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http://dx.doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2014.13.1.115

A Study on Components Load of 5MW Wind Turbine Pitch Drive  

Kim, Dong-Young (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, In-Bum (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Liang, Long-Jun (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Lyu, Sung-Ki (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (ReCAPT))
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers / v.13, no.1, 2014 , pp. 115-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
Wind power is a type of clean energy source which does not produce carbon dioxide. The wind turbine industry is considered as a major growth industry in many countries. The main cause of wind turbine failure arises in the wind turbine gearbox, and the main type of damage occurs in the bearings and gears. Therefore, predictions of gear and bearing damage are very important to ensure the reliability of the wind turbine reducers used in these systems. In this research, in order to optimize the wind turbine reducer, a series of simulations and redesigns was done using the tool RomaxDesigner. The RomaxDesigner model was used to analyze the bearing life of the duty cycle for a 5 MW wind-turbine pitch drive and to calculate the load in operating states. The reducer was designed to satisfy the life requirement by analyzing bearing damage and calculating the stress values of the main parts of the reducer.
Keywords
Planetary Gears; Bearing; Pitch Drive; Shaft;
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