MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517043961 A) filed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S. L., Sarriguren, Spain, on May 6, for 'connector assembly.'
Inventor(s) include Saenz De Ugarte Sevilla, Patrik.
The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention describes a connector assembly (1) for a drivetrain (2, 3, 4) comprising at least a low-speed shaft (20) and a planetary gearset (3) comprising an annular arrangement of peripheral gears (31P), the connector assembly comprising a portion (11) of each first-stage peripheral gear shaft (310) arranged to protrude from the drive end of the planetary gearset (3); an annular arrangement of axial bores (10) formed about the low-speed shaft (20), wherein each axial bore (10) is arranged to receive the protruding portion (11) of a peripheral gear shaft (310); and wherein each axial bore (10) and the corresponding protruding portion (11) of a peripheral gear shaft (31P) are dimensioned to establish an interference fit. The invention further describes a wind turbine drivetrain (2, 3, 4), and a method of connecting a low-speed shaft (20) of a drivetrain (2, 3, 4) to a planetary gearset (3)."
The patent application was internationally filed on Oct. 12, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/078407.
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