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Improvements Relating to the Mounting of Stators In Generators for Wind Turbines
3 Mar 22
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a generator for a wind turbine.
Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
a Generator Rotor Assembly
3 Mar 22
A generator rotor assembly (42) comprises a cylindrical ring structure (46) defining a central hollow portion and arranged to rotate around a rotational axis.
Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh, Henrik Zaar Mannik, Jens Bergmann
Filed: 9 Jan 20
Utility
Improvements Relating to Cooling of Electrical Generators In Wind Turbines
3 Mar 22
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a generator for a wind turbine defining a central generator axis.
Peter Mongeau, Mustafa Gündüz
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture
3 Mar 22
A method of making and testing a wind turbine blade comprises providing a structural member having a web portion and a flange portion, where the flange portion extends away from the web portion and a curvilinear heel is defined between the web and flange portions. 5 A flange extender is integrated with the flange portion, where a first section of the flange extender overlies the flange portion, and a second section of the flange extender extends past the heel and away from the web portion.
Robert Charles Preston, Sean Keohan
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Relating to reactive power control in wind power plants
1 Mar 22
A method for controlling a renewable energy power plant comprising a plurality of renewable energy generators, the method comprising: carrying out the following steps dynamically: determining a reactive power capability value of the power plant based on the generated active power of each of the renewable energy generators within the power plant; determining a reactive power exchange limit value based on a measured grid voltage level; and controlling the power plant so that the generated reactive power does not exceed the lower of the determined reactive power capability value and the determined reactive power exchange limit value that are determined dynamically.
Manoj Gupta, Janakiraman Sivasankaran, Anoop Vijay Tiwari
Filed: 5 Jul 18
Utility
a Hybrid Power Plant and a Method for Controlling a Hybrid Power Plant
24 Feb 22
The invention relates to a hybrid power plant for producing power to the electrical grid, the hybrid power plant comprising a plurality of energy assets; a first renewable power generating unit, such as wind turbine generators, and an energy storage unit, preferably a battery energy storage system.
Mads Rajczyk SKJELMOSE, Henrik MØLLER
Filed: 28 Nov 19
Utility
Wind Turbine Blade Body Manufacturing Method
24 Feb 22
The invention provides a wind turbine blade body manufacturing method, the method comprising the steps of: providing a mould (40) having an elongated mould surface (43), placing a movable insert (50) on the mould surface, in a first position, forming, with the insert in the first position, a first blade body having a first length (L1), placing the insert (50) on the mould surface, in a second position, and forming, with the insert in the second position, a second blade body having a second length (L2) which is different from the first length.
Jonathan Smith
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture
24 Feb 22
A method of making a wind turbine blade (10) having a shear web (20, 22) bonded between first and second half shells (16, 18) is described.
Anton Bech
Filed: 2 Dec 19
Utility
a Method for Handling a Wind Turbine Component with a Control Arrangement
24 Feb 22
The invention provides a method for handling a load (2) comprising a wind turbine component (202), the method comprising,—while a crane (1) is supported by a supporting element (G), arranging a control arrangement (501, 502), which is at least partly elongated and flexible, so as to extend, while the load (2) is lifted in a suspended manner with the crane (1), from the load (2) to an actuator (511, 512), located on the supporting element (G), at a distance from the crane (1),—the actuator (511, 512) controlling the orientation of the load (2) by means of the control arrangement (501, 502),—wherein the control arrangement (501, 502) is extended, during the load orientation control, via a redirection device (531, 532) which is connected to the supporting element (G).
Michael Kastrup
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
a Logistics System for a Multirotor Wind Turbine
24 Feb 22
A logistics system for a multirotor wind turbine (1) is disclosed.
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Per Holten-Møller, Peter Bøttcher, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Brian Jørgensen, Leif Christoffersen
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Wind turbine noise analysis and control
22 Feb 22
A method of identifying an operating parameter of a wind turbine that contributes to the generation of tonal noise.
