Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.

Abstract: A gear assembly for use with a turbomachine engine comprises a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, and a ring gear. The gear assembly is connected to an input shaft and an output shaft. The sun gear is configured to rotate about a longitudinal centerline of the gear assembly and is driven by the input shaft. A component of the gear assembly drives the output shaft. The planet gears can be compound planet gears having a first stage and a second stage.

Abstract: A planetary gear device includes: a housing cover disposed at one end portion of a housing in an axis direction, the housing being configured to house a sun gear and a planetary gear inside the housing; and a carrier cover disposed next to the housing cover in the axial direction in the inside, and configured to support a shaft of the planetary gear from one end portion side in the axial direction. Of a pair of opposing parts opposite to each other in the housing cover and the carrier cover, one opposing part includes an opening that opens in the axis direction, and the other opposing part includes a slide cylindrical part protruding toward inside of the opening in a coaxial manner with an axis of the opening, the slide cylindrical part including an outer peripheral surface that slides on an inner peripheral surface of the opening.

Abstract: An engine for an aircraft includes an engine core having a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan having a plurality of fan blades; and a gearbox. The gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox and comprises a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear, and a planet carrier on which the planet gears are mounted. The radial bending stiffness of the planet carrier is equal to or greater than 1.20×109 N/m, and/or the tilt stiffness of the planet carrier is greater than or equal to 6.00×108 Nm/rad. A method of operation of such an engine is also disclosed.

Abstract: A planet gear assembly comprising a planet carrier provided with at least one crankpin carrying a planet gear, the planet gear comprising a toothing provided with teeth, the toothing being situated around the crankpin and outside the crankpin. A planet gear bearing is arranged at least partially inside the crankpin, the planet gear comprising a foot that extends along an elevation axis at least partially into the crankpin, the planet gear comprising a rim connecting the foot and the toothing, outside the crankpin, the planet gear bearing extending radially from the foot to the internal face of the crankpin.

Abstract: A planet wheel shaft includes a bearing portion for acting as a slide-bearing in cooperation with a planet wheel of a planetary gear. On at least one axial region of the bearing portion, a cross-sectional shape deviates from a circular shape so that the bearing portion is thicker in a first direction than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The deviation from the circular shape widens a wedge-shaped gap that is between the bearing portion and the planet wheel when there is load in the first direction. This facilitates oil supply to an area where hydrodynamic oil pressure is formed for carrying load in the first direction because the widening the wedge-shaped gap compensates for narrowing the gap due to ovalization of the planet wheel caused by load in the second direction.

Abstract: A planet carrier for an epicyclic gearbox, the planet carrier comprising: a single piece carrier body arranged to support a plurality of gears of the epicyclic gearbox; and an opening in a wall of the carrier body; wherein: in a cross-section of the carrier body in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the carrier body and at a longitudinal position along the carrier body that does not comprise the opening, the carrier body is substantially annular; and the opening is arranged such that the gears that the carrier body is arranged to support can be passed entirely through the opening.

Abstract: A system, a differential, and method for maintaining temperature of a fluid circulating in a housing enclosing a gear system, contains a first heat exchanger positioned interior the housing. A first insulation layer is coupled to the housing and having a face in complete contact with the housing. A second fluid passageway formed between the outer surface of the gear and the primary heat transfer surface for the flow of the fluid circulating within the housing therethrough, wherein the fluid is brought into heat transfer relationship with the first heat exchange fluid flowing through said heat exchanger by means of rotation of the gear system.

Abstract: A planetary gearing includes a sun gear; a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear; and a plurality of planet pins, wherein respectively one planet pin is arranged inside a planet gear, and the planet pin and the planet gear form a lubricated journal bearing. The planet pin includes an axial bore and an inner surface that comprises an axially forward end and an axially rearward end. The inner diameter of the axial bore of the planet pin varies between the axially forward end and the axially rearward end of the inner surface and has a maximum at least at one axial end. The planet pins respectively form a crowning at their abutment surface such that their outer diameter decreases from a maximum outer diameter towards at least an axial end of the abutment surface, and has a minimum at the axial end.

