Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine with a transportation system for moving drive train components
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Application No.: US16640194Application Date: 2018-08-20
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Publication No.: US11280318B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Riccardo Cingolani , Joris Kofman , Kim Bredo Rahbek
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DKPA201770645 20170829
- International Application: PCT/DK2018/050204 WO 20180820
- International Announcement: WO2019/042509 WO 20190307
- Main IPC: F03D13/40
- IPC: F03D13/40 ; F03D80/50 ; F03D80/80 ; F03D15/00 ; B66C23/20

Abstract:
A wind turbine (1) comprising a tower (2) and one or more nacelles (3) mounted on the tower (2) is disclosed, at least one of the nacelle(s) (3) housing one or more drive train components (9,10,11) and a transportation system for moving drive train components (9,10,11) of the wind turbine (1). The transportation system comprises one or more sliding rails (15) configured to carry a drive train component (9, 10,11) during movement, and one or more sledges (19). Each sledge (19) is movably connected to a sliding rail (15), and configured to be attached to a drive train component (9,10,11), thereby allowing the drive train component (9,10,11) to move along the sliding rail(s) (15). Each sliding rail (15) comprises two or more rail modules (6,13,14) being detachably connected to each other along a direction of movement defined by the sliding rail (15).
Public/Granted literature
- US20200182223A1 A WIND TURBINE WITH A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR MOVING DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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