Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Direct-drive wind turbine generator
- Patent Title (中): 直驱风力发电机
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Application No.: US13415420Application Date: 2012-03-08
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Publication No.: US08436484B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Tomohiro Numajiri
- Applicant: Tomohiro Numajiri
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agent Manabu Kanesaka; Kenneth M. Berner; Benjamin J. Hauptman
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; H02P9/04

Abstract:
A direct-drive wind turbine generator is provided with: a main shaft having one end connected to a rotor head of a wind turbine rotor; a generator having a stator, a stator casing for supporting the stator, and the rotor connected to the other end of the main shaft; first and second bearings positioned between the rotor head and the generator to rotatably support the main shaft; and a torque support for supporting the stator casing. The second bearing is positioned closer to the generator than the first bearing. The first bearing is a bearing with an aligning capability, and the second bearing is a bearing with no aligning capability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120169062A1 DIRECT-DRIVE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR Public/Granted day:2012-07-05
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