Gear train for a wind turbine
AssigneeMiba Gleitlager GmbH
InventorsAlexander Kari, Christian Forstner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gear train (1), in particular a planetary gear train, for a wind turbine comprising a plurality of gears, in particular planet gears (4), which are each supported on a shaft (8) by means of a bearing element, wherein the bearing element is a multi-layer plain bearing (7).
Claims9
A planetary gear train for a wind turbine comprising a plurality of planetary gears, which are each supported on a shaft by a bearing element, wherein the bearing element is a multi-layered plain bearing operated only hydrodynamically without hydrostatic support, and wherein there are no oil pumps for supply of lubricating oil and for maintaining hydrostatic pressure, and wherein in a running-in phase of the planetary gear train, the lubricating oil is supplied on an unloaded bearing side and via rotational movement of the planetary gear is drawn into the multi-layered plain bearing.
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