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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Jens Demtroeder, Ronde, DK;
Inventor:
Jens Demtroeder, Ronde, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wing Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 17/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01H 1/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising at least one gearbox. The gearbox comprises one or more sensors for measuring condition values of the wind turbine, and is characterized in that the one or more sensors are mounted on one or more rotating parts of the gearbox. The invention further relates to an epicyclic gearbox comprising a gearbox housing, one or more gearbox parts rotating in relation to the housing, and one or more sensors for measuring condition values of the gearbox. The epicyclic gearbox is characterized in that, the one or more sensors are mounted on one or more of the rotating parts of the gearbox.