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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
System and method for the service and exchange of a yaw bearing for a machine head of a wind turbine
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Darrick Adam Vanderwalker, Pattersonville, NY (US);
Joshua Adam Klinghagen, Kokomo, IN (US);
Gregory Clarence Thomas, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and methods for the service and exchange of a yaw bearing for a machine head of a wind turbine. The yaw bearing servicing and exchange system has a support stand. The support stand includes a base assembly and at least one support post extending perpendicularly from the base assembly. The support stand also includes at least one first post cap removably coupled to the support post and at least one leveler operably coupled to the at least one first post cap for establishing a level orientation of a support surface with respect to a horizontal plane.