Nacelle for a wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12435696-B2
Application number	US-202318842227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2023
Priority date	Mar 4, 2022
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

The invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle ( 2, 40 ) configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower ( 3 ), the nacelle comprising a top cover comprising multiple cover elements ( 41, 42, 43, 44 ), of which at least one is a dome cover element ( 44 ) comprising a dome-shaped part ( 45 ); wherein said nacelle has a second configuration in which said dome-shaped part ( 45 ) protrudes upwards and a first configuration in which said dome-shaped part ( 45 ) protrudes downwards.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower, the nacelle comprising:
a top cover comprising multiple cover elements, of which at least one is a dome cover element comprising a dome-shaped part;
wherein said nacelle has a first configuration in which said dome-shaped part protrudes downwards and a second configuration in which said dome-shaped part protrudes upwards.

2. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said first configuration is a transportation configuration with a first height of said wind turbine nacelle, and said second configuration is an assembled configuration with a second height of said wind turbine nacelle, the second height being higher than the first height.

3. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said dome cover element comprises at least three linear edges.

4. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said dome cover element comprises fiberglass or steel.

5. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine nacelle further comprises a lower cover part having a bottom cover and two opposite side covers defining a space and a width (W) of the bottom cover part.

6. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the height (H n ) of said wind turbine nacelle in said first configuration is equal to or lower than 4 m.

7. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the height (H d ) of said dome cover element is at least 10 cm.

8. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine nacelle comprises:
a main unit arranged to be connected to the wind turbine tower and adapted for housing the rotor-supporting assembly, and
at least one auxiliary unit housing an operative component forming part of the power conversion assembly,
wherein the main unit and the at least one auxiliary unit are separate units configured to be connected at an interface, and
wherein said main unit comprises said top cover comprising the multiple cover elements, of which at least one is the dome cover element comprising the dome-shaped part.

9. The nacelle according to claim 8 , wherein the main unit and the at least one auxiliary unit are arranged side by side in a direction away from a rotational axis defined by the rotor-supporting assembly.

10. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said nacelle comprises a main unit and at least two auxiliary units.

11. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine nacelle houses a rotor-supporting assembly for supporting a hub.

12. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine nacelle houses a power conversion assembly.

13. A reconfiguration method for the wind turbine nacelle according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:
providing a nacelle in a first configuration in which said dome-shaped part protrudes downwards or a second configuration in which said dome-shaped part protrudes upwards; and
shifting the configuration to the other of said first configuration and said second configuration.

Assignees

• Vestas Wind Sys As

Inventors

• Vcelka Martin Patrick
• Babu Gopi Vellore

Classifications

• F05B2260/02

  Transport, e.g. specific adaptations or devices for conveyance · CPC title

• F05B2250/26

  paraboloidal · CPC title

• F05B2240/14

  Casings, housings, nacelles, gondels or the like, protecting or supporting assemblies there within · CPC title

• F03D13/403 Primary

  for transporting or storing nacelles · CPC title

• F03D1/165 Primary

  Fairings, i.e. elements defining or supporting the outer surface · CPC title