GE 1.5 XLE – 2 Unused
Wind Turbine Gear Heads
Description
2010 GE Energy Model 1.5XLE Wind Turbine Gear Heads, Qty: 2, 1.5 MW Rated Generation Unit (does not include hub, blades or tower)
General
- Manufacturer: General Electric
- Production Date: 2010
- Product Model: 1.5XLE
- Serial Numbers: W01934 and W01935
- Total Operating Hours: Zero (unused)
- Total Weight of Product: Approx. 118,000 lbs. each
Condition Per Seller:
The available includes two new (unused) 2010 Energy Model 1.5XLE wind turbine gear heads, 1.5 MW rated generation units only. This does not include hub, blades, or tower.
On February 12, 2010, the railcar carrying the two GE gear heads was being switched. The railcar with the two gear heads was backed onto the siding where the derailer was inadvertently set. The car was derailed with the wheels setting on the ties/ballast and the car and load upright.
When the railcar was pulled forward, the wheels ran on the ties and track ballast for about 70 yards where the left side went off the end of the ties and the car rolled over. It came to rest upside down with the loaded gear heads upside down on the ground.
A 1.5XLE wind turbine is a 1.5MW unit with an installed hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters. The wind turbine components are manufactured and/or assembled at various locations. The gear heads were assembled at the Pensacola, FL facility. Each wind turbine consists of four major components that are shipped to the erection site separately. The components are the tower, the gear head, the hub and the blades (three). The tower supports the assembled wind turbine. The three blades are attached to the hub that mechanically connects the blades to the main shaft (in the gear head). The gear head contains the energy conversion mechanical equipment.
The principal components of the gear head are enclosed in a nacelle and include:
A heat exchanger (for generator).
Control panel.
Generator.
Oil cooler (for hydraulic systems).
Mainframe.
Gearbox.
Yaw drive.
Yaw bearing.
Main shaft.
Main bearing.
Damage Scope: Gear Head W01934
- The hydraulic power unit was bent. No damage was visible to the yaw bearing, yaw gear, main shaft, main bearing, gearbox, generator and control panel.
- The heat exchanger unit was broken loose from the mounting on top of the generator.
- The nacelle was fractured in multiple locations.
- 2 of the 4 yaw drive gear motor mounts were fractured.
- The hydraulic oil cooler radiator was damaged.
Gear Head W01935
- The nacelle was fractured in multiple locations.
- 2 of the 4 yaws drive Gearmotor motor mounts were fractured.
- The hydraulic oil cooler was knocked off the mounts.
- The control panel was twisted and broken away from the mounting.
- No damage was visible to the yaw bearing, yaw gear, main shaft, main bearing, gearbox and generator.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Viewings are arranged only if a signed LOI (Letter of Intention) has been received.
- Time wasters and tire kickers will strictly not be accommodated!
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