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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Inventor:
Christian Bager, Herne, DE;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/52 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/6625 (2013.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F16C 19/52 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine has a bearing housing, a rolling element bearing within the bearing housing and a space within the bearing housing for containing grease for lubricating the rolling element bearing. A shaft is rotatably supported by the rolling element bearing. A pressure sensor in fluid communication with the space measures the pressure of grease in the space within the bearing housing.