Abstract: An equipment canister for supporting and enclosing electrical equipment of a wind turbine comprises a housing defining or containing at least one internal platform for supporting the equipment; a lifting interface on a top of the housing; an at least one support formation positioned on or projecting laterally beyond a side wall of the housing. The support formation is capable of supporting the weight of the canister suspended therefrom when the canister is installed within a monopile wind turbine foundation. Various wind turbine arrangements and wind turbine assembly methods incorporating such a canister are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 1, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2026
Assignee:
Seaway 7 Engineering B.V.
Inventors:
Alan John Macleay, Nicolas Houdeville, David John Down