin housings coupled to said support frame, each lock pin housing of said plurality of lock pin housings configured to be positionable with respect to the rotor lock disk;
• a plurality of lock pins configured to engage the rotor lock disk to facilitate limiting a rotation of the rotor shaft, each lock pin of said plurality of lock pins coupled to a corresponding lock pin housing of the plurality of lock pin housings;
• and
• a plurality of lock inserts, each lock insert of the plurality of lock inserts coupled between each lock pin and the rotor lock disk to facilitate forming a friction fit between each lock pin and the rotor lock disk.