Mranal Gupta, Niels Christian M. Nielsen
Filed: 13 Nov 17
Utility
Wind power plant with improved rise time
22 Feb 22
A method for controlling a wind power plant connected to an electrical grid, the wind power plant comprising at least one wind turbine generator and a power plant controller, the power plant controller comprising a signal controller for controlling an electrical parameter with a gain, the method comprising, measuring at least one electrical parameter in the electrical grid , determining an internal signal value at least partially based on the at least one electrical parameter, comparing the internal signal value with a saturation value, and if the internal signal value exceed the saturation value, increasing the gain of the signal controller to a first gain value, in order to decrease a rise time for a slope for the electrical parameter in the electrical grid.
Jorge Martinez Garcia
Filed: 6 Nov 14
Utility
Method for operating a plurality of chopper circuits
22 Feb 22
The present invention relates to a method for simultaneous operation of a plurality of chopper circuits of a wind turbine power converter, the method comprising the steps of operating a controllable switching member of a first chopper circuit in accordance with a first switching pattern, and operating a controllable switching member of a second chopper circuit in accordance with a second switching pattern, wherein the first switching pattern is different from the second switching pattern during a first time period.
Lars Helle, Torsten Lund
Filed: 30 Nov 18
Utility
Modular Tower Damper System
17 Feb 22
The present invention relates to a damper module adapted to be secured to a wind turbine tower section, the damper module comprising at least one liquid damper secured to a frame structure, wherein each liquid damper comprises a container comprising an interior volume containing an amount of liquid, wherein the amount of liquid in the interior volume of the container sets a natural frequency of the liquid damper, and wherein the frame structure comprises an interface arrangement configured for, in cooperation with a damper module suspension arrangement in a tower section, securing the damper module to said tower section, and a liquid damper fastening arrangement configured for securing said at least one liquid damper to the frame structure.
Søren Bøgelund Madsen, Tue Hald
Filed: 11 Dec 19
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Blade Anti-ice Systems
17 Feb 22
A wind turbine comprising a plurality of wind turbine blades, a blade anti-ice system including a blade heating arrangement associated, wherein the anti-ice system includes a control system and a power supply configured to provide power to the blade heating arrangement, characterised in that the power supply comprises a power converter.
Carsten ROED, Jan SLEJ
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Wind Turbine and Method of Maintaining a Wind Turbine
17 Feb 22
Wind turbine installation (1) comprising a tower (2), a nacelle (3), —a liquid immersed power electrical device (6) having an expansion vessel (7), an air dehydrating breather (8) comprising a moisture absorbing agent (9), and a conduit (10) fluidly connecting the expansion vessel (7) and the air dehydrating breather (8), wherein the wind turbine installation (1) comprises a barrier (11) separating a restricted zone (12) from a non-restricted zone (13) in said wind turbine installation (1), wherein the electrical device (6) is located in the restricted zone (12), wherein the air dehydrating breather (8) is located in the non-restricted zone (12) and wherein the conduit (10) extends through the barrier (11) and a method of maintaining a wind turbine installation (1).
Jesper Hillebrandt
Filed: 6 Nov 19
Utility
Boosting Reactive Current Injection from Wind Turbine Generators
17 Feb 22
Operating a renewable energy generator forming part of a renewable energy power plant.
Manoj GUPTA, Janakiraman SIVASANKARAN
Filed: 28 Nov 19
Utility
Relating to a yaw sensor for a wind turbine
15 Feb 22
Lars Glavind, Ib Svend Olesen, Morten Thøgersen, Kristian Kiib, Johnny Nielsen
Filed: 10 Feb 17
Utility
Relating to wind turbines having blades equipped with boundary layer control system
15 Feb 22
A wind turbine system comprising a nacelle mounted on a tower, a rotor having a plurality of blades and a boundary layer control system configured to control airflow through blade surface openings in each of the blades.
Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Ian Couchman
Filed: 23 Nov 17
Utility
Wind turbine blade having a lightning tip receptor
15 Feb 22
A wind turbine blade comprising a main blade portion having a root end and a tip end, wherein a leading edge and a trailing edge extend between the root end and the tip end, and a conductive blade tip module that abuts the tip end of the main blade portion; wherein the conductive blade tip module comprises an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis transverse to a spanwise axis of the blade, and wherein the conductive blade tip module has a length in a direction along said longitudinal axis that is greater than a chord length of the blade tip interface.
Jakob Hjorth Jensen, Lasse Lykkegaard
Filed: 27 Jul 17