Abstract: An abnormality early-warning method for a fan includes: when a target fan is capable of normally dissipate heat, obtaining a target rotational speed, a target operating current, and a target ambient temperature of the target fan at a current moment; when the target rotational speed is less than a minimum rotational speed of the target fan, providing first early-warning information as a prompt; when the target rotational speed is greater than or equal to the minimum rotational speed of the target fan, predicting a rotational speed and an operating current of the target fan at a next moment based on a rotational speed change curve, a current change curve, the target rotational speed, the target operating current, and the target ambient temperature to obtain a predicted rotational speed and a predicted operating current; and when the predicted rotational speed is less than a first preset threshold or the predicted operating current is greater than a second preset threshold, providing second early-warning informa

Abstract: A fan assembly configured to address expansion losses and associated noises in centrifugal fans modifies the blades and housing to enhance the efficiency of air flow. The fan assembly can include a centrifugal fan wheel and shaped housing incorporating curved walls that guide the airflow along an efficient path, minimizing abrupt directional changes and resulting in improved energy efficiency and reduced noise levels compared to conventional housed centrifugal fans. Additionally, fan assembly includes a low-profile, energy-efficient motor positioned within an interior region defined by the centrifugal fan wheel, reducing the overall size of the fan assembly. In embodiments, the fan assemblies can function as standalone fans or be arranged in an array configuration to effectively move large volumes of air.

Abstract: A rotation limit detector, wind turbine and method to detect a limit of rotation of a toothed ring of a rotating assembly includes a pinion mounted on a primary shaft to engage with the toothed ring; a transmission system configured to convert rotation of the primary shaft into rotation of a secondary shaft; a first switch actuator mounted on the secondary shaft, and a first switch for inclusion in a control circuit, wherein the first switch actuator is configured to actuate the first switch when the extent of rotation of the toothed ring has reached a predefined limit in a clockwise direction; and a second switch actuator mounted on the secondary shaft, and a second switch for inclusion in the control circuit, wherein the second switch actuator actuates the second switch when the extent of rotation of the toothed ring has reached a predefined limit in a counter-clockwise direction.

Abstract: Provided are a wind turbine, and a control method, a controller and a control system for the same. The control method includes: monitoring wind resource data at the location of a wind turbine and operation data of the wind turbine; identifying a complicated wind condition based on the wind resource data and the operation data; determining an accumulative proportion of time periods in which the complicated wind condition occurs within a first predetermined time period; and controlling the wind turbine to perform a protection operation, in response to the accumulative proportion of the time periods exceeding a first preset threshold.

Abstract: A rotor hub for a wind turbine which can be configured between an in use or ‘operational’ configuration and a transportation configuration. In the transportation configuration the rotor hub has a reduced external size compared to when it is in the operational configuration. The rotor hub comprises a generally hollow hub body having a first end and a second end spaced along a hub rotational axis, wherein the first end defines a rotor connection flange configured to connect the rotor hub to a main shaft, and wherein a second end defines a nose region of the hub. The hub also defines at least one blade aperture defined between the first end and the second end, a blade bearing associated with the or each blade aperture, and a pitch actuator associated with the blade bearing.

Abstract: A nacelle for a wind turbine includes: a nacelle housing; a rotor hub; and a rotor bearing for bearing the rotor hub on the nacelle housing, wherein the rotor bearing has at least one inner ring element and at least one outer ring element, wherein at least one oil-lubricated sliding bearing element is formed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element. In the nacelle housing and/or in the rotor hub, a lubricating oil sump is formed in such a manner for receiving a lubricating oil for the sliding bearing element. The lubricating oil sump can be filled with lubricating oil up to a lubricating oil level, wherein at least a section of the rotor bearing is arranged in the lubricating oil sump vertically below the lubricating oil level.

Abstract: A sliding bearing includes an inner ring element; an outer ring element; and at least one sliding bearing element, which is arranged between the inner ring element and the outer ring element, wherein the sliding bearing element includes at least two sliding bearing pads, wherein the individual sliding bearing pads each have a bearing surface, which has the basic shape of a spherical cap.

Abstract: A side channel compressor for compressing a gas includes a housing and at least one impeller which is arranged in the housing and configured to bedriven in rotation about a central axis. In addition, the side channel compressor includes at least one seal assembly arranged in the housing and including at least one sealing device configured to seal at least one gap between the housing and the at least one impeller and be forced radially outward with respect to the central axis in order to keep the at least one gap small. The at least one seal assembly also includes at least one sealing-device-holding device configured to hold the at least one sealing device in an axially secured fashion with respect to the central axis and which includes at least one main holding body.

Abstract: A centrifugal fan is disclosed and includes a housing, a fan wheel, a first throat portion and a second throat portion. The housing includes a lower cover connected to an upper cover through a peripheral wall to form an accommodation space and an outlet. The upper cover includes an inlet communicated with the outlet. The fan wheel is disposed on the lower cover and accommodated in the accommodation space. The fan wheel is rotated along a rotation direction. The first throat portion is disposed adjacent to a lateral end of the outlet and protrudes from the peripheral wall toward the accommodation space. The second throat portion is disposed adjacent to another lateral end of the outlet, and protrudes from the peripheral wall toward the accommodation space. When the fan wheel is rotated along the rotational direction, an airflow is guided from the first throat portion to the second throat portion.

