18929697. WIND TURBINE DRIVETRAIN (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S)
WIND TURBINE DRIVETRAIN
Organization Name
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
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WIND TURBINE DRIVETRAIN
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18929697 titled 'WIND TURBINE DRIVETRAIN
Original Abstract Submitted
A wind turbine drivetrain is provided, including a low-speed shaft; a high-speed assembly including a planetary gearbox and a generator; a coupling assembly including a first annular part connected to the low-speed shaft, a second annular part connected to a first stage of the planetary gearbox, and a cylindrical intermediate part extending between the annular parts, a drivetrain housing arranged to enclose the low-speed shaft and the coupling assembly; having an outer access opening formed in the drivetrain housing; and an inner access opening formed in the intermediate part of the coupling assembly and arranged to align with the outer access opening to facilitate access to the interior of the coupling assembly. Also, further described is a method of performing a maintenance procedure on such a wind turbine drivetrain.