Wind turbine with gear indicating wear

摘要

A wind turbine (100) is provided having a tower (110), a nacelle (120) supported by the tower and a rotor with one or more blades (130) and a hub (140). A gearbox (202) is connected to the rotor and includes one or more gears (300) having a wear indicating line (320) that facilitates identifcation of gear wear. The wear indicating lines are located on side surfaces of the one or more gears.