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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Sasakawa, Tokyo, JP;
ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A wind energy generation system includes a tower, a nacelle provided in an upper portion of the tower to be rotatable around a central axis of the tower, a hub provided in front of the nacelle to be rotatable around an axis orthogonal to the central axis, and one or more blades provided in the hub. The hub includes a hub body portion to which the blades are attached, and a fitting protruding portion that protrudes from a back surface side of the hub body portion. A fitting portion having an opening portion is provided in front of the nacelle, and the fitting protruding portion is fitted into the fitting portion from the opening portion. In the wind energy generation system, outflow of oil to the outside of the generation system can be inhibited.