BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE

• Main Authors: Bak, Frank, Soerensen, Morten, Thomsen, Kim, Michaelsen, Claus, Kanstrup, Troels, Lemma, Edom
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.05.2023
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; 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; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

The invention relates to a bearing arrangement (70) for a wind turbine (10) comprising a bearing housing (80) and a drive shaft (90), whereby the drive shaft (90) is arranged within the bearing housing (80) in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis (A) of the bearing housing (80), the bearing arrangement (70) further comprising a downwind bearing (100) and an upwind bearing (200) as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing (100) and the upwind bearing (200) are arranged between the bearing housing (80) and the drive shaft (90), the bearing arrangement (70) further comprising an axial bearing (300). The axial bearing (300) comprises an axial bearing stop (302) for limiting a movement of the drive shaft (90) in the axial direction along the longitudinal axis (A), whereby the axial bearing stop (302) is integrally formed with the bearing housing (80) as a protrusion extending from the bearing housing (80) in a radial direction of the bearing housing (80).