Abstract: A helicopter rotor transmission in which the average lubricant monitoring and replenishment intervals are to be significantly increased. The helicopter rotor transmission has a central cavity, in which runs a bearing mast that is fixed in a locationally and rotationally manner, which is held passing through the gear housing at least partially in the direction of the central axis. An internally toothed gear ring of a rotatable rotor mast can be rotated about the central axis, with fixed rotation of the planetary gears about their planetary gear axes, such that the rotor mast can be set in rotation by means of a gear ring driver attached to the gear ring.

Abstract: A mechanical transmission device having a planet carrier and at least two planets mounted on the planet carrier by means of respective rotation shafts. The device includes a stop for stopping movement of the various rotation shafts in axial translation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a revised version of housing wheel engine with method of hypotrochoid that patented U.S. Pat. No. 7,730,869. It keeps the main functions and also provides not only cases Rr?3 but also cases Rr2 and Rr1, which means it has been able to develop engines as well as four pistons and two pistons, which the previous version cannot do.

Abstract: A planetary transmission having a planet carrier with a carrier body and a plurality of carrier pins. The carrier body includes a pair of carrier plates, each of which having pin bosses that extend outwardly from a remaining portion of the carrier plate. The pin bosses on at least one of the carrier plates define an exterior surface with at least one step so that portions of the exterior surface of the pin bosses are spaced apart in an axial direction. The carrier pins have an axial ends with recesses formed therein such that each axial end of each carrier pin terminates in a thin wall section. The carrier pins are received through the carrier plates and the thin wall sections are deformed against the exterior surfaces of the pin bosses to retain the carrier pins to the carrier body.

Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine system having a turbine combustor, a turbine driven by combustion products from the turbine combustor, and an exhaust gas compressor driven by the turbine. The exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and supply an exhaust gas to the turbine combustor. The gas turbine system also has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The EGR system is configured to recirculate the exhaust gas along an exhaust recirculation path from the turbine to the exhaust gas compressor. The system further includes a main oxidant compression system having one or more oxidant compressors. The one or more oxidant compressors are separate from the exhaust gas compressor, and the one or more oxidant compressors are configured to supply all compressed oxidant utilized by the turbine combustor in generating the combustion products.

Abstract: A planet gear includes a pin and an annular planet gear rim. The pin has a pin radius. The pin includes a pin outer surface. The annular planet gear rim has an inner radius and an outer radius. The annular planet gear rim includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface and the pin outer surface define a clearance therebetween. The clearance is greater than 0 when a radial force is applied to the planet gear.

Abstract: A gear having an axis of rotation includes a gear rim, with at least a portion of the gear rim configured to receive a load and define a loaded gear rim arc corresponding to the portion of the gear rim. A bearing pin extends axially through the gear rim, the gear rim and the bearing pin defining a roller element gap therebetween. The gear rim is configured to define a loaded roller element gap arc substantially concentric with the loaded gear rim arc, the loaded element gap arc having a loaded roller element gap arc length. The gear rim is further configured to retain a loaded bearing portion of the bearing within the portion of the roller element gap such that a loaded bearing portion length is in a range from and including about 75% to and including about 125% of the loaded roller element gap arc length.

Abstract: A plain bearing assembly of a rotational element on a bearing bolt includes a bearing bolt, a bearing sleeve, which is non-rotatably mounted on said bolt and which comprises a first radial bearing surface formed on its outer periphery, and a rotational element which is rotatably mounted on the bearing sleeve and which is mounted on the first radial bearing surface via a second radial bearing surface in such a way that it can slide. Axial bearing washers, which project radially beyond the bearing sleeve, are secured to both end faces of the rotational elements. The washers run against axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve, and axial flanks of the bearing sleeve form axial bearing surfaces for the axial bearing washers.

Abstract: A planetary reduction gear device has first and second planetary gears meshed with a sun gear and an internal at different locations in a direction of an axis line; and a carrier assembly for supporting the first and second planetary gears. The carrier assembly has a first planetary carrier for supporting the first planetary gears and a second planetary carrier for supporting the second planetary gears. The first and second planetary carriers are fixed coaxially with each other in the direction of the axis line so as to rotate integrally. A planetary reduction gear device having a large torque capacity can be obtained.

