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Utility
Wind turbine main rotor arrangement with integrated lubrication facility
15 Feb 22
A main rotor arrangement for a wind turbine, comprising a shaft which is rotatable within a shaft housing about a rotational axis, a bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements, wherein the bearing is located between the shaft and the housing thereby to enable the shaft to rotate within the shaft housing.
Lutz Heuser
Filed: 2 Feb 18
Utility
Method for reliability testing of a driven component
8 Feb 22
A method is provided for testing a reliability of a plurality of driven component variants (22, 24, 30), such as those to be used as power train elements in one or more wind turbines.
Antonio Correia
Filed: 29 Sep 17
Utility
Method for controlling a wind power plant
8 Feb 22
A method for controlling a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators, wherein the method comprises: deriving an estimated value for electrical losses in the wind power plant, deriving a measured value for electrical losses in the wind power plant, based on a difference between an aggregated power production from the plurality of wind turbine generators and a power measurement at a point of common coupling; applying the estimated value for electrical losses and the measured value for electrical losses in an active power control loop, comprising a regulator; and controlling by means of the active power control loop an active power production of the wind power plant at the point of common coupling.
Dumitru-Mihai Valcan, Jorge Martinez Garcia, Kouroush Nayebi, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Martin Ansbjerg Kjær
Filed: 12 Dec 16
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture
3 Feb 22
A method of forming a wind turbine blade shear web flange section (36) by resin transfer moulding comprises providing a mould assembly (84) comprising a mould surface (86) defining a mould cavity and arranging a plurality of elongate flange elements (46) with the mould surface in an array (80) such that the flange elements are positioned one on top of another with first and second longitudinal ends (56,60) of each flange element longitudinally offset from respective first and second longitudinal ends of a neighbouring flange element so as to form a tapered portion (58,62) at each of a first and second longitudinal end of the flange section (36).
Jonathan Smith, Robert Charles Preston
Filed: 9 Dec 19
Utility
a Payload Control Device
3 Feb 22
A payload coupler with a position control device for controlling a position of the payload coupler when suspended from a lower end of a line for attachment at an upper end thereof to a lifting device.
Ivar J.B.K. Jensen, Niels Vinther Voigt, Aksel Petersen, Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 13 Dec 19
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture
3 Feb 22
A wind turbine blade shear web comprises an elongate panel (28) having a first side and an opposing second side and a longitudinally extending flange (30a, 30b) arranged along a longitudinal edge of the panel.
Robert Charles Preston
Filed: 9 Dec 19
Utility
Method for Charging an Energy Storage System Using a Wind Turbine
3 Feb 22
A method of charging an energy storage system, such as a battery, a capacitor, or a super capacitor, using a wind turbine is described.
Søren DALSGAARD, Julio Xavier Vianna NETO, Kim SØRENSEN, Poul Brandt CHRISTENSEN, Fabio CAPONETTI
Filed: 9 Oct 19
Utility
Wind Turbine Blade with Multiple Inner Blade Profiles
3 Feb 22
A wind turbine blade (6) having a span-wise direction between an inner tip region (6a) and an outer tip region (6b), and a chord-wise direction (AA) perpendicular to the span-wise direction is disclosed.
Peter Bjørn ANDERSEN, Thomas S. Bjertrup NIELSEN
Filed: 13 Sep 19
Utility
Method and system for lifting a wind turbine rotor
1 Feb 22
A method of lifting a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a center of gravity and including a hub and first, second, and third blades projecting outwardly from the hub at locations circumferentially distributed thereabout, includes positioning first and second slings around the first and second blades, respectively, to define first and second lifting zones delineating a lifting envelope, wherein the lifting envelope encompasses the center of gravity.
Henrik Petersen, Jesper Hermann Hansen, Jens Torborg
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Method for forming a wind turbine foundation and related system for forming such a foundation
1 Feb 22
A method of forming a wind turbine foundation includes providing an anchor cage in an excavation pit, the anchor cage including an upper flange, a lower flange, and a plurality of anchor bolts extending therebetween.
