Abstract:
A wind turbine with a tower; a nacelle supported by said tower; at least one unit to be cooled and arranged in the tower or the nacelle; a tower mounted heat exchange structure arranged outside the nacelle and tower; and a circuit facilitating a flow of a fluid medium between the at least one unit and the heat exchange structure. To improve thermal convection with the ambient space, the heat exchange structure comprises a set of panels mutually angled and extending outwards from the tower such that a flow of ambient air can pass transversely trough the panels and thereby cool the unit.
Abstract:
The invention presents a wind turbine with a rotor connected to a generator provided at the top of a tower (4), the wind turbine comprising a heat generating component (901, 902) and a cooling circuit for removing heat from the heat generating component, the cooling circuit comprising a heat exchanger (10) mounted to the tower, a first conduit (11) for conducting a cooling medium from the heat generating component to the heat exchanger, and a second conduit (12) for conducting the cooling medium from the heat exchanger to the heat generating component, characterised in that the heat exchanger (10) is mounted to the tower (4) such that it can be displaced vertically along the tower, and that the first conduit (11) and the second conduit (12) each present a flexible portion (11', 12') or a disconnection arrangement (16).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle having a top face with a longitudinal extension in a wind direction. The nacelle comprises a cooling device having a cooling area and extending from the first face of the nacelle, and a cover having at least one inner face and at least a front edge facing the wind direction. The cooling device is enclosed by the first face of the nacelle and the inner face of the cover and is arranged in a front distance of at least 440 mm from the front edge of the cover.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle having a first face with a longitudinal extension in a wind direction, comprising a cooling device having a cooling area and extending from the first face of the nacelle, and a cover having at least one inner face, the cooling device being enclosed by the first face of the nacelle and the inner face of the cover. A first distance between at least one of the faces and the cooling area is at least 30 mm.