Modeling and structural analysis of planetary gear of a wind turbine

Abstract

This article presents a study aimed at the determination of the stresses and deformations for a planetary gear of a speed multiplier of a wind turbine. These planetary gear are made by using part and assembly design module in Pro/ENGINEER 4.0 M220 software, while the analysis is done in ANSYS V15 software to evaluate the constraints and the deformations using the finite element method. Optimization is based on ANSYS results, which can be used to enhance the efficiency of the design process.