Abstract: A compressor includes a first-stage compression unit configured to compress a refrigerant, a second-stage compression unit configured to compress the refrigerant compressed by the first-stage compression unit, a shaft member connected to the first-stage compression unit and the second-stage compression unit, and a cover member configured to cover the shaft member. A first passage is provided between the first-stage compression unit and the second-stage compression unit. A front chamber is provided around the cover member. The front chamber is connected to the first passage and to a second passage to which the refrigerant from an economizer is sent. The second passage is provided with a passage structure configured such that a flowing direction of the refrigerant supplied through the second passage to the front chamber is an avoidance direction. The avoidance direction is a direction that differs from a direction toward the shaft member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine to reduce structural loading due to vibrations of the blades along the edgewise direction. A rotor control system for actuating pitch of pitch-adjustable rotor blades of a wind turbine is disclosed. Pitch modification signals are determined based on edgewise load signals for each of the rotor blades. The edgewise load signal are coordinated transformed and input into a primary whirling controller unit to provide whirling signal components which can be used for determining the pitch modification signals.

Abstract: A wind turbine for a region with an average wind speed of less than 5 m/s includes a rotor comprising a rotor hub and multiple blades connected to the rotor hub. The rotor is configured for rotation with a starting torque and a torque-magnitude-profile-over-time. Each blade has multiple sections distributed between a blade root and a blade tip, and each section has a chord length and an angle of twist. The chord length is a first non-dimensional value from 0 to 1 and the angle of twist is specified in radian. The first and second non-dimensional values are convertible to dimensional values in meters by multiplying the first non-dimensional values by a maximum chord length.

Abstract: A method for damping oscillations in a tower of a wind turbine includes determining a primary rotational frequency of the rotor (fp) that correlates to a tower resonance frequency (fr). The method defines an exclusion zone between a first rotational frequency of the rotor (f1) that is less than the primary rotational frequency (fp) and a second rotational frequency of the rotor (f2) that is greater than the primary rotational frequency (fp). At rotor frequencies below the exclusion zone, a first tower-damping force strategy is applied. At rotor frequencies above the exclusion zone, a second tower-damping force strategy is applied that is different from the first tower-damping force strategy.

Abstract: A pitch system for rotating a blade of a wind turbine relative to a hub. The pitch system comprises a blade bearing including an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring, wherein the outer bearing ring is rotatable relative to the inner bearing ring, and an actuator system configured to control relative rotational movement between the inner bearing ring and outer bearing ring, comprising. The actuator system comprises a first load transfer beam arrangement spanning at least first and second fixing positions associated with the inner bearing ring, a second load transfer beam arrangement spanning at least first and second fixing positions associated with the outer bearing ring, and a first linear actuator coupled between the first load transfer beam arrangement and the second load transfer beam arrangement. A benefit of the pitch system of the invention is that it achieves a reduction in mass yet retains a stiff connection between the hub and an associated blade.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an air cooling system for an electronic spinning assembly. An example embodiment includes a plurality of vanes coupled to a static base. A vane cover is rotatably coupled to the static base. The vane cover includes at least one air inlet, at least one air duct extending from the vane cover, and at least one choke point disposed in the cover. The at least one choke point is configured to increase a pressure of the airflow.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a drive shaft that drives a propulsor. A frame which supports the drive shaft is a K-frame bearing support. A gear system is connected to the drive shaft. The gear system includes a gear mesh that defines a gear mesh lateral stiffness and a gear mesh transverse. A flexible support supports the gear system that defines a flexible support transverse stiffness and a flexible support lateral stiffness. The flexible support lateral stiffness is less than 8% of the gear mesh lateral stiffness.

Abstract: A vehicle driving apparatus includes a rotating shaft driven by the power source, a fluid pump driven by the rotating shaft. The fluid pump includes a rotor rotated by the rotating shaft, and a case. The case includes a fluid discharge port provided on an inner peripheral surface of an insertion hole through which the rotating shaft is inserted. The rotating shaft includes an attachment portion fittable to a shaft hole, and an internal flow path. A supply groove communicating with the internal flow path is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft. The fluid pump is attached to the attachment portion of the rotating shaft such that positions of the discharge port and the supply groove in an axial direction of the rotating shaft overlap each other. The attachment portion is provided on each of both sides of the supply groove in the axial direction.

Abstract: A hydraulic valve device includes a first inlet port (20) and a second inlet port (22) and a valve element (24) for selectively closing one of the first and the second inlet port. The valve element (24; 24?) is rotatable between two valve positions such that a surface of the valve element is moved in a direction parallel to openings of the inlet ports. The valve element includes two separate sealing portions (72, 74), a first sealing portion (72) for closing the first inlet port and a second sealing portion (74) for closing the second inlet port. The two sealing portions are arranged such that in a first valve position a first sealing portion closes the first inlet port and in a second valve position a second sealing portion closes the second inlet port. A centrifugal pump device includes such hydraulic valve device.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower assembly including a blower housing having a scroll wall defining a blower chamber, the scroll wall extending circumferentially between a cutoff point to an end point defining a blower circumference, the blower housing further having a surface adjacent to the cutoff point; and a modular cutoff configured to attach to the surface of the blower housing, the modular cutoff having an abutting surface and a cutoff surface configured to extend the cutoff point of the blower by the cutoff surface to an extended cutoff surface. The abutting surface of the modular cutoff further includes an attachment feature configured to mate to an attachment feature of the blower housing.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for a gas turbine engine. This engine apparatus includes a shroud, and the shroud includes a wall and a bleed passage. The wall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The wall extends circumferentially about an axis. The wall extends depthwise between the interior surface and the exterior surface. The interior surface forms a peripheral boundary of a flowpath that extends along the shroud. The bleed passage includes an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. The bleed passage extends through the shroud between the inlet orifice and the outlet orifice. The inlet orifice is disposed in the interior surface and fluidly couples the flowpath to the bleed passage. At least a downstream section of the bleed passage circumferentially tapers as the downstream section of the bleed passage extends within the wall towards the outlet orifice.