Patent ID: 8319362

Claim:
A wind power turbine comprising: a pylon having a first outer wall; a nacelle having a second outer wall; an electric generator fitted to the nacelle and configured to produce electric energy; a frequency converter including at least one electronic power switch, said frequency converter housed inside at least one electric cabinet in an inner compartment of the wind power turbine, said at least one electric cabinet including a wall fitted, on one side, with said at least one electronic power switch; and a cooling system configured to cool the frequency converter, said cooling system including: an open-loop circuit including at least one conduit housed inside said inner compartment and having no outlets into said inner compartment, said at least one conduit connecting an inlet port, formed in the first or second outer wall, to an outlet port formed in the first or second outer wall; and at least one cooling fin thermally connected to the frequency converter and housed inside said conduit, wherein the wall of the at least one electric cabinet is fitted, on another side, with said at least one cooling fin.