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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Janina Brencher, Hannover, DE;
Peter Decker, Hannover, DE;
Niels Karl Frydendal, Herning, DK;
Troels Kanstrup, Rask Moelle, DK;
Dennis Olesen, Aarhus, DK;
Thorsten Rohrmann, Binder, DE;
Kim Thomsen, Skørping, DK;
Morten Thorhauge, Aarhus, DK;
Abstract
A wind turbine, including a support structure and a thrust bearing having a bearing pad which includes a piston and which is movably connected to the support structure, a spring element which is configured to resiliently support the bearing pad relative to the support structure, wherein a pad portion of the bearing pad and/or the bearing pad itself is configured to tilt and to move translationally relative to the support structure, and wherein a gap is provided between the piston and the support structure. The piston limits the movement of the bearing pad. Thus, reliable and well defined movement limits are provided. Furthermore, a broad spectrum of spring parameters is available since the movement may be restricted by the piston and not necessarily be the spring element.