Abstract
This chapter described common design practices for the wind-turbine gearboxes and main bearings, along with modelling and simulation techniques employed to support and evaluate the development process. These design criteria and requirements are based on several major failure modes for gears and bearings. However, not all of the failure modes are understood well enough to be included in the design standards primarily because of the complexity of the modelling and loading conditions. Drivetrain modelling for design was discussed, and most of the modelling tools used in design are static in nature.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Wind Energy Modeling and Simulation, Volume 2: Turbine and System |
| Subtitle of host publication | IET Energy Engineering Series, Volume 125 |
| Editors | P. Veers |
| Pages | 97-124 |
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| State | Published - 2019 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CH-5000-71640
Keywords
- bearings
- design criteria
- drivetrain modelling
- failure modes
- loading conditions
- wind-turbine gearboxes