Abstract: A slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine can be designed to be closed or open and includes a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush. The brush holder includes means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and has a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.

Abstract: A slip ring includes an essentially cylindrical contact region defined by a radius and having a contact region which faces in a radially outwards direction. The contact region has a recess in a region of the contact surface, with the recess configured to have a projection extending on an inner side of the recess and/or being interrupted in a tangential direction. The contact region has an annular surface formed with an opening which communicates with the recess and extends towards an axial direction at an incline at an interval of 5 degrees to 45 degrees with respect to a normal of the annular surface. At least two insulating regions are arranged axially adjacent to the contact region and each being defined by a radius, with the radius of the contact region being larger than the radius of the insulating region.

Abstract: A planetary transmission includes a ring gear holder and a ring gear for accommodating at least one planetary gear. The ring gear holder can be connected to a housing component at its end face, and a plurality of recesses for accommodating fastening means are embodied at an end face of the ring gear holder. Accommodated in at least one of the recesses is a hollow element, in which a fastening screw is accommodated. The hollow element establishes a positive-fit engagement between the ring gear holder and the housing component.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (2) comprising a stator (2) and a rotor that can rotate relative to the stator (2), the rotor (3) having a plurality of permanent magnets (5), also comprising a rotor cooling device (8) for cooling the rotor (3), wherein the rotor cooling device (8) comprises at least one cooling device (23) for providing a cooling air flow, said rotor cooling device (8) comprises a control device (22) which is designed to control at least one cooling device (23) for adjusting a coolant power provided by the cooling air flow.

Abstract: A supporting device includes first and second supporting flanges coupled with first and second transmissions, respectively, and a support via which a supporting force is transmittable from the first supporting flange to the second supporting flange. The support includes a lever element which is coupled in an articulated manner with an attachment element on the first supporting flange and thus articulated with the first supporting flange, and a supporting element which is coupled in an articulated manner with the lever element and connected to the second supporting flange and which includes two spaced-apart supporting parts. The lever element is arranged partly between two spaced-apart attachment parts of the attachment element and partly between the supporting parts of the supporting element and is coupled in an articulated manner with the attachment element via the attachment parts and in an articulated manner with the supporting element via the supporting parts.

Abstract: A transmission housing includes a lower housing part, and an upper housing part. At least one of the lower and upper housing parts is configured to include on an outside thereof an externally accessible cable accommodating groove.

Abstract: A package of laminations includes a plurality of lamella segments, which are arranged in layers and embodied to be connected together as ring segments. Each of the lamella segments has a plurality of cutouts and at least one of the lamella segments has at least three cutouts. The lamella segments are interconnected via sleeves. A method for manufacturing a package of laminations, a multi-plate coupling employing the package of laminations and an industrial application using the package of laminations are also described.

Abstract: A stator segment of a stator of a dynamoelectric machine includes slotted laminations arranged axially one behind the other, such that substantially axially extending slots are formed. Coils are arranged in the slots, wherein one coil side or two coil sides of different coils are arranged in a slot. The laminations have at least one open slot on their outer boundary sides parallel to the slot. The coil sides are fixed in the open slots by an amagnetic fastener on the stator segment.

Abstract: A slip ring unit for an electrical machine includes a brush holding apparatus including brush boxes configured to receive slip ring brushes. For realizing an effective cooling of the slip ring brushes, the brush holding apparatus has cooling air lines for the targeted supply of cooling air to the slip ring brushes, and cooling air ducts which each have an air inlet opening for collecting cooling air and an air outlet opening for supplying the cooling air which is collected in the cooling air ducts to the slip ring brushes via the cooling air lines which are connected to the air outlet openings.

Abstract: A stator of a directly driven wind turbine generator includes a stator support, and stator segments arranged around a circumference and positioned on flanges of the stator support. Each stator segment includes a segment support having a cavity. Securing devices secure the stator segments via the segment supports to the flanges of the stator support. The securing devices have each an intermediate piece to complement the cavity of a corresponding one of the segment supports, and an alignment pin to secure the intermediate piece in position and to adjust an air gap of the wind turbine generator.

Abstract: A transmission includes a housing made from a metallic material and is provided with a cooling structure in the form of a cooling element made from open-cell metal foam. The cooling element can be secured on the housing, in particular on an outer surface of the housing, by a screw connection and/or adhesive bonding and/or magnetically.

