CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. National Stage Entry of International Patent Application Serial Number PCT/EP2018/056343, filed Mar. 14, 2018, which claims priority to German Patent Application No. DE 10 2017 105 577.0, filed Mar. 15, 2017, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to a wind turbine and bearing assembly therefor.

BACKGROUND

A bearing assembly for mounting such a rotor shaft of a wind turbine is known from DE 10 2011 008 267 A1, said bearing assembly comprising a plurality of hydrostatically supported friction bearing segments. The friction bearing segments are elastically mounted in a spherically configured circumferential face of the outer ring of said bearing assembly. To this end, the friction bearing segments are not fixedly assembled but are disposed on a mechanical or hydraulic spring so as to be displaceable in a radial and restoring manner in relation to a sealing face of the inner ring. However, in the case of such bearings which comprise a large number of friction bearing segments of this type, said mechanical or hydraulic springs for mounting the individual friction bearing segments are associated with an increased complexity in terms of assembling and servicing.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Thus a need exists for a wind turbine having a rotor shaft, wherein the rotor shaft is mounted by way of a bearing assembly which requires a low complexity in terms of assembling and servicing.

