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AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsGerner Larsen, Niels Martin Henriksen, Jan Bjerre Christensen, Soren P. Jensen
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A wind energy converter includes a wind turbine, a wind turbine foundation including a strengthening structure, and a temperature control mechanism for controlling the temperature of one or more areas of the wind turbine. The wind energy converter is characterized in that at least a part of the temperature control mechanism adjoins the strengthening structure. Also contemplated is a wind turbine foundation including a strengthening structure. The wind turbine foundation is characterized in that the foundation includes at least a part of a temperature control mechanism for heat exchanging with one or more areas of a wind turbine and in that at least a part of the temperature control mechanism adjoins the strengthening structure. Even further contemplated is a method for controlling the temperature of one or more areas of a wind turbine and use of a wind turbine foundation.
A wind energy converter comprising
A wind turbine foundation comprising a strengthening structure
A method for controlling the temperature of one or more areas of a wind turbine by heat exchanging between said areas and at least a part of a foundation for said wind turbine, wherein said heat exchanging is performed by means of one or more fluid conduits partly adjoining at least a part of a strengthening structure of said foundation, wherein at least a main part of said strengthening structure is made of steel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.