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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Abstract
Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further comprising a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, whereby the bearing housing is formed from at least two separate bearing housing pieces, whereby the at least two separate bearing housing pieces are joined with each other and/or the drive shaft is formed from at least two separate drive shaft pieces, whereby the at least two separate drive shaft pieces are joined with each other.