Wind turbine nacelle with on-board fluid system
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsMichael Staghøj, Poul T. Tietze, Tommy Eschelund
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Abstract
A wind turbine nacelle comprising a plurality of power generating components and a fluid system, wherein the nacelle includes a nacelle cover comprising a lower cover or ‘base’, a roof and side walls, thereby defining an interior space of the nacelle, wherein the fluid system includes a fluid tank that is integrated into the nacelle cover. The invention extends to a panel of a wind turbine nacelle cover, wherein the panel is configured to define at least apart of, or is coupled to, a fluid tank of a fluid system of the wind turbine.
Claims16
A wind turbine nacelle, comprising:
- a nacelle cover comprising a base, a roof and side walls, thereby defining an interior space of the nacelle, wherein each of the base, roof, and side walls is formed from a plurality of adjoining panels;
- a plurality of power generating components in the interior space of the nacelle;
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- a fluid system comprising a fluid tank, wherein the fluid tank is integrated into a panel of the plurality of adjoining panels that forms one of the base, roof, or side walls of the nacelle cover,
- wherein the panel defines an aperture and the fluid tank is received in and coupled to the aperture defined in the panel.
A panel of a wind turbine nacelle cover having a base, roof, and side walls, wherein each of the base, roof, and side walls is formed from a plurality of adjoining panels, the panel comprising:
- a panel body that forms one of the plurality of adjoining panels of one of the base, roof, or side walls;
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- a fluid tank of a fluid system, wherein the panel body is configured to define at least a part of or is coupled to the fluid tank,
- wherein the fluid tank is received in and coupled to an aperture defined in the panel body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.