Device for preventing penetration of corrosive salt particles in an offshore wind energy facility
AssigneeAerodyn Engineering GmbH
InventorSonke Siegfriedsen
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Abstract
Device for preventing the penetration of corrosively acting salt particles into the generator and gear area of an offshore wind power plant, with an air pressure generator for introducing air under an overpressure into at least a substantially closed part of the generator and gear area, and a filtering device connected upstream of the generator and gear area in the flow direction for the separation of moisture and salt particles from the air to be introduced into the area by the air pressure generator.
Claims20
A device for prohibiting the penetration of corrosively acting salt particles into a generator and gear area of a wind power plant, the device comprising:
- a) an air pressure generator introducing air under an overpressure into at least a substantially closed portion of the wind power plant generator and gear area;
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- b) filtering means coupled along an air flow channel before the generator and gear area for separating moisture and salt particles from air introduced into the generator and gear area by the air pressure generator.
A device for prohibiting the penetration of corrosively acting salt particles into a generator and gear area of a wind power plant, the device comprising:
- a) a compressor for introducing air under an overpressure into at least a substantially closed portion of the wind power plant generator and gear area;
- b) filtering means coupled along an air flow channel before the generator and gear area for separating moisture and salt particles from air introduced into the generator and gear area by the compressor;
- c) an air inlet port disposed proximal to the generator and gear area along a downwind side of the wind power plant;
- d) a settling hose coupled at a first end to the air inlet port and at a second end to the filtering means;
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- e) a settling tank coupled along the settling hose intermediate the air inlet port and the filtering means.
A device for prohibiting the penetration of corrosively acting salt particles into a generator and gear area of a wind power plant, the device comprising:
- a) a compressor for introducing air under an overpressure into at least a substantially closed portion of the wind power plant generator and gear area;
- b) filtering means coupled along an air flow channel before the generator and gear area for separating moisture and salt particles from air introduced into the generator and gear area by the compressor;
- c) an air inlet port disposed proximal to the generator and gear area along a downwind side of the wind power plant;
- d) a settling hose coupled at a first end to the air inlet port and at a second end to the filtering means;
- e) a settling tank coupled along the settling hose intermediate the air inlet port and the filtering means;
- f) the wind power plant comprising a vertical column member embedded within a bed surface of a body of water and having a top and bottom portion wherein the bottom portion extends through the body of water and into the bed surface and the top portion extends out into an area above the body of water, and a fan member having at least two blades mounted at the vertical column top portion, the fan member blades turning in response to a wind force exerted thereupon;
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- g) the generator and gear area located in the wind power plant top portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.