ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,416, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S (Brande, Denmark).
"Wind turbine drivetrain" was invented by Andreas Rogg (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wind turbine drivetrain is provided, including a low-speed shaft; a high-speed assembly including a planetary gearbox and a generator; a coupling assembly including a first annular part connected to the low-speed shaft, a second annular part connected to a first stage of the planetary gearbox, and a cylindrical intermediate part extending between the annular parts, a drivetrain housing arranged to enclose the low-speed shaft and the cou...