Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for locking of a rotor of a wind turbine during extended maintenance
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Application No.: US17068975Application Date: 2020-10-13
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Publication No.: US11384740B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Jennifer Ann Levin , Arun Eapen Mathew , Rajasekhar Koppolu , Renlong Ying
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Priority: CN201910978341.9 20191015
- Main IPC: F03D80/50
- IPC: F03D80/50 ; F03D80/70 ; F03D7/02

Abstract:
A rotor lock assembly for locking a rotor of a wind turbine includes at least one removable rotor lock. The removable rotor lock has a housing comprising an opening and a mounting portion, a pin shaft positioned within the opening, and a locking mechanism. The opening extends from a first end to a second end thereof. The mounting portion is adapted for mounting to a bearing housing adjacent to a rotor lock plate of the rotor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210108620A1 System and Method for Locking of a Rotor of a Wind Turbine during Extended Maintenance Public/Granted day:2021-04-15
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