GB2501371B - A module for a wind turbine gearbox - Google Patents

A module for a wind turbine gearbox

Info

Publication number
GB2501371B
GB2501371B GB1304023.3A GB201304023A GB2501371B GB 2501371 B GB2501371 B GB 2501371B GB 201304023 A GB201304023 A GB 201304023A GB 2501371 B GB2501371 B GB 2501371B
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
module
wind turbine
turbine gearbox
gearbox
wind
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB1304023.3A
Other versions
GB2501371A (en
GB201304023D0 (en
Inventor
Siu Yun Poon
Christopher James Blockley
David John Scott
Paul James Gibbs
Michael Cosmo Barnes
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Romax Technology Ltd
Original Assignee
Romax Technology Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Romax Technology Ltd filed Critical Romax Technology Ltd
Priority to GB1304023.3A priority Critical patent/GB2501371B/en
Priority claimed from GB0922345.4A external-priority patent/GB2476462B/en
Publication of GB201304023D0 publication Critical patent/GB201304023D0/en
Publication of GB2501371A publication Critical patent/GB2501371A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2501371B publication Critical patent/GB2501371B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
    • F03D15/10—Transmission of mechanical power using gearing not limited to rotary motion, e.g. with oscillating or reciprocating members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • F03D80/80—Arrangement of components within nacelles or towers
    • F03D80/88—Arrangement of components within nacelles or towers of mechanical components
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • F03D80/70—Bearing or lubricating arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H37/00—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00
    • F16H37/02—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings
    • F16H37/04—Combinations of toothed gearings only
    • F16H37/041—Combinations of toothed gearings only for conveying rotary motion with constant gear ratio
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/021—Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/023—Mounting or installation of gears or shafts in the gearboxes, e.g. methods or means for assembly
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/025—Support of gearboxes, e.g. torque arms, or attachment to other devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/50—Bearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/40—Transmission of power
    • F05B2260/403—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components
    • F05B2260/4031—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components as in toothed gearing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H1/00—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion
    • F16H1/28—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with gears having orbital motion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H2057/02039—Gearboxes for particular applications
    • F16H2057/02078—Gearboxes for particular applications for wind turbines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/029—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein characterised by means for sealing the gearboxes, e.g. to improve airtightness
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
  • Gear Transmission (AREA)
  • Sealing Using Fluids, Sealing Without Contact, And Removal Of Oil (AREA)
GB1304023.3A 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 A module for a wind turbine gearbox Expired - Fee Related GB2501371B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1304023.3A GB2501371B (en) 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 A module for a wind turbine gearbox

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0922345.4A GB2476462B (en) 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 Gear box arrangements
GB1304023.3A GB2501371B (en) 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 A module for a wind turbine gearbox

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB201304023D0 GB201304023D0 (en) 2013-04-17
GB2501371A GB2501371A (en) 2013-10-23
GB2501371B true GB2501371B (en) 2014-06-18

Family

ID=48142522

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB1304023.3A Expired - Fee Related GB2501371B (en) 2009-12-18 2009-12-18 A module for a wind turbine gearbox

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2501371B (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2382117A (en) * 2001-10-05 2003-05-21 Hansen Transmissions Int Gear unit having a dry sump for a wind turbine
US20060138780A1 (en) * 2002-08-08 2006-06-29 Peter Flamang Modular wind turbine transmission
CN101539187A (en) * 2008-05-15 2009-09-23 吴小杰 Megawatt ten-shunt wind power generation speed increasing box
CN202732854U (en) * 2012-08-09 2013-02-13 东风汽车股份有限公司 Power takeoff of automobile gearbox
CN202746491U (en) * 2012-08-14 2013-02-20 华锐风电科技(集团)股份有限公司 Gear transmission device of parallel shaft

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2382117A (en) * 2001-10-05 2003-05-21 Hansen Transmissions Int Gear unit having a dry sump for a wind turbine
US20060138780A1 (en) * 2002-08-08 2006-06-29 Peter Flamang Modular wind turbine transmission
CN101539187A (en) * 2008-05-15 2009-09-23 吴小杰 Megawatt ten-shunt wind power generation speed increasing box
CN202732854U (en) * 2012-08-09 2013-02-13 东风汽车股份有限公司 Power takeoff of automobile gearbox
CN202746491U (en) * 2012-08-14 2013-02-20 华锐风电科技(集团)股份有限公司 Gear transmission device of parallel shaft

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2501371A (en) 2013-10-23
GB201304023D0 (en) 2013-04-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
PL2631393T3 (en) A tower for a wind turbine
ZA201204332B (en) Drive unit for a wind turbine
EP2647840C0 (en) Method for operating a wind turbine
ZA201209722B (en) Tower for a wind turbine
EP2488748A4 (en) Wind turbine
EP2475877A4 (en) Wind turbine
EP2419625A4 (en) Wind turbine
EP2422078A4 (en) Wind turbine
GB0917018D0 (en) Planetary gear unit for a gearbox for a wind turbine
PT2236676E (en) Foundation for a wind turbine
GB201114614D0 (en) Offshore wind turbine
ZA201107612B (en) Drive device for a wind turbine
EP2432990A4 (en) Wind turbine
GB2476051B (en) A structure for supporting a wind turbine
ZA201009221B (en) A wind turbine
IL208150A (en) Wind turbine
GB2471349B (en) Wind turbine
GB201105471D0 (en) A wind turbine
IL210025A0 (en) Teeter mechanism for a multiple-bladed wind turbine
ZA201108434B (en) Transmission device for a wind turbine
EP2503147A4 (en) Directly actuated power train for a wind turbine
EP2464859A4 (en) A blade assembly for a wind turbine
EP2446141A4 (en) Wind turbine
GB0817214D0 (en) A wind turbine component
PL2459873T3 (en) A wind turbine

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20211218