Title:
DIRECT DRIVE WIND TURBINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/116845
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention discloses a direct drive wind turbine (1) comprising a plurality of blades connected to a hub (6), a generator comprising a stator (12) and a rotor (10), the stator (12) being fixed on a nacelle (4) of the wind turbine (1) and a rotation sensor having a static element (30) and a moving element (34). The hub (6) is directly connected to the rotor (10) of the generator. The static element (30) of the rotation sensor is mounted on a stationary element of the wind turbine, in particular the stator (12), at a distance from the rotation axis (R) of the hub (6), and the moving element (34) of the rotation sensor is mounted on the rotor (10) of the generator at a distance from the rotation axis (R) of the hub (6).
Inventors:
THOMSEN THYGE SKOVBJERG (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2010/070303
Publication Date:
March 15, 2012
Filing Date:
December 20, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS AG (DE)
THOMSEN THYGE SKOVBJERG (DK)
THOMSEN THYGE SKOVBJERG (DK)
International Classes:
F03D7/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010142759A1 | 2010-12-16 | |||
| WO2005103489A2 | 2005-11-03 |
Foreign References:
| US7431567B1 | 2008-10-07 | |||
| US20100148515A1 | 2010-06-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (München, DE)
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