Abstract: A planetary gear drive has needle roller bearings of full roller type as planetary gear bearings for planetary gears. The needle roller bearings have lubrication mechanisms, respectively. Each lubrication mechanism has an annular grease retaining groove. The grease retaining groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface (an outer-race-side raceway surface) of the shaft hole of each planetary gear. Poor lubrication can be prevented from occurring when needle roller bearings of full roller type are employed as the planetary gear bearings.

Abstract: Bogie plate (10) integrated or fastened to the planetary carrier (9) of a planetary gearbox (4) for a wind turbine (1), which, using a locking element (12) prevents faults in the gearbox (4), at moments of low torque, in which there is a grinding of the housing (13) of the planetary shaft (11) around a shaft perpendicular to the bogie plate (10).

Abstract: Provided is a planetary gear train for transmission of e-bike motor, including: a carrier protrusively formed in a center with a stator axis insertion boss provided with a stator axis insertion groove in a shape corresponding to that of the stator axis for insertion of the stator axis, and mounted with a plurality of gear installation units; a plurality of planetary gears interposed rotatably mounted at an upper surface of the gear installation unit of the carrier; and a fixing pin rotatably mounting the plurality of planetary gears on the gear installation units, wherein the fixing pin includes a pin head inhibiting the planetary gears from deviating.

Abstract: An electric linear motion actuator includes planetary rollers mounted between the radially inner surface of an outer ring member and the radially outer surface of a rotary shaft, and a carrier rotatable about the rotary shaft and including radially movable roller shafts rotatably supporting the respective planetary rollers. Elastic rings each having circumferentially separate ends are each wrapped around the roller shafts to radially inwardly bias the roller shafts, thereby bringing the respective planetary rollers into elastic contact with the radially outer surface of the rotary shaft. Each elastic ring is prevented from rotating relative to the roller shafts, thereby preventing one of the roller shafts from being axially aligned with the gap between the circumferential separate ends, causing the elastic ring to be radially compressed and thus making it impossible for the elastic rings to radially bias the roller shafts.

Abstract: A gear-train for transferring torque from multiple power sources includes first, second, and third input members, and an output member. The first and second input members rotate about a first axis, the third input member rotates about a second axis, and the output member rotates about a third axis. The gear-train additionally includes a first gear-set connected to the first input member. The gear-train also includes a second gear-set connected to the second input member. The gear-train additionally includes an intermediate shaft that rotates about a fourth axis. Furthermore, the gear-train includes a third gear-set connected to the intermediate shaft. In the third gear-set, first member is connected to the intermediate shaft and to the third input member, second and third members are set coaxially relative to the intermediate shaft and configured for asynchronous rotation with each other, and the third member is also connected to the output member.

Abstract: A reduction gear with epicyclic gear train including an annulus gear, and at least one planet gear rolling on the annulus gear and able to rotate about a planet spindle borne by a planet carrier is provided. The planet spindle is mounted such that it can itself rotate about its axis relative to the planet carrier. The reduction gear is suitable for mounting in a high bypass ratio jet engine for driving the fan thereof.

Abstract: An epicyclic gear system (A) includes a sun gear (2), a ring gear (4) located around the sun gear (2) and planet pinions (6) located between the sun and ring gears (2,4). The planet pinions (6) rotate on a carrier (8) that includes flexpins (20) that are cantilevered from a wall (12) of the carrier (8) and sleeves (22) that are attached to the remote ends of the flexpins (20) and extend back over the flexpins (20) to create a double cantilever. Bearings (24) support the planet pinions (6) on the sleeves (22) so that the planet pinions (6) rotate about the flexpins (20). The double cantilever enables the flexpins (2) to flex such that the axes (Y) of the planet pinions (6) remain parallel to the common axis (X) of the sun and ring gears (2, 4). Each sleeve (22) h an integrated bearing race (44) and a bearing seat (42) that carries a separate bearing race (60).

Abstract: A planetary gear mechanism converts rotational movement of a drive shaft into rotational movement of an output shaft. The mechanism includes a planetary gear carrier, a planetary gear, and a bearing arrangement. The bearing arrangement includes roller bearings spaced apart between the planetary gear and planetary gear carrier. Each roller bearing has an inner ring and outer ring. The bearing arrangement includes a ring to position the roller bearings on the planetary gear carrier and a collar to secure the planetary gear. The ring is on an outer face of the planetary gear carrier between the inner rings. The collar is on an inner face of the planetary gear between the outer rings. An intermediate ring on the inner face of the planetary gear positions the roller bearings. The intermediate ring has a cutout directed to the collar which corresponds to an axial length of the collar.

