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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Patrick L. Jansen, Scotia, NY (US);
Ralph James Carl, Jr., Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert J. Ciszak, Fairview, PA (US);
Fulton J. Lopez, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Aniruddha D. Gadre, Rexford, NY (US);
Patrick L. Jansen, Scotia, NY (US);
Ralph James Carl, Jr., Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert J. Ciszak, Fairview, PA (US);
Fulton J. Lopez, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Aniruddha D. Gadre, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A drive train for a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a low speed shaft connected to blades of the wind turbine and a higher speed shaft connected to a generator. The drive train also includes a bearing that substantially supports the weight of at least the low speed shaft. A compound planetary gear stage is connected to the low speed shaft and the higher speed shaft, and includes a rotating carrier, a non-rotating ring gear, a plurality of planetary gears, and a rotating sun gear. The sun gear is connected to the higher speed shaft.