Abstract: A stator of a directly driven wind power generator includes a stator support including flanges with bores and stator segments positioned on the flanges, when viewed in a circumferential direction. Each stator segment includes a segment support having recesses. At least two securing devices for each of the stator segments secure the stator segment to the flanges. Each securing device includes a bore part insertable in a corresponding one of the recesses, a shim, and an alignment pin insertable in a corresponding one of the bores of the flanges, so that the stator segment is positioned and secured vertically via the bore part and the alignment pin and via the shim to thereby realize a uniform air gap between the stator and a rotor of the wind power generator.

Abstract: A slip ring body for electrically contacting an asynchronous machine includes first and second slip rings rigidly connected to one another, with at least two conductor bars fastened to each of the slip rings. At least one of the slip rings has a recess for passage of the conductor bars of the other slip ring and defining around the recess a first region in which air is at least partially present and which has a magnetic conductivity that is lower than a magnetic conductivity in a second region in which the conductor bars to the one slip ring are fastened, or which second region is embodied for contacting with an energy-transmitting brush. The first and second regions are not made of copper. The recess defines an opening cross-sectional area which is greater than a cross-sectional area of the conductor bars fastened to the one slip ring.

Abstract: A transmission has a transmission housing. The transmission housing has a first opening formed in a first wall and a second opening formed in a second wall. The transmission includes a shaft that is mounted rotatably on the transmission housing via bearing devices arranged in the first opening and the second opening. The transmission includes respective covers, by which the first opening and the second opening are closed. In addition, the transmission includes screw elements, by which the covers are held on the transmission housing. A coupling element, to which the screw elements are screwed in order to hold the covers on the transmission housing, is provided. As a result of this, the first wall and the second wall are pretensioned in an axial direction of the shaft.

Abstract: A toothed transmission element includes a partial region formed with a first material, teeth defining an edge region which is formed additively with a second material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the first material, and a third material located between the first material and the second material, wherein a hardness decreases stepwise along a section leading from the edge region to the partial region.

Abstract: A rotary machine includes a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis and a stator mechanically divided into stator segments, each covering a respective section in relation to the rotation axis. Coils of one individual multi-phase rotary system are respectively arranged in the stator segments, each having terminals which connect phase lines of an individual multi-phase rotary system and are connected to the coils. A converter unit includes multiple subunits operated independently of one another, each forming an individual multi-phase rotary system. The number of phases of the subunits corresponds to the number of stator segments. The terminals of the stator segments are each connected to a subunit. The stator segments form groups of directly successive stator segments when viewed about the rotation axis. The terminals of the stator segments are connected to the same sub-unit within each group, but connected to different sub-units from group to group of stator segments.

Abstract: A planetary transmission includes at least two planetary stages. A sun shaft of a planetary stage of the at least two planetary stages is connected for transmission of torque via a coupling toothing system to a planetary carrier of a second transmission stage of the at least two planetary stages that follows the first transmission stage. The coupling toothing system is a flat notch toothing system. A drive train of a wind power plant, in which a corresponding planetary transmission is used as transmission, is also provided. A wind power plant that is equipped with a corresponding drive train is provided. An industrial application that has a corresponding planetary transmission as transmission is also provided.

Abstract: A housing component includes a flange defining a center point and having an end face formed with microstructures in a first region and a second region to increase a local friction coefficient. The microstructures have each a blade shape with a cutting line, the cutting line in the first region being arranged concentrically about a first local center point, and the cutting line in the second region being arranged concentrically about a second local center point. The first and second local center points have different radial distances from the center point of the flange.

Abstract: In an operating method for a transmission having a plurality of transmission components, an operating state of the transmission is established and a mechanical stress on a first transmission component is detected. An amount of damage to the first transmission component then determined based on the detected mechanical stress for a first damage mechanism and added to a defect total using a first defect accumulation model. A model-based remaining useful life of the first transmission component and a probability of occurrence are determined based on the first defect accumulation model. The probability of occurrence for the model-based remaining useful life is determined based on data sets of comparison components having an identical construction to the first transmission component. A corresponding computer program product, a control unit, a monitoring system and a transmission application operating according to the method are also described.

Abstract: A multi-disk coupling includes a first flange, a second flange, and a disk pack via which the first and second flanges are connected to one another in a torque-transmitting manner. A first fastener connects the multi-disk to one of the first and second flanges, and a second fastener is detachably connected to the first fastener and connected to the multi-disk via a material-fit connection.