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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Darrick Adam Vanderwalker, Pattersonville, NY (US);
Jonathan Paul Signore, Latham, NY (US);
Gregory Clarence Thomas, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Rodney Robert Redd, II, Roaring Gap, NC (US);
Kevin Tyler Eherts, Albany, NY (US);
Hunter Ryan Anderson, Muskegon, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F03D 80/50 (2016.05); F05B 2230/61 (2013.01); F05B 2230/70 (2013.01); F05B 2240/60 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for removing or installing a main shaft and attached main bearing assembly of a wind turbine from a bedplate. The method and system use rigging and specialized tooling and procedures to perform the method in the field with the machine head remaining atop the tower or removed from the tower.