Failure Analysis of Wind Turbine Planetary Gear

Artur Bejger, Ewelina Frank and Przemysław Bartoszko
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Artur Bejger: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 71-650 Szczecin, Poland
Ewelina Frank: Windhunter Academy, Windhunter Group, 75-221 Koszalin, Poland
Przemysław Bartoszko: Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 71-650 Szczecin, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-15

Abstract: The article presents selected problems related to an analysis of damage to wind turbine planetary gear. It is the most vital element installed in wind turbines, affecting the operational costs (prolonged downtime), and costs of repairs and servicing including delivery of required components. The authors have analyzed the wear/failure of planetary gear. The process initiating fatigue wear, different from similar devices in other industries, can be easily observed in wind turbine gear. This establishes a specific direction of research into the causes, and early detection of ‘gas spots’ on gear teeth as they seem to trigger fatigue wear.

Keywords: wind turbine gear; failure analysis; damage to planetary gear toothed wheels; surface wear processes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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