AIR TO AIR COOLING ARRANGEMENT IN BASE OF POWER CONVERTER CABINET FOR WIND TURBINES

• Main Authors: SAKSAGER, Anders, PEDERSEN, Tune
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.07.2017
• Subjects: BLASTING; BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS, OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLYOR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERATION; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THANNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS,TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTIONPRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY; INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRINTED CIRCUITS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

A power converter cabinet assembly for a wind turbine generator. The power converter cabinet assembly comprises a main housing, defining an interior space for a plurality of electrical components, and a base on which the main housing is mounted. The base comprises air cooling apparatus configured to cool the interior space of the main housing via a flow interface between the base and the main housing. L'invention concerne un ensemble armoire de convertisseur d'énergie pour un générateur d'éolienne. L'ensemble armoire de convertisseur d'énergie comprend un boîtier principal, délimitant un espace intérieur pour une pluralité de composants électriques, et une base sur laquelle est monté le boîtier principal. La base comprend un appareil de refroidissement d'air configuré pour refroidir l'espace intérieur du boîtier principal à l'aide d'une interface d'écoulement entre la base et le boîtier principal.