Switch cupboard with a cooling device which is subject to a rotation and cooling device for this

Abstract

The switch cupboard for receiving electrical and electronical components and switching elements which is subject to a rotation and which has at least one cooling device () with a cold emitting device part () placed in its inner space () and with a heat emitting device part () which is situated outside the switch cupboard () and which is placed for example in the tower head () of a wind power station is configured in such a manner that a condensate ring () is placed as a shell-shaped collecting trough () in the area of the cold side () of the cooling device () which is placed in a wall () of the switch cupboard (), cold side which is situated in the inner space () of the switch cupboard (), whereby the inner space () is connected with a hose () guided out of the inner space () of the switch cupboard () which is configured as a spiral hose () in the area of the warm side () of the cooling device () situated outside the switch cupboard (), whereby the spirally configured section () of the hose () is configured as a spiral () with a constant radius or as an opening spiral () and whereby the axles of the rotor shaft () and of the condensate ring () enclosing the cooling body are parallel.