Wind turbine installation having a tower console
AssigneeWepfer Technics AG
InventorHans Wepfer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wind turbine installations for power generation. The wind turbine installations comprise a turbine support with at least two wind turbines. Furthermore, a wind turbine installation according to the invention comprises a tower console with at least one bearing point. Said bearing point permits a rotational movement of the turbine support about the vertical axis of the turbine support and relative to a foundation. The turbine support is connected to the tower console by means of tower pillars. The installation furthermore comprises electronics which comprise an electronic controller. The electronics are furthermore designed so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis of the turbine support relative to the foundation and relative to a power transmission cable.
Claims8
A wind turbine installation for power generation, comprising:
- a fixed foundation;
- a turbine support comprising a lower portion adjacent said fixed foundation and an upper portion supporting two or more turbines, wherein said upper and lower portions are jointly rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to said fixed foundation;
- wherein the upper portion of said turbine support is oriented substantially horizontally relative to the foundation;
- electronics comprising an electronic controller mounted within said lower portion of said turbine support and rotatable with said lower portion of said turbine support about said vertical axis;
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- an access opening in said lower portion of said turbine support adjacent to said foundation configured to provide personnel access to said lower portion of said turbine support and to said electronics in said lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.