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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Inventors:
Alejandro Cerda Varela, Copenhagen East, DK;
Niels Karl Frydendal, Herning, DK;
Kim Thomsen, Skørping, DK;
Morten Thorhauge, Ry, DK;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 19/52 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.01); F16C 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F16C 17/10 (2013.01); F16C 19/522 (2013.01); F16C 41/00 (2013.01); F05B 2240/54 (2013.01); F05B 2270/301 (2013.01); F05B 2270/331 (2013.01); F05B 2270/808 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a main bearing for a wind turbine, including a stationary ring and a rotating ring to be coupled to a rotor, whereby the main bearing is a fluid film bearing including several bearing units arranged at the stationary ring around the circumference on both sides of the rotating ring, for radially and axially bearing the rotating ring, and further including a load measurement arrangement for determining measurement data which are a measure for the load applied to or resting on at least one of the axial or radial bearing units.