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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Areva Wind Gmbh, Bremerhaven, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AREVA WIND GMBH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 21/00 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 17/20 (2006.01); F03B 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 19/36 (2006.01); F16C 19/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 21/00 (2013.01); F03B 11/06 (2013.01); F16C 17/10 (2013.01); F16C 17/20 (2013.01); F16C 19/361 (2013.01); F16C 19/38 (2013.01); F16C 2300/14 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid shaft bearing, a wind generator comprising the hybrid shaft bearing, a use of the hybrid shaft bearing, and a method of operating the hybrid shaft bearing is provided. The hybrid shaft bearing comprises a hydrodynamic friction bearing and a rolling bearing. Both the hydrodynamic friction and rolling bearings cooperate with a support structure and rotatably support a shaft. The hydrodynamic friction bearing is a passive hydrodynamic bearing.