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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2015.39.5.507

Design of a Torque Application Device in Test Rig for a Wind Turbine Gearbox  

Kim, Jeong-Gil (Dept. of System Reliability, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
Park, Young-Jun (Dept. of System Reliability, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
Lee, Geun-Ho (Dept. of System Reliability, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
Nam, Yong-Yun (Dept. of System Reliability, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
Oh, Joo-Young (Construction Equipment Technology R&BD Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Publication Information
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.39, no.5, 2015 , pp. 507-515 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to develop and verify a torque application device for use in a mechanical power-circulation test rig for 5.5 MW wind turbine gearboxes. The design and analysis of the torque application device was conducted. In addition, the torsional stiffness of the test rig was calculated using the rotational angle measurements for each of the components. The calculated stiffness of the test rig was $231.13kN{\cdot}m/rad$ for a clockwise torque application. The rated torque can be applied when the stiffness of the gearbox is greater than $1,064,400kN{\cdot}m/rad$ for a clockwise torque application. Because of the limited rotational angle of the test rig, the potential application of the rated torque is determined according to the torsional stiffness of the test gearbox.
Keywords
Wind Turbine Gearbox; Mechanical Power-circulation Test Rig; Torque Applying Device; Planetary Gearbox;
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