Effect of flexible pin on the dynamic behaviors of wind turbine planetary gear drives

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-86

  Zhu, Caichao ^a   Xu, Xiangyang ^a   Lim, Teik Chin ^b   Du, Xuesong ^a   Liu, Mingyong ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic mesh force; flexible pin; gear misalignment error; load sharing; mesh stiffness; Planetary gear

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MESH; FLEXIBLE PINS; LOAD SHARING; MESH STIFFNESS; MISALIGNMENT ERRORS; PLANETARY GEARS;

ALIGNMENT; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ERRORS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SPUR GEARS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84875861576     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954406212447029     Document Type: Article

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