Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hub access through nacelle
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Application No.: US17184662Application Date: 2021-02-25
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Publication No.: US11378065B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Adrián Bueno de Santiago
- Applicant: General Electric Renovables España, S.L.
- Applicant Address: ES Barcelona
- Assignee: General Electric Renovables España, S.L.
- Current Assignee: General Electric Renovables España, S.L.
- Current Assignee Address: ES Barcelona
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Priority: EP20382148 20200228
- Main IPC: F03D80/50
- IPC: F03D80/50

Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a nacelle configured to be mounted on top of a wind turbine tower, comprising a nacelle hatch for covering a nacelle opening at a side of the nacelle facing a wind turbine hub. The nacelle hatch is completely supported by the nacelle when the hatch is closed, and the nacelle hatch forms a passageway to an opening in the wind turbine hub at a side of the wind turbine hub facing the nacelle when the hatch is opened. The passageway comprises a first side structure at least partially obstructing a downwards view on a first side of the hub and a second side structure at least partially obstructing a downwards view on a second side of the hub, the second side being opposite to the first side. The present disclosure further relates to wind turbines and to methods for accessing a wind turbine hub from a nacelle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210270245A1 Hub Access Through Nacelle Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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