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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jay F. Leonard, Greenville, SC (US);
Eric Paul Shelleman, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.05); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F03D 80/88 (2016.05); F05B 2230/61 (2013.01); F05B 2230/80 (2013.01); F05B 2240/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/912 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated repair system for servicing a component within the nacelle of the wind turbine uptower. The repair system includes at least one mounting location integrally formed into a bedplate support frame of the wind turbine and a frame assembly coupled to the bedplate support frame. The frame assembly supports at least one clamp element and at least one jack element. When the gearbox is moved in the nacelle during repair procedures, the repair system supports the main shaft uptower such that the rotor remains installed onto the rotor shaft.