The misalignment caused abnormal stress at load on the 48 bolts that hold the rotor to the power shaft, subjecting them to forces higher than they were designed for, Duncan Koerbel, president of global services at Suzlon , tells Recharge. Some of bolts failed, causing the rotor hub separation, sending it crashing to the ground from a height of about 79 metres.
Companies' probe finds US rotor shear to be 'singular event'
A rotor shear accident to a S88-2.1MW turbine in North Dakota on 14 March was a “singular event” resulting from misalignment between the rotor hub and main shaft flange of the unit, an investigation by Suzlon and Iberdrola Renewables concludes.
7 April 2011 5:07 GMT
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23 September 2016 12:15 GMT
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