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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Applicant:
Carsten Eusterbarkey, Simonsberg, DE;
Inventor:
Carsten Eusterbarkey, Simonsberg, DE;
Assignee:
Repower Systems AG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a connection between components of a wind turbine. More specifically, the present invention relates to components for a wind turbine having a diameter of more than 0.5 m, preferably more than 1.0 m, and more preferably more than 1.5 m. The wind turbine includes two components that are connected together, whereby each component has a contact surface. The surface of the contact surface of a first component is softer than the surface of the contact surface of a second component. Further, the surface of the contact surface of the second component is annealed.