System and method for removing or installing a main shaft of a wind turbine with a push/pull system configured at an end of the main shaft
US10352305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for removing or installing a main shaft and attached main bearing assembly of a wind turbine from a bedplate installed atop a wind turbine tower using an assist motive system configured at a downwind end of the main shaft to push or pull the main shaft out of or into the bedplate.
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