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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Marcin Blazniak Andreasen, Hovedgärd, DK;
Jesper Nyvad, Egå, DK;
Renato Catroga, Egå, DK;
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Skødstrup, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
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.