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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2008
Tomohiro Numajiri, Nagasaki, JP;
Hisao Miyake, Nagasaki, JP;
Masaaki Shibata, Nagasaki, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a wind turbine generator and a method for constructing a wind turbine generator that allow for alleviation of construction costs, particularly for large wind turbine generators, and alleviation of limitations on construction due to weather. Provided are a rotor head that has a plurality of wind turbine rotor blades and that is rotated by wind power received by the plurality of wind turbine rotor blades, a front segment disposed on top of a tower and constituting a nacelle to which the rotor head is attached, a rear segment attached to the front segment and constituting the nacelle, a front frame disposed in the front segment and positioned between the rotor head and the tower so as to support a load on the rotor head, a rear frame disposed in the rear segment and attached to the front frame, a front cover covering the periphery of the front segment, and a rear cover covering the periphery of the rear segment.