Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine bearings
- Patent Title (中): 风力发电机轴承
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Application No.: US14014695Application Date: 2013-08-30
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Publication No.: US09188107B2Publication Date: 2015-11-17
- Inventor: Adam Daniel Minadeo
- 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.
- Main IPC: F16C19/08
- IPC: F16C19/08 ; F16C33/58 ; F03D11/00 ; F16C33/60 ; F03D7/02

Abstract:
In one aspect, a pitch bearing for coupling a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine may include an outer race defining a first outer raceway wall. The first outer raceway wall may define a center of curvature. The pitch bearing may also include an inner race defining a first inner raceway wall. The first inner raceway wall may define a center of curvature. In addition, the pitch bearing may include a plurality of roller elements disposed between the first inner and outer raceway walls. Each roller element may define a geometric center. Moreover, the center of curvature for each of the raceway walls may be offset from the geometric center of each roller element.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150063736A1 WIND TURBINE BEARINGS Public/Granted day:2015-03-05
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