Generator arrangement for a wind power plant
US8421262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the generator arrangement according to the invention at least one main bearing is arranged between the generator and the hub wherein the rotor of the generator is supported only on the front end of a rigid carrier in the form of a support disc (30). The support disc is a hollow chamber structure of low weight and high rigidity.
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