Rooftop containerized HVAC module for wind turbine generator

    公开(公告)号:US12247551B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-11

    申请号:US18276682

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Abstract: A wind turbine generator (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) rotatably mounted to the tower (12), the nacelle having a longitudinal axis and being configured to align the longitudinal axis with the direction of the incoming wind during operation of the wind turbine generator (10), one or more heat-generating components (22) housed in the wind turbine generator (10), and a containerized HVAC module (26) mounted on a roof (31) of the nacelle (14) and operably connected to the one or more heat-generating h components (22) for cooling the heat-generating components (22). The module (26) includes a shipping container (30) having a floor (32), a roof (34), a pair opposed longer side walls (36), a pair of opposed shorter end walls (38), and a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the shipping container (30) being oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle (14), the shipping container (30) having at least one heat exchanger (40) therein.

    A NACELLE INSTALLATION METHOD AT A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20250035087A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18710890

    申请日:2022-10-31

    Abstract: Wind turbine installation method the installation method including: providing a nacelle (2) at a wind turbine erection site, said nacelle (2) comprising: a main unit (20), arranged to be connected to the wind turbine tower (3), and configured for housing a rotor-supporting assembly of the wind-turbine: at least one auxiliary unit (21, 22) housing an operative component (34) forming part of the power conversion assembly, wherein: the main unit (20) and the auxiliary unit (21, 22) are separate units configured to be connected by a unit fixation structure at an interface, and wherein the operative component (34) is supportable directly on the main unit (20), said method further including: receiving a said main unit (20) and an auxiliary unit (21, 22) and an operative component (34) to said site of erection of the wind turbine, attaching to said main unit (20) the said auxiliary unit (21, 22) and said operative component (34). and attaching a lifting yoke (50) to the main unit (20) and hoisting the main unit (20) together with the auxiliary unit (21, 22) by means of a crane attached to the lifting yoke (50), wherein the auxiliary unit (21, 22) is supported and lifted by the main unit (20) during the hoisting, and installing the main unit (20) and the attached auxiliary unit (21, 22) at the tower top.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING MACHINE LEARNING TO MAKE INTELLIGENT RECYCLING DECISIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240257079A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18425000

    申请日:2024-01-29

    CPC classification number: G06Q10/30 B09B3/35 F03D17/011 F03D17/028

    Abstract: A device may receive historical operational data for a mechanical system, such as a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The device may determine one or more quality grades for each of one or more materials of the system, e.g., the rotor blade. The one or more quality grades may be determined by using a data model to process the historical operational data. The data model may be trained using machine learning based on one or both of historical operational data for similar systems, e.g., other rotor blades, and end-of-life (EOL) testing data for the same. The device may determine a recycling recommendation based on the one or more quality grades. The recycling recommendation may include instructions relating to recycling the one or more materials. The device may deliver the recycling recommendation to another device or recipient.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING A YAW SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220065227A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17299085

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A first aspect of the invention provides a method of testing a yaw system (200) of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a rotor; the yaw system (200) comprising a yaw gear (202) coupled to the rotor so that rotation of the yaw gear (202) causes yaw rotation of the rotor, and first and second sub-systems (204a, 204b), the first sub-system (204a) comprising a first pinion gear (206a) and a first drive motor (208a) coupled to the yaw gear (202) by the first pinion gear (206a), the second sub-system (204b) comprising a second pinion gear (206b) and a second drive motor (208b) coupled to the yaw gear (202) by the second pinion gear (206b). The method comprises the steps of: testing the first sub-system (204a) by: applying a first yaw moment to the yaw gear (202) with the second drive motor (208b) via the second pinion gear (206b), reacting the first yaw moment with the first pinion gear (206a), monitoring a yaw motion parameter indicative of rotation of the yaw gear (202), and determining a condition of the first sub-system (204a) based on the monitored yaw motion parameter.

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