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Installation space was limited &#8211; a conventional single-stage planetary gearbox with approx. 3.6 meters and 70 tons would have become too big and too heavy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Novagear developed a gearbox solution with an outer diameter of 2.0 meters and a weight of 42 tons. The gearbox design is characterized by the following key features:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application of a power split concept, in this case a compound planetary gear train.<\/li>\n<li>Load distribution over as many planet gears as possible, in this case 7 and 5 planet gears.<\/li>\n<li>Support of all planetary gears on Flexpins in order to achieve an even load distribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The plant was put into operation in April 2021 to the customer&#8217;s full satisfaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consortium, consisting of several European companies, was commissioned to modernize a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant in Central Europe. 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