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| 20080260545 | Variable Capacity Oil Pump - The invention relates to a wind turbine being provided with a fluid displacement means for ensuring a certain increased pumping capacity at a certain reduced rotational speed of the main shaft of the rotor and thus of a drive shaft from a gear box of the wind turbine. The invention also relates to a wind turbine being provided with fluid displacement means for ensuring a certain increased pumping capacity at a certain increased rotational speed of the main shaft of the rotor and thus of a drive shaft from a gear box of the wind turbine. The means may be mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical. Additionally, the invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine being provided with such fluid displacement means. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080279686 | Wind Turbine Comprising At Least One Gearbox And An Epicyclic Gearbox - The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising at least one gearbox. The gearbox comprises one or more sensors for measuring condition values of the wind turbine, and is characterized in that the one or more sensors are mounted on one or more rotating parts of the gearbox. The invention further relates to an epicyclic gearbox comprising a gearbox housing, one or more gearbox parts rotating in relation to the housing, and one or more sensors for measuring condition values of the gearbox. The epicyclic gearbox is characterized in that, the one or more sensors are mounted on one or more of the rotating parts of the gearbox. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090081026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FLUID LEVELS IN WIND TURBINE COMPONENT SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a system for monitoring at least one wind turbine component including a closed fluid circulating system with a fluid reservoir. The monitoring system comprises, means for establishing a level value of the fluid systems reservoir, and means for establishing at least one environmental value of the fluid systems reservoir or the surroundings of the system. The level value and the at least one environmental value contributing to defining the fluid systems functionality, and the monitoring system further comprises means for establishing a monitoring value on the basis of the level value and the at least one environmental value. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090221397 | Gear System for a Wind Turbine - A gear system ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100179011 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A GEARBOX AND WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a lubrication system for a gearbox ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100201128 | Wind Turbine, A Method For Coupling A First Drive Train Component Of The Drive Train Of A Wind Turbine To A Second Drive Train Component Of The Drive Train And Use Of A Wind Turbine - A wind turbine including a drive train. The drive train includes at least a rotor for transforming wind into rotation of a rotor hub, to provide a drive torque, a generator for transforming at least a part of the drive torque into electrical power, and at least one coupling for connecting a first drive train component to a second drive train component for transferring the drive torque between the components. The coupling includes a first coupling part with a first coupling area, the first coupling area being connected with a second coupling area of a second coupling part, whereby the drive torque is transferred from one of the areas to the other of the areas during operation of the coupling. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202871 | Gearbox For A Wind Turbine, A Method Of Converting Wind Energy And Use Of A Gearbox - A gearbox for a wind turbine. The gearbox includes at least one first epicyclical gear stage, at least one second gear stage, and a torque transferring shaft including a shaft part and a connection part, wherein the torque transferring shaft is adapted for connecting a first gear of the first epicyclical gear stage with a second gear of the second gear stage and wherein the torque transferring shaft is connected to the second gear stage via the connection part to form a torque-transferring connection area between the connection part and the second gear stage and wherein the outer diameter of the shaft part of the torque transferring shaft is smaller than an inner diameter of the connection area between said torque transferring shaft and said second gear stage. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202885 | Epicyclic Gear Stage For A Wind Turbine Gearbox, A Wind Turbine Gearbox And A Wind Turbine - An epicyclic gear stage for a wind turbine gearbox including a sun gear, at least two planet gears, engaged with the sun gear, an annulus gear, a first planet carrier flange connected to one side of at least two of the planet gears, and a second planet carrier flange connected to the other side of least two of the planet gears. Torque from the wind turbine rotor is transferred via a torque transfer part connected to at least one of the first and second planet carrier flanges at one or more torque transferring zones and the one or more torque transferring zones are located between a first and a second plane, the planes being substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the sun gear. | 08-12-2010 |
