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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Eric S. Buskirk, Guilderland, NY (US);
Blake W. Wilson, Scotia, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Buskirk, Guilderland, NY (US);
Blake W. Wilson, Scotia, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/00 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc brake arrangement is provided as adapted for a wind turbine generator incorporating a rotor shaft supporting a rotor wheel and support ring for a rotor structure surrounded by a stator structure within a generator casing. The disc brake arrangement includes a brake disc mounted normal to and concentric with the rotor shaft and operatively connected to the support ring. A plurality of disc brake calipers are arranged concentrically with the rotor shaft and adapted to engage the brake disc.