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US 9,429,137 B2Granted
Wind turbine system, an assembling method of a wind turbine system, an inspecting method of a wind turbine system, and an operation method of a wind turbine system
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorIkuo Tobinaga
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Abstract
A wind turbine system includes blades which rotate by receiving wind, a nacelle which supports the blades and rotates with the blades, a main shaft for transmitting torque which is connected to the hub and is rotated by the rotation of the hub, and a generator which generates electricity using rotating energy of the main shaft, wherein the main shaft is connected to the hub inside the hub in the axial direction of the main shaft.
Claims9
A wind turbine system comprising:
- blades, which rotate by receiving wind;
- a nacelle, which supports the blades and rotates depending on wind direction;
- a main shaft for transmitting torque which is connected to a hub and is rotated by rotation of the hub;
- a pitch drive, which adjusts a pitch angle of the blades;
- a supporting main shaft disposed outward from the main shaft with a gap relative to the main shaft;
- at least two bearings disposed between the supporting main shaft and the hub, a center of gravity of the blades located between the bearings in an axial direction of the main shaft;
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- a generator, which generates electricity using rotating energy of the main shaft,
- wherein the main shaft is connected to the hub inside the hub in the axial direction of the main shaft, the hub has an opening at a far side thereof relative to the generator, and the hub has an entrance disposed between the far side and the main shaft permitting passage of the pitch drive.
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