Wind turbine nacelles
AssigneeGeneral Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
InventorPrzemyslaw Jan Ocheduszko
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to wind turbine nacelles (16), comprising a housing including a front side (270), and a rear side (250) separated from the front side along an axial direction (x), first and second sidewalls (260) extending from the front side to the rear side and a roof. The roof comprises one or more roof panels (210, 220, 230, 240), and at least one of the roof panels is a displaceable roof panel configured to be displaced relative along the axial direction (x) to another part of the roof to provide access to the nacelle (16) from above. The present disclosure further relates to methods for providing access to an inside of the nacelle.
Claims21
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A wind turbine nacelle, comprising:
- a housing including a front side, a rear side separated from the front side along an axial direction, first and second sidewalls extending from the front side to the rear side, and a roof;
- the roof comprising one or more roof panels;
- and
- wherein at least a first one of the roof panels is a displaceable roof panel configured to be displaced along the axial direction with respect to other portions of the roof to provide access to the nacelle from above.
A method for providing access to an inside of a wind turbine nacelle, the method comprising:
- detaching a displaceable roof panel from other portions of a roof of the nacelle;
- lifting the displaceable roof panel from an inside of the nacelle;
- and
- displacing the displaceable roof panel towards a front or a rear of the nacelle.
A nacelle for a wind turbine, comprising:
- a housing including a including a front side, a rear side separated from the front side along an axial direction, a roof, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall;
- the roof comprising a plurality of roof panels, wherein a first one of the roof panels is a displaceable roof panel configured to be detached from neighboring roof panels and from the first and second sidewalls;
- and
- wherein, during displacement, the displaceable roof panel is guided along the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.