CPC F03D 80/70 (2016.05) [F03D 17/00 (2016.05)] | 22 Claims |
1. A wind power installation, comprising:
at least one sensor device;
an azimuth bearing having an azimuth gearing; and
at least one azimuth drive coupled to an azimuth gear mechanism corresponding to the azimuth gearing,
wherein the azimuth gear mechanism comprises a drive pinion rotatable about a pinion axis,
wherein the drive pinion is configured to engage in the corresponding azimuth gearing of the azimuth bearing,
wherein the pinion axis has a predefined reference orientation, and
wherein the at least one sensor device is configured to detect a deviation of an orientation of the pinion axis relative to the predefined reference orientation.
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