Patent ID: 7843080

Claim:
A cooling system for a wind turbine, comprising: at least one generator having a plurality of external fins disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of said at least one generator, the plurality of external fins connected to the at least one generator; a shroud disposed around at least a portion of said at least one generator and at least a portion of the plurality of external fins; at least one fan in fluid communication with said shroud, said at least one fan operative to create a suction to draw air into said shroud and across said plurality of external fins; a housing of the at least one generator connected to a housing of a gearbox and a compact geared drive train is formed by the at least one generator and the gearbox; a braking system connected to a shaft of said at least one generator, said shroud enveloping at least a portion of said braking system; and wherein said shroud is configured to guide air across at least a portion of said plurality of external fins so that said air cools said at least one generator.