Yaw brakes for wind turbines

Yaw brakes for wind turbines are proposed, the wind turbines having a tower, a nacelle and a yaw system for rotating the nacelle with respect to the tower. The yaw brakes comprise a locking part, having a toothed profile at a side facing a toothed profile of an annular gear of the yaw system. The lo...

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Main Author Canedo Pardo, Santiago
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 08.11.2017
Subjects
BLASTING
BRAKES
CLUTCHES
COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
WIND MOTORS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Summary:Yaw brakes for wind turbines are proposed, the wind turbines having a tower, a nacelle and a yaw system for rotating the nacelle with respect to the tower. The yaw brakes comprise a locking part, having a toothed profile at a side facing a toothed profile of an annular gear of the yaw system. The locking part of the yaw brakes is movable in a radial direction relative to the annular gear, between a brake position and a non-brake position. Brake discs and callipers may be eliminated.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120382443