Method for repairing a pitch system in a wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9140232-B2
Application number	US-201313937244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	Jul 9, 2013
Publication date	Sep 22, 2015
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015

Abstract

A replacement motor mount for a pitch system of a wind turbine includes a bracket assembly configured for attachment to a first motor mount and a second supporting structure. The replacement motor mount is configured for mounting and securing a pitch motor having a geared drive end. The replacement motor mount is configured to displace the pitch motor from the first motor mount by a predetermined distance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for repairing a pitch system in a wind turbine, the pitch system including a pitch bearing, a pitch motor and a motor mount for the pitch motor, the method comprising the steps of:
installing a replacement motor mount for the pitch motor;
locating the replacement motor mount to displace the pitch motor from the motor mount by a predetermined distance;
attaching the pitch motor to the replacement motor mount; and
wherein the predetermined dista…

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Signore Jonathan Paul
• Gerber Kristina Anne

Classifications

• F05B2260/79

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F03D7/0224

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F03D1/003 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F05B2230/60

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• Y10T29/49009

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic