IMO at Hamburg WindEnergy 2018

At this year's Hamburg WindEnergy German bearing specialist IMO presents a specially developed blade bearing retrofit kit. It is based on its patented T-Solid product family and able to replace failing blade bearings in 2-3 MW class turbines.

Wind farmers provided the impetus for this practical approach. They were looking for a substitute for their prematurely failing four-point contact ball bearings, which apparently deformed severely during standard operation and thus deteriorated disproportionately fast. Since in hindsight neither the blade nor the hub can be fundamentally reinforced in the field, IMO chose a bearing concept, which simply can better tolerate the existing deformations. In contrast to the four-point contact bearings, the IMO T-Solid blade bearing does not generate any additional radial load during load transfer due to its design concept. The retrofit kit is manufacturer independent and suitable for all wind turbines and blade bearings, as it is tailored to the individual requirements. The first T-Solid ® blade bearings are already successfully performing in the field. IMO, Booth B5.230

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