A nacelle for a wind turbine
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsTorben Ladegaard Baun, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Renato Catroga
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Abstract
A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor-supporting assembly, the nacelle comprising a main unit, and at least one auxiliary unit. The auxiliary unit accommodates a at least one component, e.g. a converter or transformer. To provide efficient transportation, lower costs and easier assembly, the operative component is suspended directly on the main unit.
Claims21
A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and housing a rotor-supporting assembly supporting a rotor, the nacelle further housing a power conversion assembly, the nacelle comprising:
- a main unit arranged to be connected to the wind turbine tower and housing the rotor-supporting assembly, and
- at least one auxiliary unit housing an operative component forming part of the power conversion assembly, wherein:
- the main unit and the auxiliary unit are separate units configured to be connected by a unit fixation structure at an interface, and
- the operative component is suspended directly on the main unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.