Tower drum of wind turbine generator

By designing a motor-driven protective plate on the wind turbine tower to cover the ice-breaking spikes and the locking assembly limit protective plate, the problems of exposed ice-breaking spikes and easy damage to the protective plate are solved, thereby extending the service life and reducing maintenance costs.

CN223374547UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-23GCL ENERGY ENG CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422460358.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-12
Publication Date
2025-09-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-12

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Technical Problem

The towers of existing wind turbines are less likely to freeze in summer, and the ice-breaking spikes are exposed, which shortens their service life and increases maintenance costs. At the same time, the protective plates are easily damaged in strong winds.

Method used

An anti-icing assembly was designed, which included a V-shaped top plate, ice-breaking spikes, a motor-driven protective plate, and a locking assembly. The motor drives the protective plate to rotate to cover the ice-breaking spikes. The protective plate is limited by the locking assembly in strong winds to prevent exposure and movement.

Benefits of technology

It increases the service life of ice-breaking spikes, reduces maintenance costs, and prevents the protective plate from being damaged in strong winds, ensuring the safety and stability of the tower.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of wind power generation, in particular to a wind turbine generator tower drum which drives a protection plate to rotate through a motor and comprises a tower drum, a tower drum door arranged on the outer side of the tower drum, a ladder arranged on one side of the tower drum door, an anti-icing assembly arranged on the top of the ladder, and locking assemblies arranged on the two sides of the anti-icing assembly respectively. A first gear is arranged on the first rotating shaft; vertical plates are symmetrically arranged at the top of the V-shaped top plate; a second rotating shaft is arranged on the vertical plates; a second gear is arranged at one end of the second rotating shaft; the protection plate is arranged at the top of the arc-shaped plate to cover the icebreaking thorns, the situation that the icebreaking thorns are exposed all the time when not working and are corroded by the environment is avoided, the service life of the icebreaking thorns is prolonged, the icebreaking effect is not affected, the icebreaking thorns do not need to be replaced frequently, and the maintenance cost is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of wind power generation, in particular to a wind turbine tower. Background Art

[0002] At present, wind turbines are installed in areas with good vegetation in the south. Due to the decrease in temperature and high ambient humidity, the wind turbines not only suffer from serious blade icing, but also due to problems such as the main wind direction, a thick layer of ice adheres to the surface of the wind turbine tower. When the ambient temperature gradually rises, the ice on the surface of the tower begins to melt. When melting, the ice rushes downward along the tower wall, and the tower door and tower escalator are often damaged by the sliding ice. In order to ensure the safety of the unit, the tower door and escalator need to be repaired or replaced after winter every year, causing great economic losses. If protective measures are not taken in time, it may also cause secondary losses such as the theft of high-value devices such as electrical cables inside the unit.

[0003] A wind turbine anti-icing tower ladder with Chinese patent publication number CN219953562U protects the tower door and tower ladder from falling ice by setting an anti-icing structure, thereby preventing the tower door and tower ladder from being damaged or reducing the degree of damage. Since the tower anti-icing ladder and the anti-icing structure are not directly connected to the tower, damage to the tower caused by welding or damage to the tower welding position caused by falling ice is avoided, thereby ensuring the safety and stability of the tower.

[0004] The contents described in the above patent still have the following defects in actual use:

[0005] (1) In summer, the possibility of ice forming on the tower surface is very small. The ice-breaking spikes are basically different. However, the ice-breaking spikes are always exposed to the outside. After being eroded by the environment, their service life is greatly shortened, which in turn affects the ice-breaking effect. Frequent replacement of ice-breaking spikes will also increase maintenance costs.

[0006] (2) When the ice breaker is in use, the protective plate will rotate to one side of the support frame. However, there are often strong winds in winter, which may blow the protective plate and cause it to move, which may not only damage the motor but also cause damage to the protective plate. Utility Model Content

[0007] In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the inventors have conducted in-depth research and completed the present utility model after paying a lot of creative work.

[0008] Specifically, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a wind turbine tower to solve the current problem that the possibility of ice formation on the tower surface in summer is very small, and the ice-breaking spikes are basically different. However, the ice-breaking spikes are always exposed to the outside. After the ice-breaking spikes are eroded by the environment, their service life is greatly shortened, which in turn affects the ice-breaking effect. In addition, frequent replacement of the ice-breaking spikes will also increase maintenance costs.