Abstract: A bushing for use in a planetary gear system has a cylindrical body portion defining a bore extending along a central axis to be received on a planetary gear shaft. A tab extends axially beyond a nominal body portion of the bushing and is received in a notch in a thrust washer adjacent to the bushing to prevent rotation of the thrust washer. A gear cage and an air turbine starter incorporating the bushing, along with a method of installing the bushing are also disclosed.

Abstract: A gearbox for a wind turbine has a bearing arrangement positioned on the downwind side of a first stage planet carrier at a single locus. The planet carrier has a portion extending radially inwards and axially downwind from the planet gears. Thus, the weight of the gearbox is supported between the two theoretical support points of the pair of back to back tapered roller bearings at the downwind side of the first stage planet carrier. A member of unitary construction comprising gearbox flange, input shaft and first stage planet carrier, which can be cast as one piece, reduces the weight of this part compared to previous designs having separate components.

Abstract: A backlash-free planetary transmission device includes an outer ring of an eccentric sleeve rotatably fitted with a dual outer gear. One outer gear of the dual outer gear is meshed with a fixed pin gear with small teeth number difference, and the other outer gear is meshed with a power output pin gear with small teeth number difference. Each of the fixed pin gear and power output pin gear includes a roller. Profiles of teeth of the outer gears are respectively enveloped by profiles of the fixed pin gear and power output pin gear meshed therewith. The outer gears and rollers are in rolling mesh, to avoid sliding friction between meshed gear teeth. The dual outer gear contacts with the fixed pin gear and power output pin gear, with zero transmission error and zero backlash. The transmission device has high accuracy, low noise, high transmission efficiency, and long service life.

Abstract: A planetary gear system (P) includes a sun gear (2), a ring gear (4) a carrier (6) located between the sun and ring gears (2, 4), and planet pinions (8, 10) organized in two arrays and supported on flexpin assemblies (32, 34) in the carrier (6). All of the gearing is helical, with the sun and ring gears (2, 4) having their teeth arranged in at double helix angles (herringbone) and the planet gears (8, 10) at single helix angles. The pinions (8) of the one array engage the teeth of one angle on the sun and ring gears (2, 4) and the pinions (10) of the other array engage the teeth of the other angle on the sun and ring gears (2, 4). Torque transfers through the carrier (6) through two torque paths (a, b)—one to the flexpin assemblies (32) for one array and the other to the flexpin assemblies (34) of the other array—and the paths (a) is stiffer than the path (b). Owing to the helical cut of the teeth the planet pinions (8, 10) of the two arrays exert oppositely directed axial forces (A) on the sun gear (2).

Abstract: Surface indentation and oil film shortage on rollers is prevented and longer service life of a roller bearing is achieved, by preventing wear debris from being caught and accumulated in pockets of a holder of the roller bearing. Positions and dimensional relations of the diameters of inner and outer ring raceways, the inner and outer diameters of the holder, and inner and outer protrusions which are provided to pillar parts of the holder to prevent the rollers from coming off are defined such that the inner and outer protrusions of the pillar parts always do not come into contact with the outer circumferential surfaces of the rollers in the state where the rollers and the holder are incorporated between inner and outer members. As a result, lubricant oil is smoothly circulated in gaps formed between the outer circumferential surfaces of the rollers and the pillar parts of the holder.

Abstract: Planet carrier of an epicyclic gear system with planetary shafts which are connected fixedly to the planet carrier, onto which planet wheels are mounted rotatably using planetary bearings, the teeth of the planetary wheels being helical or chevron teeth, the planet carrier being of the cage type, and where at least two separate planetary wheels are mounted on each planetary shaft, each wheel of which being supported by at least one double-row tapered roller bearing, the outermost bearing ring of each double-row tapered roller bearing being integrated into the planetary wheel concerned.

Abstract: A wheel drive unit comprises: a planetary gear mechanism including a planetary gear and an internally-toothed gear; a casing integrated with the internally-toothed gear, a wheel being attached to the casing, and the casing transmitting rotation of the internally-toothed gear to the wheel; a bearing fitted to an inner circumferential surface of the casing at a position more toward an interior of a vehicle than the planetary gear and rotatably supporting the casing. An inner diameter of an outer race of the bearing is larger than an outer diameter of the planetary gear.

