Wind power plant

Abstract

The present invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pod having at least one fluid-cooled component and a heat exchanger. To simplify transport and construction of a wind power installation with a heat exchanger and thus to eliminate or at least reduce sources of error in the wind power installation of the kind set forth in the opening part of this specification the heat exchanger is integrated into the external contour of the pod. In that respect the present invention is based on the realization that in that way when transporting and handling the pod, there is no need for any alterations worth mentioning, at the same time however the heat exchanger can also be installed upon assembly of the pod in the factory and can be tested for satisfactory functioning. That leads to a simplification in transporting and constructing the wind power installation and at the same time eliminates possible error sources.

1 . A wind power installation comprising:
 a pod with at least one fluid-cooled component and a heat exchanger,   wherein the heat exchanger is integrated into the external contour of the pod.   
     
     
         2 . A wind power installation according to  claim 1  wherein the heat exchanger has at least one ribbed tube. 
     
     
         3 . A wind power installation according to  claim 1  wherein the heat exchanger has a ribbed tube which is at least partially continuously wound. 
     
     
         4 . A wind power installation according to  claim 1  wherein the heat exchanger has a plurality of ribbed tubes arranged in parallel relationship. 
     
     
         5 . A wind power installation according to  claim 1  wherein the heat exchanger is arranged on a carrier. 
     
     
         6 . A wind power installation according to  claim 5  wherein the carrier is in the form of a peripherally extending opening in the contour of the pod. 
     
     
         7 . A wind power installation according to  claim 5  wherein the carrier is in the form of a separate pod attachment component. 
     
     
         8 . A wind power installation according to  claim 2  and further comprising hold-down means which are arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the pod and which hold the ribbed tube or tubes in the installation position thereof. 
     
     
         9 . A wind power installation according to  claim 1  and further comprising a fan so arranged that the air drawn in thereby flows around the heat exchanger.