Filter system for providing air into a generator of a wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorClaus Michaelsen
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Abstract
Provided is a filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine. The filter device includes a housing including a filter, at least one attaching element configured for attaching the housing to a drive end side of the generator, such that the air is guidable through the filter into the generator. Further, a wind turbine is provided which includes a filter device for providing air for a generator of the wind turbine. Furthermore, a method for arranging a filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine is also provided.
Claims13
A filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine, the filter device comprising:
- a housing comprising a filter;
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- at least one attaching element that attaches the housing to a drive end side of the generator, such that the air is guidable through the filter into the generator, wherein the drive end side of the generator is formed as an axially outermost part of the generator facing a hub of the wind turbine so that the filter device is located between the hub and the generator;
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- an adapter element comprising the at least one attaching element, having a first side which is attached to the housing and a second side coupled to the drive end side of the generator by the at least one attaching element such that the second side is configured to extend into an opening of the drive end side of the generator, wherein the adapter element comprises an opening extending from the first side to the second side and configured for guiding air from the filter into the generator, and the second side extends into the drive.
A method for arranging a filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
- attaching a housing of the filter device by at least one attaching element to a drive end side of a generator of the wind turbine, such that the air is guidable through the filter device into the generator, wherein the drive end side of the generator is formed as an axially outermost part of the generator so that the filter device is located between the hub and the generator, wherein the filter devices includes an adapter element comprising the at least one attaching element, having a first side which is attached to the housing and a second side coupled to the drive end side of the generator by the at least one attaching element such that the second side is configured to extend into an opening of the drive end side of the generator, wherein the adapter element comprises an opening extending from the first side to the second side and configured for guiding air from the filter into the generator, and the second side extends into the drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.