patent · US7431567

Wind turbine having a direct-drive drivetrain

7 October 2008

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Abstract

A wind turbine ( 100 ) comprising an electrical generator ( 108 ) that includes a rotor assembly ( 112 ). A wind rotor ( 104 ) that includes a wind rotor hub ( 124 ) is directly coupled to the rotor assembly via a simplified connection. The wind rotor and generator rotor assembly are rotatably mounted on a central spindle ( 160 ) via a bearing assembly ( 180 ). The wind rotor hub includes an opening ( 244 ) having a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the central spi...

Provenance

Collection: Cited prior art

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Filed: 2004-06-01
Source: Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted: 2008-10-07
Inventors: Christopher M. Bevington; Garrett L. Bywaters; Clint C. Coleman; Daniel P. Costin; William L. Danforth; Jonathan A. Lynch; Robert H. Rolland; Northern Power Systems Inc