Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine drivetrain component with low friction radial shaft seal
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Application No.: US17046319Application Date: 2018-12-10
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Publication No.: US11879439B2Publication Date: 2024-01-23
- Inventor: Leif Christoffersen , Lars Langvardt Krogh , Lars Skifter , Thomas Paw Buus
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DK 201870219 2018.04.12
- International Application: PCT/DK2018/050341 2018.12.10
- International Announcement: WO2019/196994A 2019.10.17
- Date entered country: 2020-10-09
- Main IPC: F03D80/70
- IPC: F03D80/70 ; F03D15/00 ; F16H57/04 ; F16J15/42 ; F16N7/36 ; F16N21/00 ; F16N31/02

Abstract:
A wind turbine drive train component (22) comprising a rotating shaft (61) with a radial seal (50) is provided. The radial seal (50) comprises a stationary part and a rotating part. The stationary part comprises a ring (51) with an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge being configured for contactlessly surrounding the shaft (61). The rotary part comprising a disc (52), coaxially connected to the shaft (61) for rotation therewith and comprising a flange (53) that wraps around the outer edge of the ring (51). The radial seal (50) further comprises an annular air lock gap (55) for containing an amount of lubrication fluid (64) and thereby closing off the air lock gap (55) when the rotary part rotates at a rotational speed above a predetermined threshold speed, the annular air lock gap (55) being formed by an inner surface of the flange (53), an outer part of the opposing parallel surface of the disc (52) and the outer edge of the ring (51).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210102528A1 WIND TURBINE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT WITH LOW FRICTION RADIAL SHAFT SEAL Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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