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Utility
Apparatuses for wind turbine blade railroad transportation and related systems and methods
11 Jul 23
A tip bolster (32) for supporting a wind turbine blade (40) on a railcar (14) includes a clamp (360) including first and second clamp arms (364, 366) having first and second jaws (384, 386), respectively, and supporting a pliable saddle (394) extending therebetween, the pliable saddle (394) being configured to support a portion of the blade (40) interposed between the first and second clamp arms (364, 366) and to conform to an exterior surface thereof.
Kurt Jensen, Henrik Timm Sørensen
Filed: 3 Sep 20
Utility
Wind turbine control using constraint scheduling
4 Jul 23
The invention provides a method for controlling a wind turbine, including predicting behaviour of one or more wind turbine components such as a wind turbine tower over a prediction horizon using a wind turbine model that describes dynamics of the one or more wind turbine components or states.
Fabio Caponetti, Tobias Gybel Hovgaard, Christian Jeppesen, Silvia Estelles Martinez
Filed: 5 Jan 21
Utility
Blade Monitoring by Actively Promoting Blade Vibrations
29 Jun 23
The present invention relates to blade monitoring of a wind turbine by actively promoting blade vibrations by imposing a pitch actuation signal.
Anders SKAFTE, Gustavo Oliveira VIOLATO, Fabio CAPONETTI
Filed: 29 Apr 21
Utility
Stray Current Detection In Wind Turbine Generators
29 Jun 23
An electrical power generating assembly for a wind turbine.
Peter Mongeau, Nicolaj Olesen, Lars Brink Christensen, Marek Swies
Filed: 24 Feb 23
Utility
Method for Testing Data Transfer In a Wind Power Surveillance System
29 Jun 23
Testing data transfer at the application layer of a wind power surveillance computer system.
Tommy Frichot, Fabrice Krøyer-Loudet, Morten Tim Thorsen
Filed: 28 Dec 22
Utility
Wind turbine control system comprising improved upsampling technique
30 May 23
A wind turbine control unit includes an upsampling module that receives a first control signal that includes a current control sample value and a predicted control trajectory.
Tobias Gybel Hovgaard, Keld Hammerum, Kasper Zinck
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
a Wind Turbine Tower Assembly Device for Making a Wind Turbine Tower
25 May 23
A wind turbine tower assembly device comprising a tower interface configured to be attached to a wind turbine tower during construction of the wind turbine tower, a nacelle interface for being attached to a part of a nacelle of a wind turbine and arranged to place the nacelle above a free end of a wind turbine tower which is attached to the tower interface; a lifting structure configured to move the nacelle interface relative to the tower interface to create a space between the free end of the wind turbine tower and the nacelle interface; a unit receiving structure configured to insert a tower unit into the space; and a tower assembly structure configured for joining the tower unit to the free end of the tower.
Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 6 May 21
Utility
Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Design
18 May 23
A method of designing a wind turbine rotor blade.
Leo THESBJERG, Søren Hove SØRENSEN, Gustavo Oliveira VIOLATO
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Controlling the Yaw to Reduce Motor Speed
18 May 23
Peter FYNBO, Jesper Lykkegaard NEUBAUER, Jens-Kristian Egsgaard LANGKJÆR, Niels Henrik PEDERSEN
Filed: 29 Mar 21
Utility
Method for Controlling a Wind Turbine System In Relation to Braking of the Yaw System
18 May 23
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine system, more particular for a controlled sliding strategy to lower loads on the yaw system by controlling mechanical brakes and motor brakes in the yaw drive actuators.
Thorkild Møller BERTELSEN, Morten Bagger SØGAARD, Jesper Lykkegaard NEUBAUER, Tiago Telmo PINTO DE OLIVEIRA, Peter FYNBO, Martin Møller SØRENSEN, Carsten Krogh NIELSEN, Asier BERRA, Anders Hjarnø JØRGENSEN
Filed: 22 Apr 21
Utility
Determination of Wind Turbine Generator Position
18 May 23
The invention provides a method for determining angular position of a generator shaft of a wind turbine.
Kent Tange, Daniel De Figueiredo Maria
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Wind Turbine with Tonality Reduction
18 May 23
A wind turbine comprising: a vibration source; a component arranged to receive a vibration from the vibration source, the component having a first resonant frequency; and a resonator module arranged to vibrate with a first wavelength when excited at the first resonant frequency, the resonator module being operably coupled to the component at a first location, wherein the resonator module has a first length extending from the first location to a first free end of the resonator module, and wherein the first length of the resonator module is a quarter of the first wavelength.
Mranal Gupta, Antonio Patricio Pinto Couto Vieira
Filed: 29 Mar 21
Utility
Floating wind turbine generator installation
16 May 23
A method of installing a wind turbine generator onto a floating foundation.
Alf Olsen
Filed: 2 Sep 19
Utility
a Wind Power Plant
11 May 23
The invention concerns a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbines connected to a distribution line; a connection station comprising a plurality of switchgear devices connected to a substation via the distribution line; and, a plurality of power cables connecting the plurality of switchgear devices and the plurality of wind turbines.
Jesper NIELSEN
Filed: 5 Mar 21
Utility
Spreader Bar for Distributing a Lifting Force of a Crane and Method of Using Such a Spreader Bar
11 May 23
The invention relates to a spreader bar (1) for distributing a lifting force from a crane (2) onto a two lifting regions (3,4) f a load (5) to be lifted.
Adrian Botwright
Filed: 7 May 21
Utility
Reinforcing structures for wind turbine blades
9 May 23
A wind turbine blade including an elongate reinforcing structure, the reinforcing structure comprising a plurality of strips of fibre-reinforced polymer arranged into a stack structure, and at least one adjacent pair of the plurality of strips including an infusion promoting layer, wherein the infusion promoting layer is a fabric comprising a plurality of twisted yarns.
Chris Cieslak, Luke Spandley
Filed: 29 Jul 15
Utility
Relating to wind turbine blades
9 May 23
Improvements relating to wind turbine blades A wind turbine blade is described that comprises a main blade and one or more separate edge modules attached to the main blade module.
Toby Collard, Nathan A. Brilliant, Chris Sutton, Lasse Lykkegaard
Filed: 5 Jul 19
Utility
a Nacelle with Pre-tensioned Brace Cables
4 May 23
A nacelle for a wind turbine is disclosed.
Joël Saraiva Nunes, Jose Fernandes Oliveira, Fernando Jorge Dias Da Costa Bastos, Nuno Alexandre Novo Medeiros Da Silva
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Turner Gear Assembly for Wind Turbines and Method of Using Same
4 May 23
A turner gear assembly (52) for turning an unbalanced rotor of a wind turbine (10) having a drivetrain (30).
Joris Kofman, Dan Mølgaard Mathiasen
Filed: 22 Mar 21
Utility
Wind Turbine Power Generation Comprising an Ac-dc-ac Converter and a Transformer with a Tap Changer
4 May 23
A method of operating a power generating system for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, the power generating system comprising a power generator, a converter, a transformer and a tap changer, the method comprising; when operating the power generating system in a grid-forming configuration, monitoring a signal for detecting a voltage of the electrical grid which requires an increase in output voltage from the power generating system in order to maintain the grid voltage within a predetermined voltage range; and operating the tap changer to tap-up the transformer to provide at least part of the voltage increase required to maintain the grid voltage within the predetermined voltage range.
Bo SUN, Ciprian BIRIS, Catalin Gabriel DINCAN, Philip Carne KJÆR
Filed: 19 Jan 21