公开(公告)号：US11788513B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17634053

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Henrik Hyldelund ,  Jesper Nyvad ,  Poul T. Tietze ,  Thomas Riis Jakobsen

IPC: F03D80/60 ,  F03D80/80

CPC classification number: F03D80/60 ,  F03D80/80 ,  F05B2230/60 ,  F05B2260/02 ,  F05B2260/20

Abstract: A wind turbine (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) coupled to the tower (12) and housing one or more heat generating components (18, 20), a rotor (16) having a least one wind turbine blade (24), and a cooler (38) mounted to the nacelle (14) and configured to cool the one or more heat generating components (18, 20) in the nacelle (14) by circulating a working fluid. The cooler (38) includes a support frame (46) coupled to the nacelle (14) and a heat exchanger (48) coupled to the support frame (46) and configured to cool the working fluid. The heat exchanger (48) includes at least two cooling panels (58) in non-planar relation with each other. The at least two cooling panels (50) may also be pivotably coupled to each other. A method of assembling a cooler (38) is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20240369041A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18565112

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Thomas Riis Jakobsen ,  Michael Staghøj ,  Jesper Nyvad

IPC: F03D80/60

Abstract: A cooling system (12) for a wind turbine (2), the cooling system (12) comprising: a fluid circuit (16) arranged to convey a working fluid to and from at least one component (14) of the wind turbine (2), to exchange heat between the working fluid and the component (14); a main pump (26) configured to circulate the working fluid around the fluid circuit (16); and at least one branch line (28) connected to the fluid circuit (16). The, or each, branch line (28) comprises: an inlet (30) arranged to receive working fluid from the fluid circuit (16); an outlet (32) arranged to return working fluid to the fluid circuit (16); a branch pump (36) arranged to pump working fluid through the branch line (28) from the inlet (30) to the outlet (32); and a cooling device (34) arranged to cool working fluid flowing through the branch line (28).

公开(公告)号：US20220325701A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17634053

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Henrik Hyldelund ,  Jesper Nyvad ,  Poul T. Tietze ,  Thomas Riis Jakobsen

IPC: F03D80/60 ,  F03D80/80

Abstract: A wind turbine (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) cou- pled to the tower (12) and housing one or more heat generating components (18, 20), a rotor (16) having a least one wind turbine blade (24), and a cooler (38) mounted to the nacelle (14) and configured to cool the one or more heat generating components (18, 20) in the nacelle (14) by circulating a working fluid. The cooler (38) includes a support frame (46) coupled to the nacelle (14) and a heat exchanger (48) coupled to the support frame (46) and config- ured to cool the working fluid. The heat exchanger (48) includes at least two cooling panels (58) in non-planar relation with each other. The at least two cooling panels (50) may also be pivotably coupled to each other. A method of assembling a cooler (38) is also disclosed.