Patent ID: 7874165

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a generator; at least two rotor blades coupled to the generator, the rotor blades being exposed to wind to generate electrical power from the wind; a pylon supporting the generator, the pylon having an internal space; electrical equipment configured to receive electrical power generated by the generator, the electrical equipment being located within the internal space of the pylon; a dehumidification device at least partially positioned within the internal space of the pylon to reduce a water content of ambient air surrounding the electrical equipment below a water content of ambient air of a surrounding environment external to the pylon, the dehumidification device including a first element positioned within the internal space of the pylon, a heat transfer element coupled to the first element and configured to remove heat from the first element, and a second element coupled to the heat transfer element and to a wall of the pylon, the second element being configured to receive the heat removed from the first element; and means for collecting and removing the water content extracted from the ambient air in the internal space of the pylon to a surrounding environment external with respect to the pylon.