Patent ID: 7111668
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A cooling arrangement for an offshore wind energy installation, having a heat-absorbing device ( 10 ) for absorbing heat generated by at least one of electronic devices and mechanical devices ( 11 ) of the offshore energy installation, and a heat-dissipating device ( 12 ) coupled with the at least one of the electronic devices and the mechanical devices ( 11 ) for dissipating the heat to the surrounding ambient water ( 14 ), wherein the heat-absorbing device ( 10 ) has a first cooling circuit ( 18 ) operated by a fluid coolant ( 16 ) which in a heat exchanger device ( 20 ) transfers absorbed heat to the heat-dissipating device ( 12 ) having an open second cooling circuit ( 22 ) operated with the ambient water ( 14 ) as the coolant, the cooling arrangement comprising: a first opening ( a plurality of electrodes (