Anders Brohm, Søren P. Jensen, Børge Øllgaard
Filed: 25 Nov 16
Utility
Support frame and method for determining movements of a wind turbine blade during transport to an installation site
1 Feb 22
A support frame (44) and method are described herein for support of a wind turbine blade (22) on a vehicle during transport to an installation site.
Michael Kastrup, Kennet Hvid Nielsen, Kurt Jensen
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Utility
a Yaw Arrangement for a Multirotor Wind Turbine
27 Jan 22
A multirotor wind turbine (1) comprising a yaw arrangement (6) and a tower (2) is disclosed.
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Leif Christoffersen, Per Holten-Møller, Anders Yde Wollesen
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Wind Turbine Noise Masking
27 Jan 22
A method of masking wind turbine noise from a wind turbine Masking noise is generated to produce resultant noise with a modulation depth which is less than a modulation depth of the wind turbine noise and an average level which is greater than an average level of the wind turbine noise.
Erik Sloth
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Monitoring the Condition of a Yaw System
27 Jan 22
A first aspect of the invention provides a method of monitoring the condition of a yaw system of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a rotor, the yaw system arranged to control a yaw rotation of the rotor, the method comprising: providing design data 5 representing an expected relationship between yaw moment and yaw rotation speed; measuring a pair of parameters, the pair of parameters comprising a yaw moment parameter indicative of a yaw moment applied to the yaw system, and a yaw rotation speed parameter indicative of a yaw rotation speed caused by the yaw moment; using the design data to evaluate whether the pair of parameters deviates from the expected 10 relationship; and determining a condition of the yaw system on the basis of the evaluation.
Søren Dalsgaard, Peter Bøttcher, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Anders Yde Wollesen, Julio Xavier Vianna Netø
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Calculating a Return Period Wind Speed
27 Jan 22
Calculating a wind speed associated with a return period at a proposed wind turbine site.
Mark ZAGAR, Karthik VASUDEVAN
Filed: 12 Nov 19
Utility
Balancing reactive current between a DFIG stator and a grid-side inverter
25 Jan 22
Aspects of the present invention relate to a method for controlling an amount of reactive current provided from a wind turbine generator to a power grid during an abnormal power grid event, said wind turbine generator comprising a doubly-fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, and a power converter coupling the rotor to the power grid, the power converter comprising a grid-side inverter, wherein the method comprises the step of balancing the reactive current provided to the power grid between a reactive stator current and a reactive grid-side inverter current, wherein the reactive grid-side inverter current is controlled in accordance with a reactive current capacity of a grid breaker receiving the reactive current provided by the grid-side inverter.
Ciprian Biris, Uffe C. Merrild, Leif Svinth Christensen, Gert Karmisholt Andersen
Filed: 16 May 17
Utility
Modular wind turbine blade
25 Jan 22
A modular wind turbine blade is described.
Jonathan Smith
Filed: 31 May 19
Utility
Wind turbine nacelle with on-board fluid system
25 Jan 22
A wind turbine nacelle comprising a plurality of power generating components and a fluid system, wherein the nacelle includes a nacelle cover comprising a lower cover or ‘base’, a roof and side walls, thereby defining an interior space of the nacelle, wherein the fluid system includes a fluid tank that is integrated into the nacelle cover.
Michael Staghøj, Poul T. Tietze, Tommy Eschelund
Filed: 6 Apr 18
Utility
a Generator-gearbox Assembly for a Wind Turbine
20 Jan 22
A generator-gearbox assembly for a wind turbine A generator-gearbox assembly (200) for a wind turbine (100) comprising a generator (240) having a generator rotor (245); a gearbox (220) comprising an output shaft (230); and a connection assembly (300).
Lars Langvardt Krogh, Henrik Zaar Mannik
Filed: 3 Dec 19
Utility
Improvements Relating to Stray Current Detection In Wind Turbine Generators
20 Jan 22
An electrical power generating assembly (20) for a wind turbine (1).
Peter Mongeau, Nicolaj Olesen, Lars Brink Christensen, Marek Swies
Filed: 17 Dec 19