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The invention relates to a wind turbine rotor comprising at least one blade and at least on pitch mechanism comprising a ring shaped motor for controlling the blade. The wind turbine rotor is characterized in that, the ring shaped motor controls the blade through gearing means of a planetary type. T

The invention relates to a wind turbine rotor comprising at least one blade and at least on pitch mechanism comprising a ring shaped motor for controlling the blade. The wind turbine rotor is characterized in that, the ring shaped motor controls the blade through gearing means of a planetary type. The invention further relates to a rotation controlling mechanism comprising, at least one ring shaped motor for controlling the rotation of at least one first part in relation to at least one second part. The rotation controlling mechanism is characterized in that, the ring shaped motor controls the relative rotation through gearing means of a planetary type. Even further the invention relates to a method for controlling at least one blade of a wind turbine rotor.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wind turbine rotor comprising at least one blade, and at least one pitch mechanism comprising a pitch bearing and a ring shaped motor for controlling said at least one blade, wherein said ring shaped motor is of a diameter substantially equal to the inner rim of said pitch

What is claimed is: 1. A wind turbine rotor comprising at least one blade, and at least one pitch mechanism comprising a pitch bearing and a ring shaped motor for controlling said at least one blade, wherein said ring shaped motor is of a diameter substantially equal to the inner rim of said pitch bearing, and wherein said ring shaped motor controls said blade through gears of a planetary type. 2. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein said ring shaped motor controls said blade's pitch angle in relation to a hub of said rotor. 3. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein an annulus gear of said planetary gears is rigidly mounted on a hub of said rotor. 4. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein said planetary gears comprise a plurality of planet gear wheels. 5. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of planet gear wheels are directly mounted on said at least one blade. 6. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of planet gear wheels are flexibly mounted. 7. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 4, wherein at least one of said plurality of planet gear wheels comprises at least two different gear stages (D1, D2) for altering the gear ratio of said gears of a planetary type. 8. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein a rotor part of said ring shaped motor comprises a sun gear of said planetary gears. 9. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 8, wherein said sun gear of said planetary gears is formed integrally in said rotor part of said ring shaped motor. 10. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein said ring shaped motor comprises at least one motor bearing substantially fixating the gap between a rotor part and a stator part of said ring shaped motor. 11. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein said gears of a planetary type reduce the rotation speed of said blade in relation to a rotor part of said ring shaped motor. 12. A wind turbine comprising a wind turbine rotor according to claim 1. 13. A method for controlling at least one blade of a wind turbine rotor, said method comprising the steps of: establishing a torque of via a ring shaped motor having a diameter substantially equal to the inner rim of a pitch bearing connected to said blade; increasing said torque via gears of a planetary type; and making said increased torque control said blade. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said ring shaped motor controls said blades pitch angle in relation to a hub of said rotor. 15. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein an annulus gear of said planetary gears is rigidly indirectly mounted on a hub of said rotor. 16. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of planet gear wheels are indirectly mounted on said at least one blade. 17. The wind turbine rotor according to claim 1, wherein said planetary gears comprise more than eight planet gear wheels.