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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Bharat Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);

Aditi Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;

Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);

Pekka Sipilae, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Bharat Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);

Aditi Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;

Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);

Pekka Sipilae, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for detecting loads in a wind turbine is disclosed. In one aspect, the system may generally include a shaft and first and second pillow blocks receiving portions of the shaft. The second pillow block may be spaced axially apart from the first pillow block. Additionally, the system may include at least one sensor configured to indirectly detect loads transmitted through at least one of the first pillow block and the second pillow block.


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Bagepalli, Bharat. (2013). System and method for detecting and/or controlling loads in a wind turbine (U.S. Patent No. 8434996). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8434996

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