"Rotor Support Device And Method For Accessing A Drive Train Of A Wind

"Rotor Support Device And Method For Accessing A Drive Train Of A Wind Turbine"

Abstract: A rotor support device is provided which is adapted for supporting a rotor of a wind turbine (100) while accessing at least one component of said wind turbine (100). The rotor support device includes a hinge (200) comprising a fixed portion (202) (202) and a tiltable portion (203). The fixed portion (202) is adapted for being mounted at a nacelle structure (103) of the wind turbine (100) and the tiltable portion (203) is adapted for holding the rotor of the wind turbine (100) and for being tilted about a hinge axis (201). Furthemore an actuator device (500) is provided which is adapted for pivoting the tiltable portion (203) about the hinge axis (201) between a closed position where a rotor axis (118) coincides with an axis of the drive train (300), and an open position where the rotor is offset from the drive train (300).

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

13 April 2011

Publication Number

13/2012

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

ELECTRICAL

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12345 U.S.A.

Inventors

1. NIES JACOB JOHANNES

BIESLOOKWEG 1 ZWOLLE, 8042, THE NETHERLANDS

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	1088-del-2011-Form-3-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
2	1088-del-2011-Correspondence-others-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
3	1088-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2011-12-14
4	1088-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2011-12-14
5	1088-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2011-12-14
6	1088-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2011-12-14
7	1088-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2011-12-14
8	1088-del-2011-Drawings.pdf	2011-12-14
9	1088-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2011-12-14
10	1088-del-2011-Correspondence-others.pdf	2011-12-14
11	1088-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2011-12-14
12	1088-del-2011-Assignment.pdf	2011-12-14
13	1088-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2011-12-14