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DIN/VDI Standards Committee Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering

Standards [CURRENT]

DIN EN 61400-4 ; VDE 0127-4:2013-10
Wind turbines - Part 4: Design requirements for wind turbine gearboxes (IEC 61400-4:2012); German version EN 61400-4:2013

Title (German)

Windenergieanlagen - Teil 4: Auslegungsanforderungen für Getriebe von Windenergieanlagen (IEC 61400-4:2012); Deutsche Fassung EN 61400-4:2013

Overview

This part of the IEC 61400 series is applicable to enclosed speed increasing gearboxes for horizontal axis wind turbine drivetrains with a power rating in excess of 500 kW. It applies to wind turbines installed onshore or offshore. This International Standard provides guidance on the analysis of the wind turbine loads in relation to the design of the gear and gearbox elements. The gearing elements covered by this standard include such gears as spur, helical or double helical and their combinations in parallel and epicyclic arrangements in the main power path. This standard does not apply to power take off gears (PTO). The standard is based on gearbox designs using rolling element bearings. Use of plain bearings is permissible under this standard, but the use and rating of them is not covered. Also included is guidance on the engineering of shafts, shaft hub interfaces, bearings and the gear case structure in the development of a fully integrated design that meets the rigours of the operating conditions. Lubrication of the transmission is covered along with prototype and production testing. Finally, guidance is provided on the operation and maintenance of the gearbox. The responsible committee is DKE/K 383 "Windenergieanlagen" ("Wind turbines") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.

Document: references other documents

Responsible national committee

DKE/K 383 - Windenergieanlagen  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 60 - Gears  

Edition 2013-10
Original language German
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