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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Ian David Wilson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Shenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/028 (2012.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 15/00 (2016.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/028 (2013.01); F03D 1/06 (2013.01); F03D 15/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F03D 80/88 (2016.05); F16H 57/08 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F05B 2240/60 (2013.01); F05B 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05B 2260/964 (2013.01); F05B 2280/5001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drivetrain assembly for a wind turbine includes a main shaft, a bearing operatively coupled to an end of the main shaft, a bearing housing surrounding the bearing, and a gearbox having, at least, a ring gear. The ring gear is positioned adjacent to the bearing housing and includes an outer circumferential surface. The drivetrain assembly also includes at least one flexible member arranged at an interface between the bearing housing and the ring gear. As such, the flexible member(s) is configured to reduce vibrations generated by the gearbox.