Drivetrain system for a wind turbine generator and method of assembling the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8376708
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12495066

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A drivetrain for a wind turbine includes a gearbox and a generator. The gear box includes a housing and an output shaft that is rotatably coupled within the housing, wherein the gearbox further includes at least one bearing positioned between the housing and the output shaft. The generator includes a stator coupled to the housing such that the stator is positioned radially inward from the housing, and a rotor coupled to the output shaft such that the rotor is positioned radially inward from the stator.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnes, Gary R Delanson, US 7 209
Buskirk, Eric Steven Guilderland, US 18 119
Hidding, Edwin Rhede, DE 8 114
Jansen, Patrick Lee Scotia, US 61 1700
Johnson, Stephen B Greenville, US 50 2063
Lokhandwalla, Murtuza Clifton Park, US 72 524
Madge, James H Simpsonville, US 2 53
Minadeo, Adam Daniel Greenville, US 24 151
Nies, Jacob Johannes Zwolle, NL 61 758
Patel, Priyangu C Simpsonville, US 3 35
Wilson, Blake Weldon Scotia, US 11 244

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