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Utility
Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edge Protection Method
18 Aug 22
Wind Turbine Blade (12) Leading Edge (24, 30, 88) Protection Method In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of applying an erosion shield (22) to a leading edge region (30) of a wind turbine blade (12).
Amin Kimiaeifar, Brian Bækdahl Damgaard
Filed: 26 Jun 20
Utility
Connection for Split Wind Turbine Blade
18 Aug 22
A wind turbine blade comprising: a first blade portion having a shell that defines a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge of the blade, the first blade portion further including a first blade portion end surface at one end of the first blade portion; a second blade portion having a shell that defines a suction side, a pressure side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge of the blade, the second blade portion further including a second blade portion end surface at one end of the second blade portion, wherein the first blade portion and the second blade portion are configured to be coupled together at the first and second blade portion end surfaces; and a connection joint for coupling the first and second blade portions together, wherein the connection joint includes: a first insert embedded in the first blade portion; a fitting integral with the first insert and projecting from the first blade portion end surface toward the second blade portion end surface; a second insert embedded in the second blade portion; and a fastener arranged to fasten the second insert to the fitting.
Andrew Hedges, James Smith, Peter Bøttcher, Jens-Jørgen Hansen
Filed: 28 Jul 20
Utility
Controlling Power Output of a Wind Turbine at Below-rated Wind Speed
18 Aug 22
There is provided a method of controlling power output of a wind turbine at below-rated wind speed, the method comprising: determining an indication of blade torsion of one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine in dependence on wind speed and/or rotor speed; determining a torsion-corrected blade pitch based on the indication of blade torsion; and using the torsion-corrected blade pitch to control pitch the one or more rotor blades.
Fabio CAPONETTI, James Alexander NICHOLS, Benjamin ROWLINSON
Filed: 22 Jun 20
Utility
Improvements Relating to Wind Turbine Main Rotor Turning Systems
18 Aug 22
A turner gear arrangement (60) for turning a rotor of a wind turbine via a drivetrain thereof; said turner gear arrangement (60) comprising a motor (68), a torque transmission assembly (90), and a mounting assembly (80); said torque transmission assembly (90) comprising one or more rotational elements and including a turner output drive (92) rotating about an axis (R), said turner output drive (92) being operably coupled to and driven by said motor (68) and configured to transmit rotational motion to a gearbox output shaft of a said drivetrain, said turner output drive (92) further including an output guide portion (94); said mounting assembly (80) being configured to mount said motor (68) and said transmission assembly (90) in a fixed relation with respect to a wind turbine drivetrain; and wherein said mounting assembly (80) further includes a radial support interface (86) which operably engages with said output guide portion (94), to constrain movement of said turner output drive (92) in a direction transverse to its rotational axis (R).
Joris Kofman
Filed: 7 Jul 20
Utility
the Mounting of Stators In Generators for Wind Turbines
18 Aug 22
A stator mount and a tool for adjusting the position of a stator mount of a stator of a generator of a wind turbine.
Peter Mongeau, Henrik Zaar Mannik, Lars Langvardt Krogh
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Method of Erecting a Wind Turbine
11 Aug 22
A method of erecting a wind turbine on a wind turbine site, the wind turbine comprising a turbine tower and a nacelle.
Rasmus Sanderhoff Johansen, Søren Bøgelund Madsen, Jes Grøn Andersen, Jakob Anders Sørensen
Filed: 27 Apr 22
Utility
Controlling Noise Emissions from Individual Blades of a Wind Turbine
4 Aug 22
The present invention provides a method and controller for controlling noise emissions from individual blades (18) of a wind turbine (10), the method (60) comprising defining (720) a wind turbine model (321) describing dynamics of the wind turbine (10), the wind turbine model (321) including a description of intensity and direction of noise emissions from each individual blade (18) as a function of azimuthal angle (312); and applying (730) a model-based control algorithm (32) using the wind turbine model (321) to determine at least one control output (331), and using (740) the at least one control output (331) to control noise emissions from each individual blade (18).
Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Erik Sloth
Filed: 17 Jun 20
Utility
Method and Assembly for Handling Wind Turbine Blades
4 Aug 22
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
Utility
Inspecting Wind Turbine Blade
4 Aug 22
A method of inspecting a wind turbine blade.
Luke Spandley, Darren Rogers, Arran Wood, Paul Badger
Filed: 27 Jul 20
Utility
Improvements for Servicing a Wind Turbine
28 Jul 22
The invention provides a method and a wind turbine (3) comprising a crane (401), wherein the wind turbine (3) further comprises an on-site control module (411), which is connectable to a remote control unit (421) located outside of the wind turbine (3), for receiving control data from the remote control unit (421), the control module (411) further being arranged to control the crane (401) in dependence on the control data.
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Per Holten-Møller, Jonas Lerche Schomacker, Brian Jørgensen
Filed: 18 May 20
Utility
Method for Transferring Data from a Wind Farm to a Data Centre
28 Jul 22
A method for transferring data from at least one wind turbine to a data centre arranged remotely with respect to the wind turbine is disclosed.
Anders Reimer, Morten Tim Thorsen
Filed: 26 Jan 22
Utility
a Method for Erecting a Wind Turbine Tower Using Stud Bolts
21 Jul 22
A method for erecting a wind turbine tower is disclosed.
Jakob Anders Sørensen, Christine Broe, Rasmus Sanderhoff Johansen
Filed: 19 May 20
Utility
Wind Turbine Blade Spar Structure
21 Jul 22
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a wind turbine blade shear web comprising an elongate web panel and a mounting flange extending along a longitudinal edge of the panel.
Jonathan Smith
Filed: 5 May 20
Utility
Method of Shutting Down a Wind Turbine
21 Jul 22
The invention provides a method of shutting down a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a rotor with a plurality of blades; and a generator system coupled to the rotor.
Karthik VASUDEVAN, Ian COUCHMAN
Filed: 18 Jun 20
Utility
Improvements Relating to Electrical Power Generators for Wind Turbines
21 Jul 22
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
Ice Shield for Tower Mounted Equipment
21 Jul 22
A tower (1) having equipment (3) mounted thereon is disclosed.
Erik Larsen
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Large Inductors for Lightning Protection of Power Systems
21 Jul 22
Embodiments herein describe a discharge filter, located in a root of a wind turbine blade, which includes one or more cables wound into large scale inductors using an internal or external surface of the root as a mandrel.
Nathan A. BRILLIANT
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Segmented Vibration Absorber
21 Jul 22
A vibration absorber for securely fixing to the housing of a gearbox includes an absorber mass having a first group of segments that are rotationally symmetrical to one another with respect to a rotational axis and/or central axis of the gearbox.
Wim De Laet, Ben Marrant, Frederik Vanhollebeke
Filed: 5 Mar 20
Utility
an Adhesive Deposition Tool for Applying Structural Adhesive to a Wind Turbine Blade Component
14 Jul 22
This invention relates to an adhesive deposition tool for applying a bead of structural adhesive onto an application surface of a wind turbine blade component.
Paul Lewis
Filed: 18 May 20
Utility
Tool Assembly for Tensioning Tower Bolts of a Wind Turbine Tower
14 Jul 22
A tool assembly (1) for tensioning tower bolts (12) of a wind turbine tower is disclosed.
Rasmus Sanderhoff Johansen
Filed: 19 May 20