Nacelle for a wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11746757-B2
Application number	US-201917295244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2019
Priority date	Dec 13, 2018
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

A rotor bearing for bearing a rotor hub on a nacelle housing of a nacelle for a wind turbine has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element, wherein at least one sliding bearing element is arranged between the inner ring element and the outer ring element, which sliding bearing element is fastened to the inner ring element or to the outer ring element. On the sliding bearing element, a sliding surface is formed, which cooperates with a counterface, which is coupled with that ring element, to which the sliding bearing element is not fastened. The counterface is designed to be resilient.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rotor bearing ( 8 ) for bearing a rotor hub ( 6 ) on a nacelle housing ( 4 ) of a nacelle ( 2 ) for a wind turbine ( 1 ), wherein the rotor bearing ( 8 ) has at least one inner ring element ( 12 ) and at least one outer ring element ( 13 ), wherein at least one sliding bearing element ( 14 , 15 ) is arranged between the inner ring element ( 12 ) and the outer ring element ( 13 ), which sliding bearing element ( 14 , 15 ) is fastened to the inner ring element ( 12 ) or to the outer ring element ( 13 ), wherein a sliding surface ( 19 ) is formed on the sliding bearing element ( 14 , 15 ), which sliding bearing element ( 19 ) cooperates with a counterface ( 22 ), which is coupled with that ring element ( 12 , 13 ) to which the sliding bearing element ( 14 , 15 ) is not fastened, wherein the counterface ( 22 ) is designed to be resilient.

2. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the counter-face ( 22 ) is coupled with a spring element ( 27 ), which is fastened to that ring element ( 12 , 13 ), to which the sliding bearing element ( 14 , 15 ) is not fastened.

3. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a section of that ring element ( 12 , 13 ), on which the counterface ( 22 ) is formed, has a resilient region ( 26 ).

4. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 3 , wherein both the inner ring element ( 12 ) and the outer ring element ( 13 ) are designed to be V-shaped, and a first sliding bearing element ( 14 ) and a second sliding bearing element ( 15 ) are formed to be axially spaced apart from each other, which sliding bearing elements ( 14 , 15 ) are arranged between the ring elements ( 12 , 13 ), wherein on that ring element ( 12 , 13 ), on which the counterface ( 22 ) is arranged, a first flank ( 23 ) and a second flank ( 24 ) is formed, wherein on each of the two flanks ( 23 , 24 ), one of the counterfaces ( 22 ) is formed, wherein the flanks ( 23 , 24 ) are each designed to be elastically resilient.

5. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the counterface ( 22 ) is resiliently coupled with the ring element ( 12 , 13 ) by means of a joint ( 28 ).

6. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the counterface ( 22 ) is arranged on a flexible structure ( 30 ), so that the counterface ( 22 ) is designed to be resilient in itself.

7. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible structure ( 30 ) comprises a layer ( 32 ) which has a layer thickness ( 33 ) of between 0.1 mm and 15 mm, wherein the counterface ( 22 ) is formed on the layer ( 32 ), wherein a support cushion ( 34 ) is formed under the layer ( 32 ).

8. The rotor bearing ( 8 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the support cushion ( 34 ) comprises a viscous material.

9. A nacelle ( 2 ) for a wind turbine ( 1 ), the nacelle ( 2 ) comprising:
a nacelle housing ( 4 );
a rotor hub ( 6 );
a rotor bearing ( 8 ) for bearing the rotor hub ( 6 ) on the nacelle housing ( 4 ), wherein the rotor bearing ( 8 ) is formed according to claim 1 .

10. A wind turbine ( 1 ) having a nacelle ( 2 ), the nacelle ( 2 ) comprising:
a nacelle housing ( 4 );
a rotor hub ( 6 ) with rotor blades arranged thereon;
a rotor bearing ( 8 ) for bearing the rotor hub ( 6 ) on the nacelle housing ( 4 ), wherein the rotor bearing ( 8 ) is formed according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Miba Gleitlager Austria Gmbh

Inventors

• Hager Gunther
• Hoelzl Johannes Sebastian
• Reisenberger Johannes

Classifications

• F03D80/70 Primary

  Bearing or lubricating arrangements · CPC title

• F16C17/105

  with at least one bearing surface providing angular contact, e.g. conical or spherical bearing surfaces · CPC title

• F16C27/02

  Sliding-contact bearings · CPC title

• F16C35/02

  in the case of sliding-contact bearings · CPC title

• F05B2240/52

  Axial thrust bearings · CPC title