Gear set, wind turbine incorporating such a gear set and method of servicing a wind turbine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8696314
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12815910

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A gear set is disclosed. The gear set includes a bearing including an inner race and an outer race, one of the inner race and the outer race being a ring gear including a plurality of first teeth having a first hardness; and a pinion meshable with the ring gear, and including a plurality of second teeth having a second hardness. The second hardness is no greater than the first hardness. A wind turbine incorporating such a gear set and a method of servicing a wind turbine are also disclosed.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodwin, Kurt Greenville, US 1 24
Mashue, Aaron John Simpsonville, US 10 85
Moore, Bradley Graham Greenville, US 17 145

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