Wind energy converter with dehumidifier
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorGerner Larsen
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Abstract
A wind energy converter includes a wind turbine and a climate control mechanism operable as a dehumidifying mechanism for separating and removing humidity from air within one or more areas of the wind turbine. The climate control mechanism includes at least one cooling device for condensing humidity as well as at least one drain device for draining condensed water from the one or more areas being dehumidified. The wind energy converter includes a cooling flow mechanism for providing a flow of a cooling liquid to the at least one cooling device, thereby providing a heat sink for the cooling device.
Claims29
A wind energy converter comprising
- a wind turbine;
- and
- a climate control mechanism for separating and removing humidity from air within one or more areas of said wind turbine, comprising at least one heating device and at least one cooling device;
- wherein said heating device heats up the air within said one or more areas of said wind turbine and said cooling device cools the heated air such that the humidity in the air is condensed within said one or more areas of the wind turbine, and
- wherein said wind energy converter further comprises at least one drain device for draining condensed water from said one or more areas being dehumidified and a cooling flow device for providing a flow of a cooling liquid to the at least one cooling device, thereby providing a heat sink for said cooling device.
A method for dehumidification of one or more areas of a wind energy converter, comprising the steps of:
- heating the one or more areas of the wind energy converter by at least one heating device,
- cooling the air in said one or more areas of the wind energy converter by at least one cooling device such that the humidity in the air is condensed,
- draining the condensed water from the one or more areas of the wind energy converter by a draining device;
- and
- providing a heat sink for said at least one cooling device comprising cooling flow device that provides a flow of cooling liquid to the cooling device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.