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Title:
CABLE GUARD AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009191849
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a cable guard to be used for protecting a cable against damage in a wind turbine generator, and to provide a method of installation theoreof.

The wind turbine generator 100 includes a tower 102 extending from a support surface 104 and including a top 116, a bottom 118 and a passageway 120 extending from the bottom to the top, a nacelle 106 rotatably coupled to the top of the tower for rotational movement with respect to the tower, a rotor 108 coupled to the nacelle and including a plurality of rotor blades 112 coupled thereto, at least one cable 142 extending through the passageway and including one end coupled with the nacelle, and the cable guard 150 coupled within the passageway for shielding at east one cable from wear and including at least one of elastomeric pads 152, 162.


Inventors:
MARTIN NEGAL
ACKERMAN PAUL
Application Number:
JP2009031261A
Publication Date:
August 27, 2009
Filing Date:
February 13, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
F03D11/00; F03D1/06; F03D11/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Matsumoto
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Arakawa Satoshi