ATEC

Space and Airborne Systems

ATEC WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY

COMPLETE PRODUCT CYCLE

Anh N. Tran, PE,MS

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10564 Progress Way #B, Cypress, Ca 90630
July 2011
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Wind Turbine Bearing Design, Analysis, & Fabrication

by ATEC CORPORATION, Cypress, CA
GEAR MODEL
ANALYSIS

PRELIMINARY 3D MODEL

CONCEPT

CONCEPT

Contact Angle = 48.13

Average Contact Angle = 55
Largest Curvature = 0.522
No of Ball: 125
3.2.1
Load Case
E2-DLC1.5B2-3
D0-DLC6.2-11
E2-DLC1.5B1-4
D0-DLC6.2-6
E2-DLC1.5D1-3
D0-DLC6.1-1-3
D0-DLC6.2-11
D0-DLC6.1-2-9

Load Case
E2-DLC1.5B2-3
D0-DLC6.2-11
E2-DLC1.5B1-4
D0-DLC6.2-6
E2-DLC1.5D1-3
D0-DLC6.1-1-3
D0-DLC6.2-11
D0-DLC6.1-2-9

Extreme Loads for Blade Bearing Raceways using Blade Coordinate System
Blade Type
Fx-t
Fy-t
Fz-t
kN
kN
kN
B3/SE93
803
-21.7
B1/SE87
-92.5
-401
B3/SE93
473
143
B1/SE87
-86
287
B1/SE93
440
8.42
B3/SE87
25.6
369
B1/SE87
-92.5
-401
B2/SE87
-32.1
301

Mx-t
kNm
43.7
-18.6
284
-74.2
-258
-5.06
-18.6
-124

My-t
kNm
-44.6
149
-62.4
-215
169
-43.1
149
-122

Extreme Loads for Blade Bearing Raceways using Jones Bearing Coordinate System and English Units
Blade Type
Fx-t
Fy-t
Fz-t
My-t
Mz-t
lbs
lbs
lbs
ft-lbs
ft-lbs
B3/SE93
180531
-4879
9825
-362143
B1/SE87
-20796
-90153
-4182
274373
B3/SE93
106340
32149
63849
-5111306
B1/SE87
-19335
64523
-16682
686670
B1/SE93
98921
1893
-58004
5155559
B3/SE87
5755
82959
-1138
275848
B1/SE87
-20796
-90153
-4182
274373
B2/SE87
-7217
67671
-27878
2500336

-630
-7360
2340
5800
-1620
8590
-7360
8110

Fx
lbs
-464664
-5428457
1725895
4277860
-1194851
6335659
-5428457
5981629

Unit Conversion
kN
1=
kNm
1=

Mz-t
kNm
-491
372
-6930
931
6990
374
372
3390

1.35
1.1
1.35
1.1
1.35
1.35
1.1
1.35

Fy
lbs
99292
-11438
58487
-10634
54406
3165
-11438
-3969

Allowable Peak Contact Stress =

=
Allowable Mean Contact Stress =
=

Fz
lbs
-2683
-49584
17682
35488
1041
45627
-49584
37219

lbs
224.8201
ft-lbs
737.5621
4200
609000
2800
406000

Mpa
ksi
Mpa
ksi

My
Mz
StressM Load
ft-lbs
ft-lbs
ksi
Safety Factor
-5404 -199179
-255565
Red: load on one row only
2300 150905 -2985652
Load derate factor is 0.55
-35117 -2811218
949242
9175 377669
2352823
31902 2835558
-657168
626 151717
3484612
2300 150905 -2985652
15333 1375185
3289896
382.7
1.19 with 42.5 resting angle

Maximum Subsurface Shear Stress with 42.5 resting angle

Case Number
E1-DLC1.2J3
Depth (in)
StressS(ksi)
5.16E-03
6.46E+04
1.03E-02
1.04E+05
1.55E-02
1.34E+05
1.90E+05
2.06E-02
1.55E+05
1.80E+05
2.58E-02
1.68E+05
1.70E+05
3.10E-02
1.76E+05
1.60E+05
3.61E-02
1.80E+05
1.50E+05
3.89E-02
1.80E+05
1.40E+05
4.13E-02
1.80E+05
1.30E+05
5.16E-02
1.75E+05
1.20E+05
6.19E-02
1.65E+05
1.10E+05
7.23E-02
1.54E+05
1.00E+05
8.26E-02
1.43E+05
9.00E+04
9.29E-02
1.33E+05
8.00E+04
1.03E-01
1.23E+05
7.00E+04
1.14E-01
1.14E+05
6.00E+04
1.24E-01
1.06E+05
5.00E+04
1.34E-01
9.91E+04
4.00E+04
1.45E-01
9.26E+04
3.00E+04
1.55E-01
8.67E+04
2.00E+04
1.65E-01
8.13E+04
1.00E+04
1.76E-01
7.65E+04
0.00E+00
1.86E-01
7.20E+04
1.96E-01
6.79E+04
0.00E+00
1.00E-01
2.00E-01
3.00E-01
4.00E-01
5.00E-01
6.00E-01
2.06E-01
6.42E+04
Depth From The Contact Surface (in)
2.17E-01
6.07E+04
2.27E-01
5.75E+04
2.37E-01
5.46E+04
Core Hardness, HBN
277
2.48E-01
5.19E+04
Allowable Yield Shear Stress, psi
385.8 Mpa
55942 psi
2.68E-01
4.70E+04
Allowable Fatigue Shear Stress, psi
231.49 Mpa
33565 psi
2.89E-01
4.27E+04
Required Case Depth
2.12E-01 in
5.385997 in
3.10E-01
3.90E+04
3.30E-01
3.57E+04
3.51E-01
3.28E+04
3.72E-01
3.03E+04
3.92E-01
2.80E+04
Allowable Subsurface Shear Stresses (This is an approximation if the measured data is not available)
4.13E-01
2.59E+04
HRc
HBN
Syield_s
Sfatigue_s
4.34E-01
2.41E+04
20
226
304.8
182.88
385.8
231.49
4.54E-01
2.24E+04
25
253
351.7
211.02
4.75E-01
2.09E+04
30
286
398.6
239.16
4.96E-01
1.95E+04
35
327
454.5
272.7
5.16E-01
1.83E+04
40
371
530.3
318.18
5.37E-01
1.72E+04
5.57E-01
1.61E+04
5.78E-01
1.52E+04
5.99E-01
1.43E+04
6.19E-01
1.35E+04
6.40E-01
1.28E+04

Subsurface Shear Stress under Maximum Extreme Loading Condition for Seawind
2.0 MW Blade Bearing

FINAL SPECS & DRAWINGS

Sub surface She ar Stre ss, ksi

INSPECTION & COMPLETE

PRODUCT

7.00E-01

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION
PROCESS
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