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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dale Robert Mashtare, Simpsonville, SC (US);
James Henry Madge, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Charudatta Subhash Mehendale, Niskayuna, NY (US);
George Albert Goller, Greenville, SC (US);
Conner B. Shane, Glenville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring wind turbine loading are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a main shaft, a bedplate, and a gearbox coupled to the main shaft and mounted to the bedplate. The gearbox includes an outer casing and a torque arm extending from the outer casing. The system further includes an isolation mount coupled to the torque arm, and a sensor configured to measure displacement of the torque arm. In another embodiment, a method includes operating the wind turbine, and detecting displacement of a torque arm of a gearbox of the wind turbine. The method further includes calculating a moment for a main shaft of the wind turbine based on the displacement of the torque arm.