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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Henrik Hyldelund, Solbjerg, DK;
Jesper Nyvad, Egå, DK;
Poul T. Tietze, Brabrand, DK;
Thomas Riis Jakobsen, Vejle Øst, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
A wind turbine () includes a tower (), a nacelle () coupled to the tower () and housing one or more heat generating components (), a rotor () having a least one wind turbine blade (), and a cooler () mounted to the nacelle () and configured to cool the one or more heat generating components () in the nacelle () by circulating a working fluid. The cooler () includes a support frame () coupled to the nacelle () and a heat exchanger () coupled to the support frame () and configured to cool the working fluid. The heat exchanger () includes at least two cooling panels () in non-planar relation with each other. The at least two cooling panels () may also be pivotably coupled to each other. A method of assembling a cooler () is also disclosed.