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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rong Li, Shanghai, CN;
Jonathan Paul Signore, Latham, NY (US);
Tingyu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Souvik Porel, Bangalore, IN;
Priyangu C. Patel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
James Edward Cencula, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A repair method for a gearbox assembly for a wind turbine is disclosed. The gearbox includes a gearbox housing having an upwind end and a downwind end, a gear assembly configured within the gearbox housing, at least one shaft configured with the gear assembly and extending from the gearbox housing to a generator of the wind turbine, and a sleeve assembly configured with the gearbox housing. Further, the sleeve assembly is removable so as to provide additional space in the gearbox housing during at least one of disassembly or assembly of the gearbox assembly such that the various components can be easily repaired and/or replaced.