Title :
Wind turbine gearbox technologies
Author :
Ragheb, Adam ; Ragheb, Magdi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
The reliability problems associated with transmission or gearbox equipped wind turbines and the existing solutions of using direct drive gearless turbines and torque-splitting, are reviewed. As alternative solutions we propose the Geared Turbofan Engine (GTF) technology, and magnetically-levitated bearings from the aerospace industry, and the consideration of Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVTs) from the automobile industry, and discuss their promise in addressing the gearbox problems currently encountered by existing wind turbine technology.
Keywords :
aerospace industry; automobile industry; gears; jet engines; magnetic levitation; reliability; torque; wind turbines; GTF technology; aerospace industry; automobile industry; continuously variable transmissions; direct drive gearless turbines; geared turbofan engine technology; magnetically-levitated bearings; reliability; torque splitting; wind turbine gearbox; Aerospace industry; Assembly; Copper; Costs; Insurance; Mechanical power transmission; Renewable energy resources; Rotors; Stators; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear & Renewable Energy Conference (INREC), 2010 1st International
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5213-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5214-9
DOI :
10.1109/INREC.2010.5462549
