Patent ID: 9377008
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: F03D,F05B,H02K,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
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.