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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Takeshi Matsuo, Nagasaki, JP;
Shinji Arinaga, Nagasaki, JP;
Shinsuke Sato, Nagasaki, JP;
Takatoshi Matsushita, Nagasaki, JP;
Masaaki Shibata, Nagasaki, JP;
Takeshi Matsuo, Nagasaki, JP;
Shinji Arinaga, Nagasaki, JP;
Shinsuke Sato, Nagasaki, JP;
Takatoshi Matsushita, Nagasaki, JP;
Masaaki Shibata, Nagasaki, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A wind turbine generator capable of enhancing starting performance of the wind turbine generator when the outside air temperature is low and capable of securing temperature adjusting ability of a generator set in a wide outside air temperature range is provided. A wind turbine generator includes a nacelle () for accommodating a generator set () that generates electricity by rotation of a rotor having a plurality of blades, a ventilation opening () provided in a wall surface on a wind upstream side when the nacelle is normally operated, and a heat exchanging unit () disposed in the ventilation opening () to exchange heat between an outside air and a lubricant of the generator set () such as an lubricant oil or cooling water.