Patent ID: 8035246

Claim:
Power train of a wind power plant comprising: a turbine rotor including a hub and blades supported on the hub, and a generator including a stator and a generator rotor rotatably disposed within the stator, the generator rotor including a rotor shaft, a generator rotor body, the rotor body including a hollow cylindrical portion, and a flange that protrudes radially inward from an inner surface of the cylindrical portion, the flange extending circumferentially about the inner surface, and a torque limiting device connecting the generator rotor body to the rotor shaft, the torque limiting device configured to support the generator rotor body within the stator and allow coaxial rotation of the rotor body relative to the stator, the torque limiting device including inner and outer clamping plates, the clamping plates arranged so that a portion of the flange is disposed between the outer and inner clamping plates.