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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;

Inventors:

Henrik Hyldelund, Solbjerg, DK;

Jesper Nyvad, Egå, DK;

Poul T. Tietze, Brabrand, DK;

Thomas Riis Jakobsen, Vejle Øst, DK;

Assignee:

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/60 (2016.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/60 (2016.05); F03D 80/80 (2016.05); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2260/02 (2013.01); F05B 2260/20 (2013.01);
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.


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