Wind turbine gearbox technologies

Author

Ragheb, Adam ; Ragheb, Magdi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

21-24 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INREC.2010.5462549

Filename

5462549