Wind turbine
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorBorge Ollgaard
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising a tower (3), a nacelle (4) arranged on top of said tower (3) and a slip ring assembly (1) having at least one slip ring (11), wherein a first cable (6) is extending from the nacelle (4) to the tower (3) via an interior bore (12) of the slip ring assembly (1), and at least one second cable (7a, 7b) is extending from the nacelle (4) to the tower (3) via said at least one slip ring (11), whereby a shielding distance is formed between an outer periphery of said first cable (6) and an inner circumference of said at least one slip ring (11). The present invention further relates to use of a slip ring assembly (1) comprising at least one slip ring (11) for shielding cables (6, 7a, 7b) in a wind turbine (2).
Claims15
A wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle arranged on top of said tower and a slip ring assembly having at least one slip ring, wherein a first cable is extending from the nacelle to the tower via an interior bore of the slip ring assembly, and at least one second cable is extending from the nacelle to the tower via said at least one slip ring, whereby a shielding distance is formed between an outer periphery of said first cable and an inner circumference of said at least one slip ring.
Use of a slip ring assembly comprising at least one slip ring for shielding cables in a wind turbine, wherein a first cable is extending through an interior bore of the slip ring assembly, and at least one second cable is extending via said at least one slip ring, whereby a shielding distance is formed between an outer periphery of said first cable and an inner circumference of said at least one slip ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.