[0009] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0010] A wind turbine tower, comprising a tower, a foundation bearing platform being provided at the bottom of the tower, a tower door being provided on the outside of the tower, a ladder being provided on one side of the tower door, an anti-icing assembly being provided on the top of the ladder, and locking assemblies being provided on both sides of the anti-icing assembly;

[0011] The anti-icing assembly includes a V-shaped top plate, a plurality of ice-breaking spikes are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate, an L-shaped plate is symmetrically provided on one side of the V-shaped top plate, a motor is installed on one side of the L-shaped plate, the output end of the motor is connected to the first rotating shaft, a first gear is provided on the first rotating shaft, a vertical plate is symmetrically provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate, a second rotating shaft is provided on the vertical plate, a second gear is provided at one end of the second rotating shaft, the second gear is correspondingly engaged with the first rotating shaft, an arc-shaped plate is symmetrically provided on the outside of the second rotating shaft, and a protective plate is provided on the top of the arc-shaped plate.

[0012] As an improved technical solution, the V-shaped top plate is in an inverted V shape, and there is a gap between the V-shaped top plate and the tower, and support frames are symmetrically provided at the bottom of the V-shaped top plate.

[0013] As an improved technical solution, a limiting plate is provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate away from the tower, and a plurality of supporting blocks are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate.

[0014] As an improved technical solution, wherein: the locking assembly includes a fixed plate, two of the fixed plates are symmetrically arranged on one side of the support frame, a storage chamber is provided on one side of one of the fixed plates, an arc-shaped limit block is provided inside the storage chamber, a sliding rod is provided on one side of the arc-shaped limit block, a spring 1 is provided on the outer surface of the sliding rod, and the spring 1 is provided between the storage chamber and the arc-shaped limit block, a circular plate is provided at one end of the sliding rod, and a plug-in ear is provided on the top of the protective plate.

[0015] As an improved technical solution, a sliding groove is provided on the other side of the fixing plate, a clamping plate is slidably connected to the sliding groove, and a second spring is provided between the clamping plate and the support frame.

[0016] As an improved technical solution, one side of the arc-shaped limit block is formed into an arc-shaped surface, the arc-shaped limit block is slidably connected to the storage chamber, and the sliding rod is slidably connected to the storage chamber.

[0017] After adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0018] 1. The utility model drives the protective plate to rotate by the motor, and the protective plate covers the ice-breaking spikes, thereby preventing the ice-breaking spikes from being exposed to the outside and being corroded by the environment when not working. This not only increases the service life of the ice-breaking spikes, but also does not affect the ice-breaking effect. In addition, the ice-breaking spikes do not need to be replaced frequently, thereby reducing maintenance costs.

[0019] 2. The utility model locks the plug-in ears on the protective plate through the arc-shaped limit block, thereby limiting the position of the protective plate, so that the protective plate will not be blown in windy weather and will not move, which not only avoids damage to the motor, but also prevents damage to the protective plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work. Among them:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the wind turbine tower of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the anti-icing component structure of the wind turbine tower of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged structural schematic diagram of the wind turbine tower of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the locking assembly structure of the wind turbine tower of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 5 The figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the locking assembly of the wind turbine tower of the present invention.

[0026] Description of reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Tower; 2. Foundation pedestal; 3. Tower door; 4. Escalator; 5. Anti-icing assembly; 51. V-shaped top plate; 52. Ice-breaking spikes; 53. Motor; 54. First rotating shaft; 55. First gear; 56. Vertical plate; 57. Second rotating shaft; 58. Second gear; 59. Arc plate; 510. Protective plate; 511. Limit plate; 512. L-shaped plate; 513. Support frame; 514. Support block; 6. Locking assembly; 61. Fixed plate; 62. Storage chamber; 63. Arc-shaped limit block; 64. Slide rod; 65. Spring 1; 66. Circular plate; 67. Plug-in ear; 68. Sliding groove; 69. Clamp; 610. Spring 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0030] At the same time, the meaning of "and / or" or "and / or" appearing in the full text includes three options. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes option A, or option B, or an option in which both A and B are satisfied.

