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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Abstract
An electric generator is provided including a stator assembly, a rotor assembly being rotatably supported at the stator assembly for rotating around a rotational axis, an annular device being fixed to the rotor assembly and including an engagement structure, and a first turning device being mounted to the stator assembly, the first turning device including an actuator and an engagement element being drivable by the actuator. The first turning device is configured for adopting two operational states, an active operational state and a passive operational state. In the active operational state there is an engagement between the engagement element and the engagement structure and in the passive operational state the engagement element and the engagement structure are mechanically decoupled from each other.