Fluid catchment system for a wind turbine
AssigneeFrontier Pro Services
InventorsJack Wallace, Mark Dawson
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Abstract
A fluid catchment system for a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine has a nacelle mounted to a tower. The fluid catchment system includes at least one fluid accumulator in fluid communication with the interior of the nacelle and configured to receive fluid exiting from the nacelle. The fluid accumulator is configured to be positioned at least partially beneath the nacelle and to be attached to at least one of the tower and the nacelle. An oil absorbent material may be retained by the fluid accumulator. A fluid collector may be provided to collect fluid from the fluid accumulator. A fluid catchment system having a fluid accumulator located on a wind turbine blade is also provided. Further, a wind turbine including a fluid catchment system is provided.
Claims20
A fluid catchment system for a wind turbine having a nacelle mounted to a tower, the fluid catchment system comprising:
- at least one fluid accumulator configured to receive fluid exiting from the interior of the nacelle, the fluid accumulator configured to be positioned adjacent where the nacelle is mounted to the tower and at least partially beneath the nacelle and to be attached to one of the tower or the nacelle;
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- a fluid drip guide configured to be located on a lower surface of the nacelle.
A wind turbine system comprising:
- a wind turbine having a nacelle;
- a tower having a base and a top, the nacelle being mounted to the top of the tower;
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- a fluid catchment system including:
- one or more fluid accumulators configured to receive fluid exiting from the nacelle, the fluid accumulator(s) positioned adjacent where the nacelle is mounted to the tower and at least partially beneath the nacelle and attached to one of the tower or the nacelle;
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- a fluid drip guide located on a lower surface of the nacelle.
A wind turbine system comprising:
- a wind turbine having a nacelle;
- a tower having a base and a top, the nacelle being mounted to the top of the tower;
- and
- a fluid catchment system including:
- one or more fluid accumulators configured to receive fluid exiting from the nacelle, the fluid accumulator(s) configured to be positioned at least partially beneath the nacelle and to be attached to one of the tower or the nacelle,
- wherein the fluid catchment system further includes a fluid drip guide located on a lower surface of the nacelle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.