Component Cover with Pivotable Fan for Mold Prevention and Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Offshore wind power plant assembly faces challenges with existing coverings that are difficult to mount in windy conditions, lead to mold formation, and hinder accessibility, particularly for cable pull-ins.
Innovation Solution
A covering system with a pivotable fan for ventilation, attached to a cylindrical component opening, allowing air exchange while protecting the interior space and facilitating access by pivoting the fan out of the way.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a covering is used to close the component opening, then the interior space is protected against external influences, but mold formation occurs and accessibility is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The covering is designed with ventilation openings that allow air circulation through the interior space. This porous structure enables moisture evacuation while maintaining protection against external influences, preventing mold formation by controlling the humidity environment inside the component.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a covering is used to close the component opening, then the interior space is protected against external influences, but accessibility for assembly work is made more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The covering is designed to be removable or openable, transforming from a static closed structure to a dynamic one. This allows the covering to provide protection during storage and transport, then be easily removed or opened to provide full accessibility for assembly work, and potentially reinstalled for protection during subsequent operations.
3Ease of manufacture
If simple tarpaulins with tensioning straps are used as coverings, then the component opening can be closed, but the coverings are difficult to mount in strong wind
Solution Approach 1:
The covering system is divided into modular components including the main covering, ventilation openings, and fastening elements. This segmentation allows for easier handling, transport, and assembly of individual parts, reducing the difficulty of mounting even in challenging wind conditions while maintaining the overall simplicity of the structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents mold formation, enhances accessibility, and simplifies the assembly process by allowing air circulation and easy access to the interior space without the need for separate access openings.
Implementation Method 1
a fan (5) for ventilating an interior space (6) of the component (2) via a ventilation opening (17) in the covering (4)
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to an assembly (1) comprising: —a hollow component (2) with a component opening (3), —a cover (4), by means of which the component opening (3) is closed, and —a fan (5) for ventilating the interior (6) of the component (2), wherein the fan (5) is pivotally secured to the cover (4). The component opening of the component (2) can be closed by the cover (4) so that the interior (6) of the component (2) is protected against external influences. The formation of mold in the interior (6) of the component (2) can be prevented by means of the fan (5). Because the fan (5) is pivotally held on the cover (4), the interior (6) of the component (2) is particularly readily accessible.