Mainframe for wind turbines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11480159-B2
Application number	US-201916367703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2019
Priority date	Mar 28, 2018
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

A mainframe mounts the drivetrain of a wind turbine, and to an arrangement comprising such a mainframe, and to a wind turbine having a corresponding arrangement. For the purpose of mounting the drivetrain of a wind turbine, the mainframe is realized with two bearing points that are spaced apart from each other, a partial flange, having a fastening region shaped as a circular ring segment, being provided at at least one bearing point. The arrangement comprises, besides the mainframe, at least one ring element configured to radially encompass the drivetrain. At least one ring element is fastened to the fastening region, shaped as a circular ring segment, of a bearing point of the mainframe. In the case of the wind turbine, the drivetrain is mounted by means of the described arrangement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An arrangement for mounting the drivetrain of a wind turbine, comprising a mainframe for mounting the drivetrain, the mainframe including two bearing points that are spaced apart from each other, wherein at least one bearing point of the two bearing points comprises a partial flange having a fastening region, wherein the fastening region comprises a partial ring shaped segment having a central angle between about 30 degrees and about 280 degrees, wherein an axis of the central angle is aligned and substantially parallel with a main axis of the drivetrain when the mainframe is in use, wherein the partial flange is configured to support and configured to be fastened to a ring element at the fastening region, wherein the partial flange and/or the fastening region, shaped as a circular ring segment, of at least one bearing point comprises an angular segment of from 80° to 180°, and wherein the fastening region is configured for insertion of the ring element, the drivetrain, or a part of the drivetrain having the ring element mounted thereon in a radial direction into the at least one bearing point, and the ring element configured to radially encompass the drivetrain as a fastening frame for a gearbox, the ring element being fastened to the fastening region, shaped as a partial ring shaped segment, of a bearing point of the mainframe.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the partial flange is configured to be fastened to the ring element over an angular length of the fastening region.

3. The arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening region shaped as a partial ring shaped segment has a radial stop face for the ring element.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening region shaped as a partial ring shaped segment has a radial stop face for the ring element.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the partial flange has a radial stop face for the ring element that is shaped other than as a circle segment.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening region shaped as a circular ring segment has a multiplicity of drilled holes for axial screwed connection to the ring element.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the ring element is realized as a bearing housing having a bearing seat.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein a roller bearing is arranged in the bearing seat.

9. The arrangement according to claim 8 wherein the roller bearing is selected from the group consisting of a pendulum bearing, a cylinder bearing, a tapered roller bearing and a toroidal bearing.

10. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein elastic coupling elements, for vibration decoupling of the gearbox, are provided at the fastening frame.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the ring element is connected to a fastening region of a bearing point of the mainframe by a screwed connection.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the ring element has an axial stiffening rib.

13. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the arrangement comprises the drivetrain of a wind turbine and the ring element being arranged coaxially around a rotor shaft of the drivetrain.

14. A wind turbine having a drivetrain that comprises a rotor shaft and a gearbox, wherein the drivetrain is mounted by means of an arrangement according to claim 1 .

15. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the partial flange has a radial stop face for the ring element that is elliptical or trough-shaped.

16. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening region shaped as a circular ring segment has a multiplicity of drilled holes, arranged in a radial drill pattern, for axial screwed connection to a ring element.

17. An arrangement for mounting the drivetrain of a wind turbine, comprising a mainframe for mounting the drivetrain, the mainframe including two bearing points that are spaced apart from each other, wherein at least one bearing point of the two bearing points comprises a partial flange having a fastening region, wherein the fastening region comprises a partial ring shaped segment having a central angle between about 30 degrees and about 280 degrees, wherein an axis of the central angle is aligned and substantially parallel with a main axis of the drivetrain when the mainframe is in use, wherein the partial flange is configured to support and configured to be fastened to a ring element at the fastening region, wherein the partial flange and/or the fastening region, shaped as a circular ring segment, of at least one bearing point comprises an angular segment of from 80° to 180°, and wherein the fastening region is configured for insertion of the ring element, the drivetrain, or a part of the drivetrain having the ring element mounted thereon in a radial direction into the at least one bearing point, and the ring element configured to radially encompass a majority of the drivetrain and serve as a mounting point for a gearbox, the ring element being fastened to the fastening region, shaped as a partial ring shaped segment, of a bearing point of the mainframe.

Assignees

• Senvion Gmbh

Inventors

• Trede Alf
• Eusterbarkey Carsten

Classifications

• F03D13/22 Primary

  Foundations specially adapted for wind motors · CPC title

• Y02E10/728

  Onshore wind turbines · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title

• F03D80/88

  of mechanical components · CPC title

• F16H57/025

  Support of gearboxes, e.g. torque arms, or attachment to other devices · CPC title