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US 2010/0140952 A1Published application
Cooling system and wind turbine incorporating same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorPatrick L. Jansen
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Abstract
A cooling system for a wind turbine is provided. The cooling system includes at least one generator having a plurality of external fins disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of the generator. A shroud is disposed around at least a portion of the generator, and is configured to guide air across the external fins so that said air cools the generator.
Claims20
A cooling system for a wind turbine, comprising:
- at least one generator having a plurality of external fins disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of said at least one generator;
- a shroud disposed around at least a portion of said at least one generator;
- wherein said shroud is configured to guide air across at least a portion of said plurality of external fins so that said air cools said at least one generator.
A wind turbine having a cooling system, said cooling system comprising:
- at least one generator having a plurality of external fins disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of said at least one generator;
- a shroud disposed around at least a portion of said at least one generator;
- wherein said shroud is configured to guide air across at least a portion of said plurality of external fins so that said air cools said at least one generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.