[0031] In addition, in this utility model, the descriptions of "first" and "second" are for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features specified as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the fact that they can be implemented by ordinary technicians in this field. When the combination of technical solutions is mutually contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this utility model.

[0032] like Figure 1 and Figure 5As shown together, this embodiment provides a wind turbine tower, including a tower 1, a foundation pedestal 2 is provided at the bottom of the tower 1, a tower door 3 is provided on the outside of the tower 1, a ladder 4 is provided on one side of the tower door 3, an anti-icing assembly 5 is provided on the top of the ladder 4, and locking assemblies 6 are provided on both sides of the anti-icing assembly 5;

[0033] The anti-icing assembly 5 includes a V-shaped top plate 51, a plurality of ice-breaking spikes 52 are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate 51, an L-shaped plate 512 is symmetrically provided on one side of the V-shaped top plate 51, a motor 53 is installed on one side of the L-shaped plate 512, the output end of the motor 53 is connected to the first rotating shaft 54, the first rotating shaft 54 ​​is rotatably connected to the V-shaped top plate 51, a first gear 55 is provided on the first rotating shaft 54, a vertical plate 56 is symmetrically provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate 51, a second rotating shaft 57 is provided on the vertical plate 56, and the vertical plate 56 is connected to the second rotating shaft 57. 7 is rotatably connected, a second gear 58 is provided at one end of the second rotating shaft 57, and the second gear 58 is correspondingly meshed with the first rotating shaft 54. A curved plate 59 is symmetrically provided on the outer side of the second rotating shaft 57, and a protective plate 510 is provided on the top of the curved plate 59. The protective plate 510 is driven to rotate by the motor 53. The protective plate 510 covers the ice-breaking spikes 52, preventing the ice-breaking spikes 52 from being exposed to the outside and being corroded by the environment when the ice-breaking spikes 52 are not working. This not only improves the service life of the ice-breaking spikes 52, but also does not affect the ice-breaking effect.

[0034] The V-shaped top plate 51 is in an inverted V shape, and there is a gap between the V-shaped top plate 51 and the tower 1. A support frame 513 is symmetrically provided at the bottom of the V-shaped top plate 51. The inverted V shape of the V-shaped top plate 51 is more conducive to the falling of crushed ice and reduces the load-bearing capacity of the V-shaped top plate 51.

[0035] A limiting plate 511 is provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate 51 away from the tower 1 . A plurality of supporting blocks 514 are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate 51 . The supporting blocks 514 support the protective plate 510 .

[0036] like Figure 1 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown together, the locking assembly 6 includes a fixing plate 61, and the two fixing plates 61 are symmetrically arranged on one side of the support frame 513. A storage chamber 62 is provided on one side of one fixing plate 61, and an arc-shaped limit block 63 is provided inside the storage chamber 62. A slide rod 64 is provided on one side of the arc-shaped limit block 63, and a spring 65 is sleeved on the outer surface of the slide rod 64. The spring 65 is arranged between the storage chamber 62 and the arc-shaped limit block 63. A circular plate 66 is provided at one end of the slide rod 64, and a plug-in ear 67 is provided on the top of the protective plate 510. The plug-in ear 67 on the protective plate 510 is locked by the arc-shaped limit block 63, and then the protective plate 510 is limited, so that in windy weather, the protective plate 510 will not be blown, and the protective plate 510 will not move, thereby avoiding damage to the motor.

[0037] A sliding groove 68 is provided on the other side of the fixed plate 61, and the sliding groove 68 is slidably connected to a clamping plate 69. A spring 2 610 is provided between the clamping plate 69 and the support frame 513. The tension of the spring 2 610 pushes the clamping plate 69 to squeeze the plug-in ear 67 to prevent the protective plate 510 from shaking.

[0038] One side of the arc-shaped limit block 63 is an arc-shaped surface, the arc-shaped limit block 63 is slidably connected to the storage chamber 62, and the slide rod 64 is slidably connected to the storage chamber 62. The arc-shaped limit block 63 is guided by the storage chamber 62, and the slide rod 64 is guided by the storage chamber 62.

