Patent ID: 9022659
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: F03D,F16C,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A sliding bearing arrangement of a direct driven wind turbine, comprising: a bearing, having a first bearing shell and a second bearing shell, whereby the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell are arranged rotatable in respect to each other, wherein a certain predetermined clearance is present between the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell, while the bearing is in rotation, a first circuit comprising a first fluid, while the first circuit is in thermal contact with the first bearing shell, a second circuit comprising a second fluid, while the second circuit is in thermal contact with the second bearing shell, whereby the first circuit and the second circuit are coupled in a way that a difference in the temperature between the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell is compensated via the first and the second fluid, thus the clearance is kept within a predetermined range.