WIND TURBINE GEARBOX

BEARING SELECTION

Major wind turbine gearbox manufacturer needed to reduce product cost in

order to increase its overall competitiveness. Because the large and
numerous bearings in a wind turbine gearbox application make up a large
percentage of the wind turbine gearbox cost, this customer turned to NSK
for help.

Increased power density

Extended bearing life
Reduced product cost
Improved shock load
capability
Reduced axial displacement

Solution
NSK is a major supplier of bearings to the wind energy industry segment.
NSK has developed many unique bearing solutions for this industry by
utilizing its application engineering expertise as well as the superior
materials, designs and manufacturing capabilities that NSK has to offer.
In the case of this wind turbine gearbox requirement, NSK analyzed the
customers drawings as well as the bearing capacity and life requirements.
NSK investigated this need for a smaller less expensive design and
developed full complement cylindrical roller bearings that still met the
capacity and life requirements. These smaller full complement designs
provide a significant price advantage for the customer.
The unique full complement solution
developed by NSK for this customer in
the wind energy industry segment
provided the gearbox manufacturer:
Increased power density
Extended bearing life
Reduced product cost
Improved shock load capability
Reduced axial displacement

Enhance your bottom line.

Think NSK.

WIND TURBINE GEARBOX

BEARING SELECTION

NSK Full-Complement Cylindrical Roller Bearings

d
150
160
170
180
190
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
420
440
460
480
500
530
560
600
630
670
710
750
800

Boundary Dimensions
(mm)
D
B
r
210
225
220
240
215
230
260
225
250
280
240
260
290
250
280
310
270
300
340
300
320
360
320
360
400
350
380
420
380
420
460
400
440
480
420
460
520
440
480
540
480
520
560
500
540
600
520
560
620
540
600
580
620
600
650
620
670
650
680
820
730
800
780
820
870
920
980

36
56
36
60
22
36
67
22
42
74
24
42
75
24
48
82
24
48
90
28
48
92
28
60
104
33
60
106
38
72
118
38
72
121
38
72
133
38
72
134
46
82
135
46
82
148
46
82
150
46
95
56
95
56
100
56
100
56
56
195
60
118
69
69
74
78
82

min
2
2.1
2
2.1
1.5
2
2.1
1.5
2
2.1
1.5
2
2.1
1.5
2.1
2.1
2
2.1
3
2
2.1
3
2
2.1
4
2.5
2.1
4
2.5
3
4
2.1
3
4
2.1
3
5
2.5
3
5
2.5
4
5
2.5
4
5
2.1
4
5
2.1
4
3
4
3
5
3
5
3
3
6
3
5
4
4
4
5
5

Ew
195
206.82
207
224.8
203.5
218
242.87
215
231.5
260.3
228.7
243.6
269.9
237
261
287.8
257.7
282
312.3
283
303
335.25
307
333.2
376.1
333.9
358.8
390.5
359
389.6
431.7
380
410
449.6
401
430.3
485.8
422
450.7
503.6
452.8
486.7
521.4
475.7
511
558.7
491
523.2
577.7
514
562
552.7
576.5
573
615
593.5
630.2
624
654.7
770
695.6
752
742
780
832.5
882.3
936

Basic Load Ratings

(kN)
Cr
C or
289
460
310
520
149
320
675
154
390
785
178
435
805
182
530
910
191
555
1100
236
580
1160
247
750
1570
330
880
1610
445
1120
1980
460
1150
2170
475
1190
2480
490
1220
2550
575
1600
2610
590
1650
3050
600
1680
3000
615
2070
920
2100
940
2380
960
2420
990
1020
5600
1140
3050
1470
1520
1650
1930
2110

505
710
535
810
272
570
1070
290
695
1260
335
785
1320
350
955
1510
385
1050
1820
470
1140
1990
510
1460
2600
675
1740
2730
870
2200
3500
925
2340
3900
985
2470
4350
1040
2610
4600
1230
3350
4800
1300
3550
5750
1340
3650
5650
1410
4300
1950
4450
2040
5100
2120
5250
2240
2360
11300
2680
7300
3400
3550
3900
4600
5100

Bearing Numbers
NCF2930V
NCF3030V
NCF2932V
NCF3032V
NCF1834V
NCF2934V
NCF3034V
NCF1836V
NCF2936V
NCF3036V
NCF1838V
NCF2938V
NCF3038V
NCF1840V
NCF2940V
NCF3040V
NCF1844V
NCF2944V
NCF3044V
NCF1848V
NCF2948V
NCF3048V
NCF1852V
NCF2952V
NCF3052V
NCF1856V
NCF2956V
NCF3056V
NCF1860V
NCF2960V
NCF3060V
NCF1864V
NCF2964V
NCF3064V
NCF1868V
NCF2968V
NCF3068V
NCF1872V
NCF2972V
NCF3072V
NCF1876V
NCF2976V
NCF3076V
NCF1880V
NCF2980V
NCF3080AV
NCF1884V
NCF2984V
NCF3084V
NCF1888V
NCF2988V
NCF1892V
NCF2992V
NCF1896V
NCF2996V
NCF18/500V
NCF29/500V
NCF18/530V
NCF18/560V
NCF30/560V
NCF18/600V
NCF29/600V
NCF18/630V
NCF18/670V
NCF18/710V
NCF18/750V
NCF18/800V

Abutment and Fillet

Dimensions (mm)
da
Da
ra
163
165
173
175
182
183
185
192
193
195
202
203
206
213
216
216
234
236
238
254
257
259
275
277
282
298
297
302
319
320
323
338
340
343
359
361
368
380
381
388
400
404
408
421
425
429
440
445
449
461
466
483
486
503
510
524
531
554
585
598
626
633
659
700
741
786
832

196
209
208
225
204
219
244
216
236
263
229
245
273
238
263
293
258
283
320
285
304
340
308
342
377
334
361
395
360
398
435
381
418
454
402
438
490
423
457
509
458
493
529
478
513
568
498
533
588
518
572
555
591
575
617
594
637
625
655
778
702
764
748
787
836
883
950

max
2
2
2
2
1.5
2
2
1.5
2
2
1.5
2
2
1.5
2
2
2
2
2.5
2
2
2.5
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2.5
3
2
2.5
3
2
2.5
4
2
2.5
4
2
3
4
2
3
4
2
3
4
2
3
2.5
3
2.5
4
2.5
4
2.5
2.5
5
2.5
4
3
3
3
4
4

Mass
(kg)
approx
3.7
7.1
3.8
8.6
1.8
4.1
11.9
1.8
6
15.8
2.4
6.5
16.7
2.5
8.9
21.4
2.7
9.6
28.2
4.2
10.4
31.2
4.5
18.1
45.3
6.8
19.5
49
9.7
30.7
67.6
10.3
33
73
10.7
34.1
97
11.5
36
102
18.6
52
108
19.5
53.4
139
20.5
55.7
147
21.3
78.2
32.5
81.2
33.8
95.1
35
98.4
36.9
39.3
332.5
48.9
164.9
68.8
72.7
87.6
103.3
123.1

Remarks:
1. Full-complement cylindrical roller bearings are designed for specific applications, when using them, please contact NSK.
2. Additional sizes and double-row full-complement cylindrical bearings can be found in the NSK Large-Size Rolling Bearings Catalog
(CAT.No.E125e 2007)