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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l., Barcelona, ES;
Inventors:
Santiago Claramunt Estecha, Barcelona, ES;
Javier Garcia Cervilla, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L., Barcelona, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 15/20 (2016.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F03D 15/20 (2016.05); F03D 80/88 (2016.05); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F05B 2260/79 (2013.01); F05B 2260/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gliding yaw bearing system for use in a wind turbine includes a first bearing assembly configured for being attached to a tower of the wind turbine, a second beating assembly configured for being attached to a nacelle of the wind turbine. An upwind section of the second bearing assembly is different from a downwind section of the second bearing assembly. A wind turbine utilizing the gliding yaw bearing system is also encompassed herein.