[0039] When the ice breaker 52 is in operation, the staff starts the motor 53, and the motor 53 drives the first gear 55 to rotate through the first shaft 54, and the first gear 55 drives the second shaft 57 to rotate through the second gear 58, and the second shaft 57 drives the protective plate 510 to rotate through the arc plate 59 until the protective plate 510 hits the support block 514, and then stops the motor 53. The ice breaker 52 is covered by the two protective plates 510, which prevents the ice breaker 52 from being exposed to the outside when it is not working and being eroded by the environment. This not only improves the service life of the ice breaker 52, but also does not affect the ice-breaking effect, and does not need to be replaced frequently, reducing maintenance costs. In winter, when the ice breaker 52 is working, the motor 53 is started, and the motor 53 drives the protective plate 510 to rotate, and the two protective plates 510 rotate in the direction away from the ice breaker 52 until the plug-in ear 67 hits the plug-in ear 67. The tension of the spring 610 pushes the clamping plate 69 to squeeze the plug-in lug 67, preventing the protective plate 510 from shaking. The protective plate 510 is limited by the arc limit block 63 and the clamping plate 69, so that in strong winds, the protective plate will not be blown and will not move, which not only avoids damage to the motor but also does not cause damage to the protective plate.

[0040] It should be understood that these embodiments are intended only to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, it should be understood that after reading the technical content of the present invention, those skilled in the art may make various changes, modifications and / or variations to the present invention, and all such equivalent forms also fall within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims of this application.

Claims

1. A wind turbine tower, comprising a tower (1), wherein a foundation support (2) is provided at the bottom of the tower (1), a tower door (3) is provided on the outside of the tower (1), and an escalator (4) is provided on one side of the tower door (3), characterized in that: An anti-icing assembly (5) is provided on the top of the escalator (4), and locking assemblies (6) are provided on both sides of the anti-icing assembly (5); The anti-icing component (5) includes a V-shaped top plate (51), a plurality of ice-breaking spikes (52) are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate (51), an L-shaped plate (512) is symmetrically provided on one side of the V-shaped top plate (51), a motor (53) is installed on one side of the L-shaped plate (512), an output end of the motor (53) is connected to a first rotating shaft (54), a first gear (55) is provided on the first rotating shaft (54), a vertical plate (56) is symmetrically provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate (51), a second rotating shaft (57) is provided on the vertical plate (56), a second gear (58) is provided at one end of the second rotating shaft (57), the second gear (58) is meshed with the first rotating shaft (54), an arc plate (59) is symmetrically provided on the outer side of the second rotating shaft (57), and a protective plate (510) is provided on the top of the arc plate (59).

2. The wind turbine tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The V-shaped top plate (51) is in an inverted V shape, and a gap exists between the V-shaped top plate (51) and the tower (1). A support frame (513) is symmetrically provided at the bottom of the V-shaped top plate (51).

3. The wind turbine tower according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limiting plate (511) is provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate (51) away from the tower (1), and a plurality of supporting blocks (514) are provided on the top of the V-shaped top plate (51).

4. The wind turbine tower according to claim 3, characterized in that: The locking assembly (6) includes a fixing plate (61), two fixing plates (61) are symmetrically arranged on one side of the support frame (513), a storage chamber (62) is provided on one side of one fixing plate (61), an arc-shaped limit block (63) is provided inside the storage chamber (62), a slide rod (64) is provided on one side of the arc-shaped limit block (63), a spring (65) is sleeved on the outer surface of the slide rod (64), and the spring (65) is arranged between the storage chamber (62) and the arc-shaped limit block (63), a circular plate (66) is provided at one end of the slide rod (64), and a plug-in ear (67) is provided on the top of the protective plate (510).

5. The wind turbine tower according to claim 4, characterized in that: A sliding groove (68) is provided on the other side of the fixed plate (61), and a clamping plate (69) is slidably connected to the sliding groove (68). A second spring (610) is provided between the clamping plate (69) and the support frame (513).

6. The wind turbine tower according to claim 5, characterized in that: One side of the arc-shaped limit block (63) is formed into an arc-shaped surface, the arc-shaped limit block (63) is slidably connected to the storage chamber (62), and the sliding rod (64) is slidably connected to the storage chamber (62).

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  • Anti-icing tower barrel escalator of wind turbine generator

    CN219953562U