Development of a new tower cabling
AssigneeAMSC Windtec GmbH
InventorPeter Prebio
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Abstract
A cable suspension arrangement includes a first suspension means for suspending the first plurality of cables at a nacelle; a second suspension means which is attachable to the nacelle; a second plurality of spacer plates each including a suspension hole and each including a third plurality of cable through-holes; wherein the second suspension means is led through the suspension holes; a fixing means for fixing the spacer plates at different positions on the second suspension means such that they can at least not lower their respective position; wherein the cables can be slidably led through the through-holes.
Claims23
1-20. (canceled)
A cable suspension arrangement of a wind energy converter including a tower and a nacelle provided on the tower, the arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of spacer plates each including a suspension hole and a plurality of cable through-holes, the plurality of cable through-holes configured to receive a plurality of cables suspended from the nacelle;
- a suspension device attached to the nacelle and led through the suspension holes;
- and
- a fastener configured to fix the spacer plates at different positions on the suspension device such that they can at least not lower their respective position.
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A method of mounting a cable suspension arrangement of a wind energy converter including a tower and a nacelle provided on the tower, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cable suspension arrangement;
- fixing the cable suspension arrangement on the tower;
- mounting a main frame of the nacelle;
- fixing the cable suspension arrangement on the main frame of the nacelle;
- and
- unfixing the cable suspension arrangement from the tower.
A spacer plate for a cable suspension arrangement for a wind energy converter, the spacer plate comprising:
- a suspension hole;
- and
- a plurality of cable through-holes,
- the cable through-holes having rounded edges at a lower and upper surface of the spacer plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.