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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
James Henry Madge, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Priyangu Chunilal Patel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Adam Daniel Minadeo, Greenville, SC (US);
James Henry Madge, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Priyangu Chunilal Patel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Adam Daniel Minadeo, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A wind turbine and a drivetrain for a generator is provided. The drivetrain includes a hub configured to provide an input rotational speed, and a planetary gearbox in communication with the hub. The planetary gearbox includes a stationary or rotatable carrier and a plurality of planet gears. The planetary gearbox is configured to convert the input rotational speed to an output rotational speed, and includes at least one sun gear. The hub can be rigidly connected to the rotatable ring gear.