US 12,241,450 B2
Wind turbine support assembly and wind turbine
Omid Gholizadeh Mojaveri, Aarhus (DK); and Esben Kobbelgaard, Børkop (DK)
Assigned to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande (DK)
Filed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande (DK)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,024.
Claims priority of application No. 21199110 (EP), filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096926 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F03D 13/20 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 13/20 (2016.05) [F05B 2240/14 (2013.01); F05B 2240/912 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wind turbine support assembly comprising a bedframe and a support structure, wherein the bedframe is configured for attaching the support assembly to a wind turbine tower, wherein the support structure comprises at least one beam, wherein a web section of the beam is attached to an attachment area of the bedframe by a bolted connection comprising a plurality of bolts arranged perpendicular to the web section, wherein on a side of the web section opposite to the attachment area at least one retaining means is arranged for holding a nut, which is attached to a respective bolt of the plurality of bolts, in a non-rotatable manner, wherein the retaining means comprises at least one retainer plate having a plurality of non-circular openings for accommodating a respective nut having an outer circumference with at least one non-circular section, wherein the retaining means comprises a further retainer plate arranged in parallel and at a distance to the retainer plate, wherein the further retainer plate comprises a plurality of further openings, and wherein each nut extends through a respective non-circular opening of the retainer plate and a respective further opening of the further retainer plate.