Patent classifications
F03D1/141
Multiple up-tower lifting appliances on wind turbines
A nacelle-mounted multiple-appliance lift system has a first lifting appliance and a second lifting appliance mounted in a nacelle of a wind turbine. The first and second lifting appliances are each mounted on main bearing housing securements, gearbox pillow blocks, or both the main bearing housing securements and the gearbox pillow blocks. The first and second lifting appliances share one or both of the main bearing housing securements and the gearbox pillow blocks.
MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE
A mounting arrangement for mounting a drive train on a tower of a wind turbine includes a bedplate mounted on the tower and a main bearing unit. The main bearing unit rotatably supports a rotor shaft of the drive train and radial forces of the rotor shaft. The radial forces include components in a horizontal transverse direction perpendicular to the rotor shaft axis and in a vertical direction perpendicular to the rotor shaft axis and to the horizontal transverse direction. A support housing accommodates and supports components of the drive train, and an auxiliary bearing unit supports the support housing. Coupling elements support the main bearing unit and/or the auxiliary bearing unit on the bedplate. Each coupling element is configured as a rod link which is rotatably mounted at both ends and has a greater rigidity in its longitudinal direction than transverse to its longitudinal direction.