ROTOR ARRESTING DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD
20200088163 · 2020-03-19
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y02P70/50
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
F03D13/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2260/30
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D7/0264
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02B10/30
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
F03D13/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02E10/72
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
F05B2260/31
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2270/326
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D7/0268
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2230/70
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D80/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2230/80
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D80/50
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
Abstract
A rotor arresting device, to a wind turbine and to a method for arresting and/or rotating a rotor. The rotor arresting device comprises a rotor, a rotational assembly, and a static assembly fixed in position, comprising a toothed disk, which can be arranged on the rotational assembly, having a plurality of arresting recesses arranged along a circumference, wherein two adjacent arresting recesses form a tooth, a first arresting module having at least one first arresting element, a second arresting module having at least one second arresting element, wherein the first and the second arresting module can be arranged on the static assembly, wherein the first and the second arresting element are arranged and designed to engage in arresting recesses of the toothed disk, wherein the spacing of the first arresting element from the second arresting element in the circumferential direction of the toothed disk is a non-integral multiple of a tooth tip spacing of the toothed disk.
Claims
1. A rotor arresting device for a wind turbine having a rotor, a rotational assembly connected in a torsionally rigid manner to the rotor, and a static assembly fixed in position relative to the rotational assembly, the rotor arresting device comprising: a toothed disk configured to be arranged on the rotational assembly, the toothed disk having a plurality of arresting recesses arranged along a circumference, wherein two adjacent arresting recesses of the plurality of arresting recesses form a tooth; a first arresting module having at least one a first arresting element, and a second arresting module having at least one a second arresting element, wherein the first arresting module and the second arresting module are configured to be arranged on the static assembly, wherein the first arresting element and the second arresting element are arranged and configured to engage in the plurality of arresting recesses of the toothed disk, and wherein a spacing between the first arresting element and the second arresting element in a circumferential direction of the toothed disk is a non-integral multiple of a tooth tip spacing of the toothed disk.
2. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of: the first arresting element or the second arresting element has an engagement region, and the engagement region has geometry corresponding to the arresting recesses, thus enabling engagement between the engagement region a respective one of the arresting recesses.
3. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein widths of the plurality of arresting recesses in the circumferential direction decreases in at least one of: a radial or an axial direction from an addendum circle diameter to a root circle diameter.
4. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of arresting recesses form a plurality of teeth that have a constant tooth tip spacing between adjacent teeth.
5. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first arresting element is arranged movably on the first arresting module, and wherein the second arresting element is arranged movably on the second arresting module.
6. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of: the first arresting module or the second arresting module is configured to move the first arresting element or the second arresting element, respectively, in an engagement direction from a standby position into an engagement position, wherein at least one of: the first arresting element or the second arresting element does not engage in one of the arresting recesses in the standby position and engages in one of the arresting recesses in the engagement position.
7. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an engagement direction of the first arresting element and the second arresting element is oriented in a radial direction an axial direction of an axis of rotation of the rotational assembly.
8. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a tooth height of each of the teeth of the toothed disk is oriented parallel to or radially with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotational assembly.
9. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of: the first arresting module or the second arresting module is configured to be arranged on at least one of: a support frame, a base support, a generator stator, a stator support, a machine support, or a bearing device of a main shaft.
10. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the toothed disk is configured to be arranged on at least one of: a generator rotor, a rotor disk, a main shaft, an input side of a transmission, or an output side of the transmission.
11. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a control device configured to cause the first arresting element to move in the engagement direction into the engagement position such that the toothed disk is arrested in at least one direction of rotation by the engagement of the at least one first arresting element in one of the arresting recesses.
12. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a control device configured to cause the second arresting element to move in the engagement direction into an engagement position, wherein the first arresting element is moved into a standby position such that the toothed disk is arrested in two directions of rotation by at least one of: the first arresting element or the second arresting element.
13. A wind turbine comprising: a nacelle, a rotational assembly, a static assembly, and a rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1.
14. A method for arresting a rotor of a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine includes a rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, the method comprising: moving the first arresting element, in an engagement direction and into a first engagement position such that the toothed disk is arrested in at least one direction of rotation by the engagement of the first arresting element.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, comprising: moving the second arresting element in the engagement direction into a second engagement position such that the toothed disk is arrested in at least one direction of rotation by the engagement of the second arresting element; and moving the first arresting element into a standby position, in which the first arresting element does not engage in one of the arresting recesses of the toothed disk, wherein moving the first arresting element and moving the second arresting element takes place such that the toothed disk is arrested in at least one direction of rotation.
16. A method for arresting rotor of a wind turbine the method comprising: providing a rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising a third arresting module having a third arresting element, wherein the second arresting element is arranged adjacent to the first arresting element, wherein the third arresting element is arranged adjacent to the second arresting element, and wherein the toothed disk comprises a first tooth, a second tooth arranged adjacent to the first tooth, a third tooth arranged adjacent to the second tooth, a fourth tooth arranged adjacent to the third tooth, a fifth tooth arranged adjacent to the fourth tooth, and a sixth tooth arranged adjacent to the fifth tooth; moving the first arresting element into an engagement position between the first tooth and the second tooth, and moving the second arresting element onto a tooth flank of the third tooth which faces away from the second tooth; moving the second arresting element into an engagement position between the third tooth and the fourth tooth, wherein the second arresting element performs a shearing movement against the tooth flank of the third tooth which faces away from the second tooth, passively or actively moving the first arresting element against a tooth flank of the second tooth which faces the first tooth, and moving the third arresting element onto a tooth flank of the fifth tooth which faces away from the fourth tooth; and moving the third arresting element into an engagement position between the fifth tooth and the sixth tooth, wherein the third arresting element performs a shearing movement against the tooth flank of the fifth tooth which faces away from the fourth tooth, passively or moving the second arresting element against a tooth flank of the fourth tooth which faces the third tooth and moving the first arresting element into a standby position.
17. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first arresting module has a plurality of first arresting elements, wherein the second arresting module has a plurality of second arresting elements.
18. The rotor arresting device as claimed in claim 3, wherein widths of the plurality of arresting recesses decreases continuously in the circumferential direction.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0043] Preferred embodiments of the invention are explained by way of example by means of the attached figures. In the drawings:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0065] In the figures, identical or substantially functionally identical or similar elements are denoted by the same reference signs.
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[0067] The toothed disk 11 has a multiplicity of arresting recesses. Here in the present case, by way of example, the two adjacent arresting recesses 12 and 14 are denoted by a reference sign, wherein the arresting recesses 12, 14 form a tooth 16 between them. The arresting recesses 12, 14 on the toothed disk 11 have a triangular shape. The teeth 16 of the toothed disk 11 likewise have a triangular shape. The first arresting elements 122 extend from a module end (not shown) as far as an engagement end 123. The module end which is not shown faces the arresting module 120. The engagement end 123 faces the toothed disk 11. An engagement region adjoining the engagement end 123 of the first arresting element 122 has a triangular shape which corresponds substantially to the negative geometry of the arresting recesses.
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[0069] The arrangement of three arresting modules, each having at least one arresting element, thus makes it possible, as shown in
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[0074] The difference between an engagement position and a standby position is shown in
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[0078] The teeth 601-606 are spaced apart equidistantly, with the result that the recesses are also spaced apart equidistantly. The arresting elements 611, 612, 613 are likewise spaced apart equidistantly, wherein the spacing between two arresting elements is a non-integral multiple of a tooth tip spacing of two adjacently arranged teeth. In general, therefore, there is no possibility that two arresting elements will be in an engagement position simultaneously.
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[0083] Particularly because of the claimed spacing Al between the arresting elements in comparison with the tooth tip spacing Z, the rotor arresting device illustrated here has the particular advantage that said device can rotate a toothed disk incrementally in the tangential direction and can thus also rotate the aerodynamic rotor of a wind turbine in small steps. It is thus possible to achieve substantially any desired positioning of the aerodynamic rotor. With positioning in this way, it is furthermore possible to ensure, in particular, that positions which are desirable for maintenance and/or assembly and/or removal steps, for example, can be reached. Moreover, it is possible, through the provision of a plurality of arresting modules 120, 130, 140, 25, 26, 27 to create the possibility of moving the toothed disk in a first direction of rotation and in a second direction of rotation opposed to said first direction. Moreover, the geometry of the arresting elements, which bring about a shearing movement in the toothing of the toothed disk, avoids jamming during the arresting process. Thus, improved releasability of the arresting is also ensured.
REFERENCE SIGNS
[0084] 10 rotor arresting device
[0085] 11 toothed disk
[0086] 12 arresting recess
[0087] 14 arresting recess
[0088] 16 tooth
[0089] 20 generator
[0090] 22 generator stator
[0091] 23 stator disk
[0092] 24 generator rotor
[0093] 25 first arresting module
[0094] 26 second arresting module
[0095] 27 third arresting module
[0096] 50, 50, 50 wedge-shaped arresting element
[0097] 52 toothed disk with wedge-shaped toothing
[0098] 60 roller-shaped arresting element
[0099] 62 toothed disk with undulating toothing
[0100] 70 conical arresting element
[0101] 72 toothed disk with conical toothing
[0102] 100 wind turbine
[0103] 102 tower
[0104] 104 nacelle
[0105] 106 rotor
[0106] 108, 108 rotor blade
[0107] 110 spinner
[0108] 120 first arresting module
[0109] 122 first arresting elements
[0110] 123 engagement end
[0111] 130 second arresting module
[0112] 132 second arresting elements
[0113] 140 third arresting module
[0114] 142 third arresting elements
[0115] 200, 200, 200 toothed disk
[0116] 202, 202, 202 toothing
[0117] 300, 300, 300 toothed disk
[0118] 302, 302, 302 toothing
[0119] 400, 400, 400 toothed disk
[0120] 402, 402, 402 toothing
[0121] 500 tooth pairing
[0122] 501 engagement region
[0123] 520 tooth
[0124] 600 toothed disk
[0125] 601 first tooth
[0126] 602 second tooth
[0127] 602 tooth flank of the second tooth which faces the first tooth
[0128] 602 tooth flank of the second tooth which faces the third tooth
[0129] 603 third tooth
[0130] 603 tooth flank of the third tooth which faces away from the second tooth
[0131] 604 fourth tooth
[0132] 604 tooth flank of the fourth tooth which faces the third tooth
[0133] 605 fifth tooth
[0134] 605 tooth flank of the fifth tooth which faces away from the fourth tooth
[0135] 606 sixth tooth
[0136] 611 first arresting element
[0137] 612 second arresting element
[0138] 613 third arresting element
[0139] A1 spacing of arresting elements
[0140] D1 first tangential direction
[0141] D2 second tangential direction
[0142] R axis of rotation
[0143] RA radial direction
[0144] U circumferential direction
[0145] Z tooth tip spacing