Wind energy installation having a synchronous generator, and slowly rotating synchronous generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9377008-B2
Application number	US-201113883541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2011
Priority date	Nov 4, 2010
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a wind power installation comprising a synchronous generator which has a generator stator and a generator rotor for producing electric energy. The wind power installation further has a fluid cooling system for cooling the generator rotor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wind power installation comprising:
a pod having a nonrotating part and an aerodynamic rotor;
a synchronous generator in the pod, the synchronous generator having a generator stator and a generator rotor, the generator rotor being located in the aerodynamic rotor; and
a fluid cooling system for cooling the generator rotor, the fluid cooling system having at least one heat exchanger and at least one cooling passage, the at least one cooling passage being located in the generator rotor, the fluid cooling system being configured to allow cooling fluid to flow through the at least one heat exchanger and the at least one cooling passage, wherein the fluid cooling system is at least one of in and at the aerodynamic rotor such that the fluid cooling system is configured to rotate with the aerodynamic rotor, wherein the fluid cooling system is a closed cooling system.

2. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the fluid cooling system has a filter unit for filtering the cooling fluid, a pump unit for pumping the cooling fluid through the cooling circuit, and an expansion vessel.

3. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the generator rotor has a pole shoe carrier having a plurality of pole shoes and at least one cooling passage, the at least one cooling passage being configured to allow cooling fluid to flow therethrough.

4. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the cooling system has a compensation vessel for receiving excess cooling fluid and the compensation vessel is provided in or at the aerodynamic rotor.

5. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the at least one heat exchanger and a portion of the at least one cooling passage are located outside of the aerodynamic rotor of the wind power installation.

6. The wind power installation according to claim 5 wherein the heat exchanger has a base unit having at least one passage and a plurality of cooling ribs that are directed outwardly.

7. The wind power installation according to claim 6 wherein the cooling ribs are oriented in the direction of or at an angle to the axis of rotation of the aerodynamic rotor.

8. The wind power installation according to claim 5 wherein the heat exchanger comprises heat exchanger modules that each have a first and a second opening for feeding and discharging, respectively, of the cooling fluid into the cooling passage.

9. The wind power installation according to claim 8 wherein an inner surface of the heat exchanger has support plates that provide a first and a second passage, wherein the first and second passages serve for the feed and discharge of the cooling fluid.

10. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the at least one heat exchanger is on an outer surface of the aerodynamic rotor.

11. The wind power installation according to claim 1 wherein the at least one heat exchanger extends beyond an outer surface of the aerodynamic rotor.

12. A rotating synchronous generator for a wind power installation, the rotating synchronous generator comprising:
a generator stator,
a generator rotor located in an aerodynamic rotor of the wind power installation; and
a closed fluid cooling system for cooling the generator rotor, wherein at least a portion of the fluid cooling system is provided in the generator rotor, wherein the fluid cooling system has at least one heat exchanger and at least one cooling passage, the at least one cooling passage being located in the generator rotor, the at least one heat exchanger located outside of the aerodynamic rotor of the wind power installation, wherein the at least one heat exchanger is configured to rotate with the aerodynamic rotor, the fluid cooling system being configured to allow cooling fluid to flow through the at least one heat exchanger and the at least one cooling passage.

13. The rotating synchronous generator according to claim 12 wherein the fluid cooling system has a filter unit for filtering the cooling fluid and a pump unit for pumping the cooling fluid through the cooling circuit.

14. The rotating synchronous generator according to claim 12 wherein the fluid cooling system has a compensation vessel for receiving excess cooling fluid.

15. The rotating synchronous generator according to claim 12 wherein the at least one heat exchanger has a base unit having at least one passage and a plurality of cooling ribs that are directed outwardly.

16. The rotating synchronous generator according to claim 15 wherein the cooling ribs are oriented in the direction of the axis of rotation of the aerodynamic rotor.

17. The rotating synchronous generator according to claim 12 wherein the at least one heat exchanger comprises heat exchanger modules that each have a first and a second opening for feeding and discharging, respectively, the cooling fluid into the cooling passage.

Assignees

• Hildebrand Arno
• Baumgaertel Christian
• Wobben Properties Gmbh

Inventors

• Hildebrand Arno
• Baumgaertel Christian

Classifications

• H02K7/1838

  Generators mounted in a nacelle or similar structure of a horizontal axis wind turbine · CPC title

• F03D9/25 Primary

  the apparatus being an electrical generator (F03D9/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F03D80/60

  Cooling or heating of wind motors · CPC title

• F05B2260/64

  Aeration, ventilation, dehumidification or moisture removal of closed spaces · CPC title

• H02K9/197

  in which the rotor or stator space is fluid-tight, e.g. to provide for different cooling media for rotor and stator · CPC title