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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Samuel Bryan Shartzer, Greenville, SC (US);
Joseph Edward Birkenstock, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly for a wind turbine includes a bearing having an outer race, an inner race rotatable relative to the outer race, and a plurality of roller elements positioned within at least one raceway defined between the outer and inner races. Further, the bearing assembly includes at least one position sensor arranged with the at least one raceway. As such, the position sensor(s) is configured for monitoring movement of the plurality of roller elements. Moreover, the bearing assembly includes a controller communicatively coupled to the position sensor(s). Thus, the controller is configured to determine receive an output from the position sensor(s) and determine a position of one or more of the plurality of roller elements based on an output from the position sensor(s).