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Utility
Relating to electrical power generators for wind turbines
5 Sep 23
There is provided a method (100) of installing a pitch tube (27) into an electrical power generator (24) for a wind turbine, the method comprising: installing (105a) the pitch tube (27) so that it is coaxial with a rotational axis (R) of the generator (24); supporting (105b) a bearing arrangement (50) associated with the pitch tube (27) at an end of the generator (24) using one or more primary supports (52), wherein each of the primary supports (52) comprises a first end (58) connected to the bearing arrangement (50) and a second end (60) connected to a component (32) associated with a rotating reference frame of the generator (24); and supporting (110) the bearing arrangement (50) using one or more secondary supports (54), wherein each of the secondary supports (54) comprises a first end (62) connected to the bearing arrangement (50) and a second end (64) connected to a component (42) associated with a stationary reference frame of the generator (24).
Lars Langvardt Krogh, Rolf Nyborg Broge
Filed: 21 Apr 20
Utility
Wind turbine nacelle structure
5 Sep 23
A wind turbine includes a nacelle which houses components including a generator connected to a rotor.
Kristoffer Isbak Thomsen
Filed: 4 May 20
Utility
Operating a wind turbine during service
5 Sep 23
A method of operating a wind turbine during a service, wherein the wind turbine comprises at least one rotor-nacelle assembly, the or each rotor-nacelle assembly comprising a rotor; the method comprising: detecting that a service is to be or is being carried out on the wind turbine; and, on detecting that a service is to be or is being carried out on the wind turbine, reducing an operating level of the or each rotor-nacelle assembly.
Søren Dalsgaard, Torben Ladegaard Baun, Keld Hammerum, Torben Petersen
Filed: 9 Jul 19
Utility
Wind Turbine System
31 Aug 23
A wind turbine system comprising: a wind turbine; and a monitoring system, wherein the wind turbine comprises: a tower; an arm extending from the tower, a rotor-nacelle assembly (RNA) carried by the arm; and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor carried by the arm or the RNA.
Dan Hilton, Johnny Nielsen
Filed: 1 Jul 21
Utility
Wind Turbine Lightning Protection System
31 Aug 23
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, which is at least partly disposed in an inboard portion of the blade.
Nathan A. Brilliant, Lasse Lykkegaard, Angela Thwaites
Filed: 26 Jul 21
Utility
Wind Turbine Lightning Protection System
31 Aug 23
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, which is at least partly disposed in an inboard portion of the blade.
Nathan A. Brilliant, Lasse Lykkegaard, Angela Thwaites
Filed: 26 Jul 21
Utility
Wind Turbine Lightning Protection System
31 Aug 23
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, which is at least partly disposed in an inboard portion of the blade.
Nathan A. Brilliant, Lasse Lykkegaard, Angela Thwaites
Filed: 26 Jul 21
Utility
Battery Testing In Operation
31 Aug 23
According to embodiments described herein managing power storage and discharge from or charge to a battery array that includes a plurality of individual batteries, is provided by: determining an aggregate demand for power from the battery array; performing one of discharging or charging via a first battery of the plurality of individual batteries from a first state of charge to a second state of charge based on a test profile configured to characterize the first battery, wherein the test profile is unrelated to the aggregate demand; and performing the one of discharging or charging via a second battery of the plurality of individual batteries to compensate for a difference between power discharged or charged by the first battery according to the test profile and the aggregate demand.
Chunyang ZHAO, Lars Christian CHRISTENSEN
Filed: 28 Jun 21
Utility
Replacement insert for repair of a joint connecting a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub
22 Aug 23
A replacement insert for the repair of a joint connecting a wind turbine blade to a rotor hub of a wind turbine is disclosed.
Romaric Thiebaut
Filed: 7 Dec 18
Utility
Wind turbine noise masking
22 Aug 23
A method of masking wind turbine noise from a wind turbine.
Erik Sloth
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Control of Yaw Drives for Segmented Toothed Yaw Ring of a Wind Turbine
17 Aug 23
A method of yawing a nacelle in a wind turbine having a yawing assembly comprising a drive-ring and a plurality of drives configured to exert a torque during movement along the drive-ring and thereby move the nacelle relative to the tower.
Peter FYNBO, Torben Ladegaard BAUN, Jesper Lykkegaard NEUBAUER
Filed: 15 Jun 21
Utility
Data Collection System and Method for Renewable Energy Power Plant
17 Aug 23
Aspects of the present invention relate to a data collection system for a renewable energy power plan comprising a plurality of renewable energy generators.
Morten Tim Thorsen
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
Energy Storage Adaptive Augmentation for Load Response
17 Aug 23
According to embodiments described herein, adaptive augmentation for load response is provided via monitoring operational characteristics of members of first and second groups of power storage units; monitoring demand characteristics of power demand on the storage array, wherein the first group of power storage units is activated to supply power for a first component of the power demand and the second group of power storage units is activated to supply power for a second component of the power demand; and while the members of the first and second groups of power storage units remain installed and available to respond to the power demand on the storage array: reassigning a given member of the first group to be a new member of the second group in response to at least one of a change in the operational characteristics or a change in the demand characteristics.
Chunyang Zhao, Lars Christian Christensen
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
Voltage control on a wind turbine transformer with multiple windings
15 Aug 23
The invention relates to a method for operating a power system of a wind turbine.
John Godsk Nielsen, Torben Møller Hansen
Filed: 9 Jul 21
Utility
Method of operating a power generation system
15 Aug 23
This invention concerns a method of controlling a power converter system 26 operating in an overmodulation region.
Ciprian Biris, Kent Tange, Duy Duc Doan, Gert Karmisholt Andersen, Torsten Lund, Lars Meyer
Filed: 19 Sep 19
Utility
Detuner system
15 Aug 23
A detuner system for a wind turbine includes a drive train component having a natural frequency.
Mranal Gupta, Erik Sloth
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Control of a power plant with at least one wind turbine
15 Aug 23
The invention relates to a method for controlling power generation of a power plant which comprises power generating units including a wind turbine.
Jacob Barsøe KjÆrgaard, Steve Jessen
Filed: 27 May 19
Utility
Wind turbine tower transition piece
15 Aug 23
A transition piece (140) for a wind turbine tower (110) is provided, that is configured to be installed on a tower foundation (111) and to carry a tower piece (113).
Thor Thiim Hansen, Christian Fuglsbjerg, Slawomir Michaluk, Jeppe Søe
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Utility
Method for real-time prediction of wind conditions across a wind farm
15 Aug 23
A method for real-time prediction of wind conditions across a wind farm comprising a plurality of wind turbines, the wind farm being arranged at a wind farm site, is disclosed.
Ewan Machefaux, Kim Emil Andersen, Frank Ormel, Mogens Bjerning
Filed: 14 Dec 22
Utility
Method and assembly for handling wind turbine blades
8 Aug 23
A method for mounting a blade root of a blade on a blade flange of a wind turbine rotor, the method comprising: attaching a control line between a hold structure at the blade flange and the blade root; lifting the blade with a blade lifting crane while the blade root is guided towards the blade flange by use of said control line, and connecting said blade root to said blade flange.
Ivar J. B. K. Jensen, Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen, Christian Skov Frederiksen
Filed: 4 Apr 22