1. Channel framing comprising:
an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and defining an interior extending along the longitudinal axis, the body including
a first side defining a continuous slot extending lengthwise of the body and into the interior of the body, and
a second side generally opposite the first side and defining a fitting groove extending lengthwise of the body, wherein the fitting groove is configured for receiving at least one type of fitting to secure the fitting to the channel framing.
2. Channel framing set forth in claim 1, wherein the body further includes opposing third and fourth sides extending between an interconnecting the first and second sides, wherein the first, second, third and fourth sides together define the open interior of the body.
3. Channel framing set forth in claim 2, wherein the third side of the body defines a second fitting groove extending lengthwise of the body and configured for receiving at least one type of fitting to secure the fitting to the channel framing.
4. Channel framing set forth in claim 3, wherein the second fitting groove is identical in cross section to the fitting groove defined by the second side.
5. Channel framing set forth in claim 1, wherein the second side has interior and exterior surfaces, opposing sidewalls extending inwardly toward the interior of the body, and a bottom wall extending between and interconnecting the opposing sidewalls, wherein the fitting groove is defined by the exterior surface of the second side at the sidewalls and the bottom wall, wherein an internal rail is defined by the interior surface of the second side at the sidewalls and the bottom wall.
6. Channel framing set forth in claim 5, in combination with a fitting, wherein the fitting is configured for securement to the body of the channel framing, such that when the fitting is secured to the body, the fitting engages at least one of: the exterior surface of the second side at least one of the sidewalls and the bottom wall defining the fitting groove; and the interior surface of the second side at least one of the sidewalls and the bottom wall defining the rail.
7. Channel framing in combination with a fitting as set forth in claim 6, wherein the fitting comprises a coupling component configured to lock in the fitting groove by rotating the coupling component in the fitting groove.
8. Channel framing in combination with a fitting as set forth in claim 6, wherein the fitting comprises a component disposed in the interior of the body and adapted to engage the rail when the fitting is secured to the body.
9. Channel framing in combination with a fitting as set forth in claim 8, wherein the fitting further comprises a coupling component configured to lock in the fitting groove by rotating the coupling component in the fitting groove.
10. Channel framing set forth in claim 5, wherein the opposing sidewalls of the second side flare away from one another toward the bottom wall to define a generally dovetail cross-sectional shape.
11. Channel framing set forth in claim 10, wherein the bottom wall of the second side defines a plurality of openings extending from the exterior surface through the interior surface.
12. Channel framing set forth in claim 5, in combination with a fitting for securement to the body of the channel framing, the fitting comprising a coupling component configured to hook into the fitting groove and engage one of the sidewalls defining the fitting groove.
13. Channel framing set forth in claim 1, in combination with a fitting for securement to the body of the channel framing, the fitting comprising a coupling component configured to lock in the fitting groove by rotating the coupling component in the fitting groove.
14. Channel framing set forth in claim 1, in combination with a rod hanger assembly for suspending the body from an elevated structure, the rod hanger assembly comprising a coupling component having an elongate body sized and shaped for sliding reception in an open longitudinal end of the fitting groove, and a rod secured to the coupling component.
15. Channel framing in combination with a rod hanger assembly as set forth in claim 14, wherein the rod hanger assembly comprises two rod hanger assemblies, the coupling components of the two rod hanger assemblies being received in respective open longitudinal ends of the fitting groove such that the rods extend upward from the coupling component.
16. Channel framing in combination with a rod hanger assembly set forth in claim 15, wherein the coupling components extend longitudinally outward from the respective longitudinal ends of the body of the channel framing.
17. Channel framing in combination with a rod hanger assembly as set forth in claim 14, wherein the body of the coupling component defines an opening through which the rod extends, wherein the rods are threaded.
18. Channel framing in combination with a rod hanger assembly as set forth in claim 17, wherein the body of the coupling components further defines a second opening for receiving a second rod therein.
19. Channel framing in combination with a rod hanger assembly as set forth in claim 18, further comprising a second rod received in the second opening for suspending additional channel framing from the body of said channel framing.
20. Channel framing set forth in claim 1, wherein the fitting groove has a generally dovetail cross-sectional shape and is defined by opposing sidewalls flaring outward from one another toward the interior of the body, and a bottom wall extending between the opposing sidewalls.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a generator;
at least two rotor blades coupled to the generator, the rotor blades being exposed to wind to generate electrical power from the wind;
a pylon supporting the generator, the pylon having an internal space;
electrical equipment configured to receive electrical power generated by the generator, the electrical equipment being located within the internal space of the pylon; and
a dehumidification device at least partially positioned within the internal space of the pylon to reduce a water content of ambient air surrounding the electrical equipment below a water content of ambient air of a surrounding environment external to the pylon, the dehumidification device including a first element positioned within the internal space of the pylon, a heat transfer element coupled to the first element and configured to remove heat from the first element, and a second element coupled to the heat transfer element and to a wall of the pylon, the second element being configured to receive the heat removed from the first element.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wall to which the second element is coupled supports the generator.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the second element is formed by a portion of a wall of the pylon supporting the generator.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the heat transfer device is interposed between the first element and the second element, connecting the first and second elements to each other.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cooling device includes at least one Peltier element.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
means for collecting and removing the water content extracted from the ambient air in the internal space of the pylon, to a surrounding environment external with respect to the pylon.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the means for collecting and removing includes at least one of a catch unit and a sensor operable to communicate collection of the water content beyond a particular volume.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the water content is received by the first element and communicated to the means for collecting and removing.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a first sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first element;
a second sensor configured to detect ambient temperature; and
a control device electrically coupled to the first and second sensors, the control device being configured to receive temperature data from the first and second sensors and process the data to set the temperature of the first element.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the control device is configured to vary the power supplied to the cooling device to set the temperature of the first element.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the control device is configured to set the temperature of the first element below ambient temperature.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second elements includes a plurality of ribs configured to maximize an exposed area thereof.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electrical equipment includes a rectifier.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dehumidification device is positioned adjacent the electrical equipment.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a generator;
at least two rotor blades coupled to the generator, the rotor blades being exposed to wind to generate electrical power from the wind;
a pylon supporting the generator, the pylon having an internal space;
electrical equipment configured to receive electrical power generated by the generator, the electrical equipment being located within the internal space of the pylon;
a dehumidification device at least partially positioned within the internal space of the pylon adjacent the electrical equipment to reduce a water content of ambient air surrounding the electrical equipment below a water content of ambient air of a surrounding environment external to the pylon, the dehumidification device including a first element positioned within the internal space of the pylon, a heat transfer element coupled to the first element and configured to remove heat from the first element, and a second element coupled to the heat transfer element, the second element being configured to receive the heat removed from the first element; and
a deflecting structure coupled to a portion of the dehumidification device and configured to deflect cooled air surrounding the first element or the cooling device, toward the second element for extracting the heat received by the second element.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
a fan positioned adjacent the first element or the cooling device and configured to facilitate direction of the cooled air toward the deflecting structure and the deflection of the cooled air toward the second element.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the second element is coupled to a wall of the pylon.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the second element is formed at least in part by a portion of a wall of the pylon.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the wall of the pylon forming at least in part the second element supports the generator.
20. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
means for collecting and removing the water content extracted from the ambient air in the internal space of the pylon, to a surrounding environment external with respect to the pylon, the means for collecting and removing including a catch unit for collecting the water content.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:
a sensor operable to communicate collection of the water content beyond a particular volume.
22. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein at least one of the first and second elements includes a plurality of ribs configured to maximize an exposed area thereof.