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US 11,619,212 B2Granted
Electric cable for a wind turbine and wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorMahsa RafieeArashtnab
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Abstract
Provided is an electric cable for a wind turbine, wherein the electric cable includes at least one cooling element) to cool the electric cable, wherein the cooling element protrudes from the surface of the electric cable.
Claims8
A wind turbine comprising:
- a tower;
- a nacelle located on a top of the tower, the nacelle including at least one opening on a top of the nacelle;
- at least one electric cable disposed within the tower, the at least one electric cable comprising at least one cooling element to cool the electric cable, wherein the at least one cooling element protrudes from a surface of the electric cable;
- and
- at least one cooling fan provided at the at least one opening on the top of the nacelle;
- wherein:
- the at least one cooling fan is configured to drive a circulation of air within the wind turbine to cool the at least one electric cable;
- or
- the at least one cooling fan is configured to increase an airflow through the tower, wherein at least two openings enable air to enter and to leave an interior of the wind turbine tower, thereby cooling the at least one electric cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.