Vestas Wind Systems A/s

Torben Ladegaard Baun

Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer

Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda

Thomas S Bjertrup Nielsen

Jens Demtröder

Anders Yde Wollesen

Gunnar K Storgaard Pedersen

Søren Dalsgaard

Jesper Nyvad

Ivar J B K Jensen

Keld Hammerum

Julio Xavier Vianna Neto

Erik Billeskov Sloth

Ole Mølgaard Jeppesen

Leif Christoffersen

Niels Vinther Voigt

Peter Bøttcher

Peter Bjørn Andersen

Christian Skov Frederiksen

Jonas Lerche Schomacker

Renato Catroga

Henrik Kudsk

Jens-Jørgen Hansen

Per Holten-Møller

Brian Jørgensen

Torben Petersen

Peter Fynbo

Jens Torborg

Erik Sloth

Tue Hald

Klaus Lynge Petersen

Jens Bredal Nielsen

Peter Lindholst

Julio Xavier Vianna Netø

Marcin Blazniak Andreasen

Mie Rehmeier

Peter Bøtteher

Oliver Tierdad Filsoof

Jens DEMTRÖDER

Ivar JBK Jensen

Rolf CB Alexandersen

Martin Dam-SØRENSEN

Anders Yde

Jesper Lykkeggard Neubauer

A set of units for assembly to form a wind turbine nacelle. The nacelle comprises a rotor-supporting assembly and generator, and a power conversion assembly and the set of units comprises a main unit arranged to be connected to a wind turbine tower and housing the rotor-supporting assembly and the generator, and at least two different auxiliary units each housing an operative component forming part of the power conversion assembly. To allow different wind turbine configurations, one of the auxiliary units can be selected from the at least two auxiliary units and assembled with the main unit to form the nacelle.

Set of units for making a wind turbine nacelle

A device may receive historical operational data for a mechanical system, such as a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The device may determine one or more quality grades for each of one or more materials of the system, e.g., the rotor blade. The one or more quality grades may be determined by using a data model to process the historical operational data. The data model may be trained using machine learning based on one or both of historical operational data for similar systems, e.g., other rotor blades, and end-of-life (EOL) testing data for the same. The device may determine a recycling recommendation based on the one or more quality grades. The recycling recommendation may include instructions relating to recycling the one or more materials. The device may deliver the recycling recommendation to another device or recipient.

System and methods for using machine learning to make intelligent recycling decisions

A wind turbine tower evacuation tool is provided including an object end for attachment to an object or a person and a roller end configured for connection to a surface of a wind turbine tower by magnetic attraction. The roller end includes at least one magnet body arranged for rotation around a rotational axis of the roller end. The wind turbine tower evacuation tool further includes a rope element connecting the object end to the roller end.

Wind turbine tower evacuation method and tool

A wind turbine comprising, a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, and a rotor for harvesting wind energy by rotation of the rotor about a rotor axis extending in a vertical center plane. The nacelle comprises a main unit and two auxiliary units each housing a first and a second operative component. To obtain a combination of reuse of components and a good weight distribution, the first operative components in the first and second auxiliary units have the same distance to the center plane and the second operative components in the first and second auxiliary units have different distances to the center plane.

Wind turbine with auxiliary units

Wind turbine nacelle

A wind turbine generator nacelle () comprises a nacelle frame () having a first forward hub end and a second aft end. Dedicated transport fittings () are positioned at each of the ends of the nacelle frame (). The fittings () are adapted to be engaged by transport frames () on first and second transport trailers () for supporting the nacelle frame () for transport by the trailers (). A service platform () is mounted to the transport fittings () on the aft end of the nacelle frame () such that the service platform () is cantilevered off of the aft end of the nacelle frame ().

Wind turbine generator with service platform and associated method

A wind turbine generator () includes a tower (), a nacelle () rotatably mounted to the tower (), the nacelle having a longitudinal axis and being configured to align the longitudinal axis with the direction of the incoming wind during operation of the wind turbine generator (), one or more heat-generating components () housed in the wind turbine generator (), and a containerized HVAC module () mounted on a roof () of the nacelle () and operably connected to the one or more heat-generating h components () for cooling the heat-generating components (). The module () includes a shipping container () having a floor (), a roof (), a pair opposed longer side walls (), a pair of opposed shorter end walls (), and a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the shipping container () being oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle (), the shipping container () having at least one heat exchanger () therein.

Rooftop containerized HVAC module for wind turbine generator

A wind turbine () includes a nacelle () with a longitudinal axis (LA) aligned with the flow of the incoming wind during operation. When so aligned, the nacelle defines a longitudinal direction (X). The wind turbine () includes one or more heat-generating components () and a modular cooler () operatively coupled to the one or more heat-generating components (). The modular cooler () includes one or more cooling modules () with each including one or more cooling units (). Each cooling unit () includes a heat exchanger () defining a cooling area (), which defines a normal axis (NA) and a deflector plate () to divert the flow of the incoming wind by an angle less than 180° relative to the longitudinal direction (X). Each cooling unit () is oriented such that the normal axis (NA) is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis (LA). The modular cooler () is scalable in multiple dimensions to increase the cooling capacity of the cooler (). A method of assembling the modular cooler () is also disclosed.

Modular cooler top for a wind turbine and method of assembling same

A method for carrying out a maintenance operation on a wind turbine, comprising: stationing a maintenance vehicle proximal to the wind turbine, initiating a maintenance operation on the wind turbine, deploying a UAV from the maintenance vehicle, wherein the UAV has a payload including a rescue package, positioning the UAV such that the rescue package is placed on the wind turbine. A system is also provided.

Relating to wind turbine maintenance

Aspects of the present invention relate to a nacelle () for a wind turbine generator (), and a method for transferring components into and out of a wind turbine generator (). The nacelle () comprises a housing () surrounding an internal volume () of the nacelle (). The housing () has a maintenance opening (). The nacelle comprises a carriage () configured to hold a component (), the carriage () being movable between a first position and a second position to transfer the component () through the maintenance opening (). When the carriage () is in the first position, the component () is held within the internal volume (). When the carriage () is in the second position, the component () is held such that at least a portion of the component () is outside the housing ().

Nacelle for wind turbine and method for transferring components

A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and housing a rotor-supporting assembly defining a rotation axis. The nacelle comprises a main unit arranged to be connected to a wind turbine tower and housing the rotor-supporting assembly. A crane is placed outside the main unit and connected directly to the main frame.

Nacelle for a wind turbine and a method of making a wind turbine

A method of yawing a nacelle in a wind turbine having a yawing assembly comprising a drive-ring and a plurality of drives configured to exert a torque during movement along the drive-ring and thereby move the nacelle relative to the tower. The drive-ring is made of drive-ring segments joined in intersections. The method comprises defining a location for each intersection, defining a reference torque exerted by the drives when moving along the drive-ring, defining a reduced torque being lower than the reference torque, determining when a crossing drive moves across the location of an intersection, and to increase the lifetime, exerting the reduced torque by the crossing drive.

Control of yaw drives for segmented toothed yaw ring of a wind turbine

A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor-supporting assembly, the nacelle comprising a main unit, and at least two auxiliary units. To increase flexibility and improve assembly and maintenance procedures of the wind turbine, the auxiliary unit comprises at least two auxiliary units each accommodating at least one wind turbine component, e.g. a converter or a transformer. The auxiliary units are attached individually to the same wall of the main unit, e.g. to a side wall or a rear wall.

Nacelle for a wind turbine

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Torben Ladegaard Baun