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Wind turbine having a fiber winding

US10294924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Wobben Properties GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andree Altmikus · Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, DE
Alexander Hoffmann · Neckargemünd, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 26, 2015
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/728
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wind turbine comprising a tower and a nacelle, wherein a rotor having at least one rotor blade is disposed on the nacelle, and the rotor executes a rotary motion when the wind turbine is in operation and the rotary motion drives a generator within the nacelle, via a shaft, wherein disposed on the tower of the wind turbine there is a fiber winding, which wraps around a vertical tower axis of the tower of the wind turbine and which is configured to damp a vibration of the tower.

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