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10 Questions

1. Can a worm gear be used in a wind turbine?

2. How many planets are usually in a planetary gear?

3. In a gearbox of a wind turbine - which is larger: the torque on the rotor shaft or the torque on the generator shaft?

4. What is the main difference between the gearbox in a wind turbine and one in any other machine?

5. What is the other name for a planetary gear?

6. What is the gear ratio?

7. What is the main role of a gearbox in a wind turbine?

8. Do all the gears have the same gear geometry?

9. What is the advantage of a planetary gear?

10. What is the difference between a spur gear and a helical gear?