Bearing supporting apparatus for wind turbine generator system, installing method, and wind turbine generator system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10823155-B2
Application number	US-201615567440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Sep 29, 2015
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A bearing supporting apparatus for a wind turbine generator system, where the wind turbine generator system comprises an impeller and a generator, a hub of the impeller is arranged on an outer side of a main bearing seat of the generator, the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system including: at least one locking connector, wherein the locking connector has a locking wedge arranged between the main bearing seat and the hub. The hoisting difficulty may be lowered by using the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bearing supporting apparatus for a wind turbine generator system, wherein the wind turbine generator system comprises an impeller and a generator, a hub of the impeller is arranged on an outer side of a main bearing seat of the generator, the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system comprising:
at least one locking connector, wherein the locking connector has a locking wedge arranged between the main bearing seat and the hub;
wherein a longitudinal-section shape of the locking wedge is of a wedge shape, the locking connector also has a mounting flange connected with the hub, and the mounting flange is located at one end of the locking wedge with a greater thickness; and
wherein the mounting flange has an adjusting threaded hole, and the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system further comprises an ejector piece screwed on the adjusting threaded hole; one end of the ejector piece is propped against an end face of the hub.

2. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein there is an angle β between an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface of the locking wedge; the angle β is in a range of 1 degree to 15 degrees.

3. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 2 , wherein the angle β is 1 degree, 3 degrees, 8 degrees, 11 degrees, or 15 degrees.

4. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting flange has a fixing through hole; the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system further comprises a fastener; the fastener is inserted through the fixing through hole and fixedly connected to the hub.

5. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a plurality of the locking connectors distributed on an outer periphery of the main bearing seat.

6. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a plurality of the locking connectors evenly distributed on an outer periphery of the main bearing seat.

7. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system further comprises a plurality of locking and connecting sets, each locking and connecting set comprises a plurality of the locking connectors which are spaced apart in turn.

8. The bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the locking wedge facing the hub has a first protrusion; a surface of the hub which is to be matched with the locking wedge has a second protrusion; the first protrusion is matched with the second protrusion.

9. A method for installing a bearing supporting apparatus for a wind turbine generator system, the wind turbine generator comprising an impeller and a generator, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
hoisting a hub of the impeller and sleeving the hub on an outer side of a main bearing seat of the generator;
mounting the locking connector according to claim 1 between the main bearing seat and the hub.

10. The method for installing the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system according to claim 9 , further comprising the step of:
fixedly connecting the locking connector to the hub via a fastener.

11. A wind turbine generator system comprising a bearing supporting apparatus, wherein the bearing supporting apparatus is the bearing supporting apparatus according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Beijing Goldwind Science & Creation Windpower Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Qinghu
• Peng Yun
• Shi Hongkui

Classifications

• F05B2260/31

  Locking rotor in position · CPC title

• F03D80/70 Primary

  Bearing or lubricating arrangements · CPC title

• F03D15/20

  Gearless transmission, i.e. direct-drive · CPC title

• F16C2226/16

  by wedge action, e.g. by tapered or conical parts · CPC title

• F16C2360/31

  Wind motors · CPC title