Abstract: A planetary gear transmission unit (10) includes a ring gear (17), a sun gear (18) and a planet carrier (19) driving a plurality of planet shafts (12) onto which planet gears (11) are rotatably mounted by way of planet bearings (13). The planet shafts are flexpin shafts (12) and each flexpin shaft (12) includes a pair of planet gears (11), each planet gear (11) of the pair being of the single helical type having a helix angle opposite to that of the other planet gear (11) of the pair. A gearbox (20) including a planetary gear transmission unit (10) according to embodiments of the invention and a wind turbine including such a gearbox (20) are also described.

Abstract: A planetary transmission of a wind turbine includes a ring gear which has an internal toothing and at least one planetary gear which has an external toothing that meshes with the internal toothing of the ring gear. The planetary gear is rotatably supported on an axle by a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly includes at least one outer ring having a radially-outwardly-protruding radial projection and at least one set of rolling elements that roll on the outer ring. The planetary gear has a bore and a recess in the region of an axial end, which recess widens the bore. The outer ring is disposed in the bore of the planetary gear such that the radial projection of the outer ring engages into the recess of the planetary gear.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a transmission system selectively positioning sets of planet gear support bearings (50, 55, 80, 90) to achieve an optimized load distribution among a set of drive planet pinions (22) and a set of idler planet pinions (70) disposed in engagement between two reaction gears (30, 40) in the transmission system (A, A1), for splitting an applied load between at least two pathways between an input and an output.

Abstract: A planetary gear reduction mechanism is provided in a housing for making up a revolving apparatus, and the planetary gear reduction mechanism is constituted by a sun gear, a plurality of planetary gears, and a carrier. Lubricating oil for lubricating the planetary gear reduction mechanism is stored in the housing. A doughnut-shaped guide member for covering meshing portions of the sun gear and the planetary gears and for receiving the lubricating oil scattered from the meshing portions and guiding it to planetary gear bearings is provided at an upper position of the planetary gear reduction mechanism. Hence, the lubricating oil which is scattered from the meshing portions of the sun gear and the planetary gears can be efficiently guided to the planetary gear bearings through the doughnut-shaped guide member.

Abstract: A low mass, two piece planetary gear carrier having an integrated clutch housing comprises a first carrier flange and clutch housing and a second carrier flange which are secured together by a plurality of threaded fasteners extending through hollow dowels. A plurality of planet gears receive needle bearing assemblies which are, in turn, supported on pins or stub shafts. The stub shafts are retained in the carrier by transverse retaining pins received in the second carrier flange and extending into the shafts. Unitized washers are disposed between both faces of the planet gears and the flanges. The method of assembly is also a feature of the present invention.

Abstract: A gearbox includes a shaft input spherical bearing and a shaft output spherical bearing enabling the ring gear to float within the housing and not engage the housing. The shaft output spherical bearing permits angular displacement of the output shaft with respect to the longitudinal axis of said output shaft. A spline connection enables the ring gear to pivot with respect to the cover. Loads transmitted to the housing of the gearbox are not transferred to the gear systems and the gear systems self-align within the housing.

Abstract: A gear arrangement for a planetary gearbox includes a planet carrier, a planet pin, a planet gear, bearing means located between the planet pin and the planet gear, the bearing means including a bearing ring, a retainer secured to the planet carrier by one or more bolts, and one or more shims located between the retainer and the planet pin. The planet pin is hollow and is in fluid communication with an inside surface of the bearing ring and with an inlet. This means that a fluid forced via the inlet and the hollow planet pin applies a radial force to the bearing ring, reducing the contact friction between the bearing ring and the planet pin and allowing an axial position of the planet pin to be adjusted to provide a correct preloading to the bearing means. This means that the bearing can be pre-set, in-situ using hydraulic actuator and oil injection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle driveline differential with improved efficiency during vehicle cold starts, the differential includes: a pinion; and a pinion bearing journaled onto a shaft of the pinion. The pinion bearing includes a thermal-insulation sleeve.

