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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2012
Applicants:

Peri Sabhapathy, Sarriguren, ES;

Eduardo Moreno Benito, Sarriguren, ES;

Dag Jorstad, Sarriguren, ES;

Inventors:

Peri Sabhapathy, Sarriguren, ES;

Eduardo Moreno Benito, Sarriguren, ES;

Dag Jorstad, Sarriguren, ES;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/0075 (2013.01); F03D 11/00 (2013.01); F05B 2260/20 (2013.01); F05B 2260/205 (2013.01); F28D 15/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01); Y02E 10/726 (2013.01);
Abstract

An integrated cooling and climate control system for an offshore wind turbine featuring a reservoir having first and second chambers located in an upper region of the tower. Upper and lower cooling circuits distribute coolant fluid through heat generating structures in the nacelle to a lower portion of the wind turbine where the heated coolant fluid is thermally connected to a sea water heat sink. The cooled coolant fluid is then distributed back to the reservoir. The reservoir has a hollow center and is positioned on a platform having a hollow center. The inlet and outlet pipes of the upper cooling circuit freely hang inside the reservoir chambers so that they may be displaced as the nacelle yaws in order to maintain sufficient circulation of the coolant fluid in the upper cooling circuit. In jacket foundation configurations, the tubular support structures may serve as the lower cooling circuit pipes.


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