Abstract
Articulated splines are commonly used in the planetary stage of wind turbine gearboxes for transmitting the driving torque and improving load sharing. Direct measurement of spline loads and performance is extremely challenging because of limited accessibility. This paper presents an analytical model for the analysis of articulated spline coupling designs. For a given torque and shaftmisalignment, this analytical model quickly yields insights into relationships between the spline design parameters and resulting loads; bending, contact, and shear stresses; and safety factors considering various heat treatment methods. Comparisons of this analytical model against previously published computational approaches are also presented.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 12 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Conference for Wind Power Drives - Aachen, Germany Duration: 3 Mar 2015 → 4 Mar 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | Conference for Wind Power Drives |
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| City | Aachen, Germany |
| Period | 3/03/15 → 4/03/15 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5000-63507
Keywords
- analytical models
- articulated spline coupling
- NREL
- spline loads
- wind turbine gearbox