Abstract: A planetary gear unit (21) of a gearbox of a wind turbine comprising a sun gear (27), planet gears (25, 25?), a ring gear (24), a planet carrier (29) and an outer casing (31); the ring gear (24) being mounted on the outer casing (31) ; the planet carrier (29) comprising a bogie plate (35) where planet gears (25, 25?) are rotatably mounted on planet shafts (41); the planet carrier (29) comprising a main body (51) and a backplate (53) which can be joined/disjoined to the main body (51) for facilitating the assembly/disassembly of the planetary gear unit (21); the planet carrier (29) being rotatably mounted on said outer casing (31) by means of a first bearing (72) in contact with said main body (51) at the rotor side and by means of a second bearing (73) in contact with said backplate (53) at the generator side.

Abstract: A planet carrier 100 has a member 110 which is resistant to buckling caused by torsional stress and which increases a torsional stiffness of the planet carrier 100, so that a torsion load is transmitted evenly from the input member 120 into the planet pins 104 without twisting the planet carrier 100.

Abstract: A planetary gear unit includes a planet carrier having a backplate and being provided with planet shafts distributed uniformly around the planet carrier's axis and extending through bores in the backplate, each planet shaft rotatably supporting a pair of planet gears by planet bearings, the planet gears being mounted between a ring gear and a sun gear for mutual interaction. The planetary gear unit further includes a key provided in a keyway of the planet shaft and extending to the backplate for preventing the at least one planet shaft from rotating around its own axis. The key and keyway are provided at a location positioned between 45° and 270° in a clockwise direction around the circumference of the planet shaft, with 0° being defined as a point at the planet shaft circumference corresponding with the largest distance from the centre of the back plate seen from the rotor side onwards.

Abstract: A gear system, such as for use in a wind turbine, is disclosed. The gear system includes a carrier, a gear defining a central axis, and a pin extending along the central axis and coupling the gear to the carrier. The gear system further includes a roller bearing surrounding the pin, the roller bearing comprising a plurality of roller elements, and a journal bearing surrounding the pin.

Abstract: A supporting structure for a planetary gear mechanism includes a planetary carrier, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The planetary carrier includes a rotation shaft and an arm portion. The rotation shaft extends in an axis direction to support a planetary gear of the planetary gear mechanism to be rotatable about a rotational axis along the axis direction. The rotation shaft includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end along the rotational axis. The first and second bearings are disposed on a first side of the planetary gear in the axis direction. The planetary carrier is radially supported by the first and second bearings without a bearing which radially supports the planetary carrier in the casing and which is provided on a second side of the planetary gear in the axis direction.

Abstract: A gear system, such as for use in a wind turbine, is disclosed. The gear system includes a carrier, a gear defining a central axis, and a pin extending along the central axis and coupling the gear to the carrier. The gear system further includes a roller bearing surrounding the pin, the roller bearing comprising a plurality of roller elements, and a journal bearing surrounding the pin.

Abstract: A method of compensating for load-induced twisting of a gear assembly under load that includes a gear on a gear shaft, bearings on each side of the gear that support the gear shaft and a carrier fastened to a stationary support surface that mounts a proximal one of the bearings near the stationary support surface and mounts a distal one of the bearings away from the stationary support surface. The method includes the steps of determining the twisting deflection of a distal bearing axis of rotation for the distal bearing relative to a proximal bearing axis of rotation for the proximal bearing and offsetting the position of the distal bearing axis of rotation relative to the proximal bearing axis of rotation in the carrier opposite the determined deflection under no gear loading.

Abstract: A method for use with a transmission system (A, A1, B) incorporating a split gear assembly (20, 120, 220) for splitting an applied input load between two or more reaction gears (30, 40, 130, 140, 230, 240) or pathways to selectively positioning a support bearing (50, 150, 250) to achieve an optimized load distribution (LRT) among a set of drive planet pinions (22, 122, 222) and idler planet pinions (70, 170, 270) in the transmission system.

Abstract: A transmission assembly included in a power generation system of a wind turbine, the wind turbine having one or more wind driven rotor blades. The transmission assembly includes a transmission including an input carrier and a gear-train rotatably coupling the input carrier to a transmission output, the input carrier configured to transfer a rotational input from the rotor blades to the gear-train and a removable input bearing cartridge coupled to a periphery of the input carrier, exterior to the gear-train, the removable bearing cartridge in axial alignment with the input carrier.