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Bearings for wind turbine gearboxes and generators

Wind turbines cannot be serviced easily. This is why the components of the gearbox, especially the bearings, must be exceptionally reliable.

30/11/2022 17:36:30

The most common bearings used in a wind gearbox are full-complement cylindrical roller bearings, single and multi-row cylindrical roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, deep-groove ball bearings, and angular contact ball bearings.

“NKE can manufacture all of those bearing types for wind gearboxes to high-quality standards,” says Michael Rössl, Application Engineering at NKE in Steyr, Austria.

“NKE bearings are installed inside wind turbines for power ratings from several hundred kilowatts, up to multi-megawatts.

Read the full article in DPA's December issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.