Configuration of a wind turbine nacelle
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsEugenio Yegro Segovia, Pedro Luis Benito Santiago
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Abstract
A wind turbine nacelle configuration includes a frame structure configured for mounting atop a wind turbine tower. The frame structure includes a base, side support members, and top support members. A shell is attached to the frame structure to enclose the nacelle. A drive train may be housed within the frame structure and includes a low speed rotor shaft connected to a gearbox, and a high speed shaft connecting the gearbox to a generator. The frame structure is configured so that at least one component of the drive train is suspended from the top support members within the frame structure.
Claims20
A wind turbine nacelle configuration for housing a drive train assembly, comprising:
- a frame structure configured for mounting atop a wind turbine tower, said frame structure comprising a base, side support members, and top support members;
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- wherein said frame structure is configured so that at least a portion of said drive train is suspended from said top support members within said frame structure.
A wind turbine comprising:
- a tower;
- and
- a nacelle configuration mounted atop said tower, said nacelle configuration comprising:
- a frame structure comprising a base, side support members, and top support members;
- a shell attached to said frame structure to enclose said nacelle configuration;
- a drive train housed within said frame structure, said drive train comprising a low speed rotor shaft connected to a gearbox, a high speed shaft connected to said gearbox, and a generator connected to said high speed shaft;
- and
- at least one of said generator and said gearbox being suspended from said top support members within said frame structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.