Azimuthal driving system for wind turbines
CA 2350745 C · Owner: Wobben, Aloys · Inventors: Wobben, Aloys
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Wind power installations generally have an active drive for wind direction tracking. The active drive rotates the machine housing of the wind power installation in such a way that the rotor blades of the rotor are oriented in the direction of the wind. That drive which is required for wind direction tracking purposes is generally an azimuthal drive which is usually disposed with the associated azimuthal mountings between the tower top and the machine housing. One displacement drive is sufficient when small wind power installations are involved, while larger wind power installations are generally equipped with a plurality of azimuthal drives. The object of the invention is to improve the …
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- Filed October 12, 1999 and granted November 11, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 12, 2019.
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