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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventors:
Peter Sigfred Mortensen, Risskov, DK;
Jes Grøn Andersen, Skødstrup, DK;
Miroslava Vastlová, Handewitt, DE;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/02 (2006.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01); F16F 7/116 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/0215 (2020.05); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F16F 7/116 (2013.01); F16F 2238/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tower damper adapted to be mounted in a wind turbine tower, the tower damper comprising a pendulum structure adapted to be suspended in the wind turbine tower; a plurality of springs arranged to dampen movements of the pendulum structure; a suspension arrangement for suspending the pendulum structure; and a chamber holding a damping liquid into which damping liquid the pendulum structure is at least partly immersed. The present invention further relates to a wind turbine comprising a tower damper.