Research Article

An Improved Rigid Multibody Model for the Dynamic Analysis of the Planetary Gearbox in a Wind Turbine

Table 5

Natural frequencies of the gearbox.

ComponentNatural frequencies [Hz]

1st planetary stage
Rotational880.0, 1802.4, 2605.5, 6550.6, 8503.9
Translational (2)727.3, 1091.5, 1893.2, 2342.6, 7192.8, 10441
Planet1808.6, 5963.8, 6989.7
2nd planetary stage
Rotational0, 1696.5, 2014.9, 2663.1, 8064.8, 11952.2
Translational (2)743.2, 1102.7, 1896.5, 2276.5, 6989.0, 9651.7
Parallel stage
Rotational660.3, 1081.0, 1464.9, 4171.7
Other1125.4, 2105.4 (3), 2201.7 (3), 2173.6