Lubrication system and filter placement
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorThomas Korsgaard Nielsen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lubrication system for a wind turbine (105). The lubrication system comprises at least one or more pumps (310), a tubing system (206, 207, 209), one or more lubricant reservoirs, and a filtering system (200). The filtering system (200) comprises at least one cylindrical filter container (100). Each cylindrical filter container (100, 100a) comprises at least one filter element (301-304). Each cylindrical filter container (100, 100a) defines a central axis (101) along its axial direction and the central axis (101) of each cylindrical filter container (100, 100a) is oriented in a direction forming an angle of at least 10° with respect to a vertical direction (102).
Claims15
A lubrication system for a wind turbine, the lubrication system comprising at least one or more pumps, a tubing system, one or more lubricant reservoirs, and a filtering system, the filtering system comprising at least one cylindrical filter container, each cylindrical filter container comprising at least one filter element, each cylindrical filter container defining a central axis along its axial direction, wherein the central axis of each cylindrical filter container is oriented in a direction forming an angle of at least 10° with respect to a vertical direction.
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