Wire races for wind turbine bearings

The present disclosure is directed to a bearing assembly for a wind turbine. The bearing assembly includes an outer race, an inner race rotatable relative to the outer race, a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner and outer races, and at least one wire race arranged with the plu...

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Main Authors McGrath, Edward Lee, Patel, Priyangu Chunilal
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.05.2020
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
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Summary:The present disclosure is directed to a bearing assembly for a wind turbine. The bearing assembly includes an outer race, an inner race rotatable relative to the outer race, a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner and outer races, and at least one wire race arranged with the plurality of rolling elements between the inner and outer races.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715581624