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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Joris Kofman, Aalborg Ø, DK;
Niels Møller Madsen, Århus C, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
A tool chain () is provided for performing a method of removing internal components such as a bearing cassette () from the interior of a generator () and/or a gearbox () of a wind turbine. The tool chain () includes a tube () that extends through the interior of the generator (), at least one clamp element () that concentrically fixes the tool chain () in position on at least one output shaft () of the gearbox (), and a sliding tool () that moves along the tube () into and out of the generator to couple with and pull out internal components to be repaired or replaced. For example, the tool chain () can remove the bearing cassette () located adjacent the junction of the gearbox () and the generator () without necessitating disassembly of the gearbox () from the generator ().