A wind turbine gearbox, in particular planetary gearbox, has at least one gear which is mounted on an axle, wherein a sliding surface is arranged between the gear and the axle. The sliding surface is arranged on at least one layer of a deposition welded material made from a sliding bearing material. Furthermore, a method produces the wind turbine gearbox.

A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle includes: a nacelle housing; a rotor hub; and a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing, wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element, wherein a first sliding bearing element and a second sliding bearing element are arranged between the two ring elements. Moreover, a bearing clearance adjusting device is formed, by which a bearing clearance between the sliding bearing element and the cooperating ring element may be adjusted.

A tidal current energy generating device includes an outer frame (1), at least two inner frames (2), at least two mounting shafts (4), a driving unit (6), at least four horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3), and at least six bearings (5). The at least two inner frames (2) are separably disposed in the outer frame (1), respectively. The at least two mounting shafts (4) are rotatablely disposed in the two inner frames (2), respectively, and the axial direction of the at least two mounting shafts (4) is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The driving unit (6) is connected with the at least two mounting shafts (4) to drive the mounting shafts (4) to rotate. Every two horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3) are fixed at one mounting shaft (4) and are disposed in the same inner frame (2). The at least four horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3) change directions with the rotating of the mounting shaft (4). Every three bearings (3) are sleeved on one mounting shaft (4), and the three bearings (5) on one mounting shaft (4) are disposed on the two sides and the center of the two horizontal-axis hydraulic generators (3), respectively. The tidal current energy generating device can be maintained or replaced conveniently and can extend deeply in the sea.

A rolling bearing device includes a first bearing section including a first outer ring, a first inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal, and a second bearing section including a second outer ring, a second inner ring, and a plurality of balls, each of which is made of metal. The first inner ring and the second inner ring are electrically connected to each other, and the first outer ring and the second outer ring are electrically insulated from each other. The first outer ring is provided with an input contact for an electric signal, and the second outer ring is provided with an output contact for the electric signal.

A tensioning arrangement for a bearing ring, which introduces a compressive force towards a rotational centre of the bearing ring, to prevent the bearing ring distorting as a shaft supported by the bearing turns. The tensioner arrangement includes a strap and a tensioner. The strap has a connector at each end, and tensioner has an element for connecting to the connectors. The tensioner also has an element for applying tension to the strap. In use, the strap is arranged around the bearing ring and a circumferential length of the strap in contact with the bearing ring is reduced, thereby applying compressive force to the bearing ring.

A ram air turbine is presented that includes a turbine having a blade and a turbine shaft, a strut removably coupled to the turbine, wherein the strut has a gearbox section and a drive section, a turbine shaft with a bevel gear oriented perpendicularly to the turbine shaft and positioned within the gearbox section of the strut, a driveshaft coupled to the generator and positioned within the drive section of the strut, and a pinion gear that engages with the bevel gear, wherein the pinion gear is secured to the driveshaft by a spanner nut, wherein the pinion gear utilizes a key configured to interact with the keyed joint of the driveshaft. The pinion gear is supported by a pinion bearing that may be press fit onto the pinion gear and by one of the generator bearings.

A wind turbine includes a nacelle with a main bearing tilted with its rotation axis towards the horizontal axis and including an inner and outer ring, wherein the main bearing is a slide bearing and the inner ring is stationary while the outer ring rotates, with the main bearing being lubricated, and with the outer ring including a first and a second sealing means, wherein the first sealing means is due to the tilt of the main bearing lower than the second sealing means, wherein a stationary leakage lubrication fluid collection means is provided adapted for collecting lubrication fluid, wherein the outer ring is provided with one or more axial bores connecting a leakage lubrication fluid collection area to the leakage lubrication fluid collection means and wherein each sealing means includes a groove accommodating a sealing element and a sealing element carrier ring.

A Wind turbine (100) with a rotor bearing (1) is proposed, wherein drainage chambers (7) on both sides of the rotor bearing (1) are connected to each other via a plurality of channels (5) traversing an outer ring (2) of the rotor bearing (1), which are distributed over the circumference of the outer ring (2) and that an axis (A) of the rotor bearing (1) is arranged at an angle in the range of 2° to 10° to the horizontal line (H) for promoting a flow of leakage oil through the channels (5).

The present disclosure is directed to a method for responding to a friction coefficient signal of a pitch bearing of a pitch drive mechanism of a wind turbine and/or for controlling the pitch drive mechanism(s) and/or a bank of ultracapacitors. The method and system include: accessing high-frequency measurement data of the at least one pitch bearing; estimating, via a torque balance model implemented by a controller, a frictional torque of the at least one pitch bearing based, at least in part, on the high-frequency measurement data; estimating, via the controller, a friction coefficient signal of the at least one pitch bearing based, at least in part, on the frictional torque; comparing the friction coefficient signal with a friction threshold; determining whether the friction coefficient signal deviates from the friction threshold based, at least in part, on the comparison; and, if so, acting.

Provided is a method of machining a bearing ring of a wind turbine bearing, the method including the steps of identifying a number of local hard zones on a surface of the bearing ring and removing material from the surface such that a bearing ring thickness in local hard zone is less than a bearing ring thickness outside a local hard zone. A machining assembly, a wind turbine bearing and a wind turbine is also provided.