The Mechanism of Wind Gearbox Vibration 1. About Wind GearboxesThe gearbox is an essential part of a wind turbine, as it transfers the energy harvested by the rotor blades to the generator and enables it to rotate at a certain speed. Driven by the market demand, megawatt-size wind gearboxes have gained ground. Housed in a compact nacelle on the top of the tower, the gearbox is subjected to a…

2022.09.20

Main Problems with Large Wind Gearboxes in China 1. Bearings Susceptible to DamageWind turbines are bulky and difficult to maintain, so they must be designed with a long service life, usually no less than 20 years. Most wind turbine failures occur in the gearbox, and the bearing in the gearbox is most prone to failure. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right bearing and accurately predict…

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Nine Common Problems in Mechanical Maintenance 1. Disassembling the equipment without locating the faultSome maintenance personnel do not know the structure and mechanism of engineering equipment and would not carefully analyze the cause of failure. They just blindly disassemble the equipment before locating the faulty part. As a result, they fail to fix the fault, and even worse, they create new pro…

2022.09.20