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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Inventors:
Jacobus Klaassen, Voorburg, NL;
Matthias Lenssen, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/023 (2006.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/023 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F16F 2222/12 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0023 (2013.01); F16F 2230/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A leak containment arrangement for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower includes a receptacle arranged below the fluid damper; a fluid guide arranged between the fluid damper and the receptacle, which fluid guide is arranged to receive fluid from a leak in the damper and to guide the leaked fluid into the receptacle; and a sensing means arranged to detect fluid in the receptacle. Further provided is a method of providing leak containment for a fluid damper in a wind turbine tower.