Abstract: A wind turbine is provided including a wind rotor with blades and a generator including a rotor connected to the wind rotor, and a stator, where a sliding pad is connected to the stator and is positioned such if the rotor tilts more than a critical angle relative to the stator it contacts the sliding pad. A method to protect the generator is also provided.

Abstract: A stator for a generator of a wind turbine includes stator segments including a lamination stack, and a stator support structure with segments extending in an axial direction and being adjacently located in a circumferential direction to form a ring-like structure, wherein each support structure segment includes at least one longitudinal carrier element, which extends in an axial direction and includes a stator segment-sided lamination attachment section for fixing the carrier element to the respective stator segment using a lamination attachment assembly, wherein the lamination attachment assembly for each carrier element includes: a counter bearing element to be inserted into a cavity of the lamination stack and extending at least essentially over the complete axial length of the stator segment, a stiffening bar to be placed inside the carrier element on the lamination attachment section, extending at least essentially over the complete axial length of the support structure segment.

Abstract: A stator for a generator of a wind turbine includes stator segments including a lamination stack, and a stator support structure with segments extending in an axial direction and being adjacently located in a circumferential direction to form a ring-like structure, wherein each support structure segment includes at least one longitudinal carrier element, which extends in an axial direction and includes a stator segment-sided lamination attachment section for fixing the carrier element to the respective stator segment using a lamination attachment assembly, wherein the lamination attachment assembly for each carrier element includes: a counter bearing element to be inserted into a cavity of the lamination stack and extending at least essentially over the complete axial length of the stator segment, a stiffening bar to be placed inside the carrier element on the lamination attachment section, extending at least essentially over the complete axial length of the support structure segment.

Abstract: A stator for a wind turbine generator is provided, the stator including a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the wind turbine generator, and a reinforcement structure shaped as a plate and arranged between, and fixed to the first end plate and the second end plate, wherein the reinforcement structure is configured for coupling the first end plate and the second end plate, such that a force is transmissible between the first end plate and the second end plate.

Abstract: Systems and methods of vertical auto-scaling a networking stack by adjusting the number of packet engines executing on a device are provided. A device intermediary to clients and servers executes first packet engines to process network traffic of a first set of connections. The device determines to adjust the number of packet engines executing on the device based on trigger parameters. The device activates second packet engines to process network traffic for a second set of connections. The device mirrors the network traffic from the first and second set of connections. The first packet engines reject the traffic from the second connections, and the second packet engines reject the traffic from the first connections. The device deactivates the first packet engines when the first connections timeout.

Abstract: Systems and methods of vertical auto-scaling a networking stack by adjusting the number of packet engines executing on a device are provided. A device intermediary to clients and servers executes first packet engines to process network traffic of a first set of connections. The device determines to adjust the number of packet engines executing on the device based on trigger parameters. The device activates second packet engines to process network traffic for a second set of connections. The device mirrors the network traffic from the first and second set of connections. The first packet engines reject the traffic from the second connections, and the second packet engines reject the traffic from the first connections. The device deactivates the first packet engines when the first connections timeout.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for upgrading user space networking stacks without disruptions to network traffic. A first packet engine can read connection information of existing connections of a second packet engine written to a shared memory region by the second packet engine. The first packet engine can establish one or more virtual connections according to the connection information of existing connections of the second packet engine. Each of the first packet engine and the second packet engine can receive mirrored traffic data. The first packet engine can receive a first packet and determine that the first packet is associated with a virtual connection corresponding to an existing connection of the second packet engine. The first packet engine can drop the first packet responsive to the determination that the first packet is associated with the virtual connection.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for upgrading user space networking stacks without disruptions to network traffic. A first packet engine can read connection information of existing connections of a second packet engine written to a shared memory region by the second packet engine. The first packet engine can establish one or more virtual connections according to the connection information of existing connections of the second packet engine. Each of the first packet engine and the second packet engine can receive mirrored traffic data. The first packet engine can receive a first packet and determine that the first packet is associated with a virtual connection corresponding to an existing connection of the second packet engine. The first packet engine can drop the first packet responsive to the determination that the first packet is associated with the virtual connection.

Abstract: Provided is a support structure segment for a stator of a generator, in particular of a wind turbine, wherein the support structure segment includes a carrier element extending in an axial direction AD, wherein the carrier element includes a base section, a side section and a top section, and wherein the top section is configured to be coupled to a lamination sheet section of the stator by means of a fixing connection.

Abstract: A network appliance is provided for establishing sessions between client devices and a network server(s) for exchanging network traffic therebetween. The network appliance may include a memory and a processor cooperating with the memory, with the processor being operable in a normal traffic mode and a forwarding traffic mode. The processor may be configured to establish new sessions for network traffic based upon new session requests from the client devices, and forward network traffic associated with prior existing sessions from the client devices to the network server(s). When in the forwarding traffic mode, the processor may forward network traffic not associated with a prior existing session or a new session request to the network server(s). When in the normal traffic mode, the processor may block network traffic not associated with a prior existing session or a new session request from reaching the network server(s).

Abstract: Provided is a support structure segment for a stator of a generator, in particular of a wind turbine, wherein the support structure segment includes a carrier element extending in an axial direction AD, wherein the carrier element includes a base section, a side section and a top section, and wherein the top section is configured to be coupled to a lamination sheet section of the stator by means of a fixing connection.

Abstract: A network appliance is provided for establishing sessions between client devices and a network server(s) for exchanging network traffic therebetween. The network appliance may include a memory and a processor cooperating with the memory, with the processor being operable in a normal traffic mode and a forwarding traffic mode. The processor may be configured to establish new sessions for network traffic based upon new session requests from the client devices, and forward network traffic associated with prior existing sessions from the client devices to the network server(s). When in the forwarding traffic mode, the processor may forward network traffic not associated with a prior existing session or a new session request to the network server(s). When in the normal traffic mode, the processor may block network traffic not associated with a prior existing session or a new session request from reaching the network server(s).