US 11,788,514 B2
Wind power plant with supporting structure
Florian Sartorius, Leer (DE)
Assigned to Wobben Properties GmbH, Aurich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/311,638
Filed by Wobben Properties GmbH, Aurich (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/083962
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/115272, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 131 321.7 (DE), filed on Dec. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0025872 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 80/70 (2016.05) [F03D 1/0658 (2013.01); F03D 80/88 (2016.05); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F05B 2260/79 (2013.01); F05B 2280/10 (2013.01); F05B 2280/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wind power plant comprising:
a first structural element,
a second structural element,
a bearing assembly, wherein the first structural element is rotatably mounted on the second structural element by the bearing assembly,
a first flange connection between the first structural element and the bearing assembly,
a second flange connection between the second structural element and the bearing assembly, and
at least one drive held by a support structure, the at least one drive configured to rotate the first structural element relative to the second structural element,
wherein the support structure is plate-shaped and arranged at one of the first or second flange connections,
wherein the support structure comprises a plurality of segment parts that each extend coaxially over part of a circumference of the support structure, wherein the plurality of segment parts includes a first segment part and a second segment part, wherein the first segment part has at least one mount for the at least one drive, and wherein the second segment part does not include a mount.