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Utility
Apparatuses for Wind Turbine Blade Railroad Transportation and Related Systems and Methods
11 Mar 21
A transportation arrangement (10) includes a train (12) including at least first and second railcars (14) operatively coupled to each other for hauling by a locomotive along a railroad and having a first side (20) and a second side (22).
Kurt Jensen, Henrik Timm Sørensen
Filed: 3 Sep 20
Utility
Apparatuses for Wind Turbine Blade Railroad Transportation and Related Systems and Methods
11 Mar 21
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 being configured to be selectively movable relative to each other in a clamping direction for applying and releasing a clamping force on the blade (40) interposed therebetween, via the first and second jaws (384, 386), wherein the first and second clamp arms (364, 366) are configured to be urged relatively toward each other in response to a decrease in the clamping force.
Kurt Jensen, Henrik Timm Sørensen
Filed: 3 Sep 20
Utility
Apparatuses for Wind Turbine Blade Railroad Transportation and Related Systems and Methods
11 Mar 21
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
External Temperature Sensor Assembly
11 Mar 21
Embodiments herein provide an electrical machine comprising a stator with a stator winding arrangement, a rotor arranged for rotation inside the stator, a machine housing for housing the stator, at least one temperature sensor arrangement and wherein a sensor-end of the temperature sensor is arranged for insertion into the immersion sleeve and for insertion through an insertion bore arranged in an opening in the machine housing, so that the sensor-end of the temperature sensor is positioned within a cooling slot of the stator windings, when inserted, so as to allow sensing of a temperature of measure of temperature of the stator windings by electric connection to the wire-end of the temperature sensor.
Ulrich MEINEKAT
Filed: 8 Sep 20
Utility
Support Frame and Method for Determining Movements of a Wind Turbine Blade During Transport to an Installation Site
4 Mar 21
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 Method for Controlling a Wind Energy Farm Taking Wake Effects into Account
25 Feb 21
A method for controlling a wind energy farm is disclosed.
Jacob Deleuran GRUNNET, Anders Steen NIELSEN
Filed: 8 Jan 19
Utility
Integrated Wind Turbine Powertrain Lubrication System
18 Feb 21
A powertrain component (21, 22, 23) for a wind turbine (100) is provided, comprising a powertrain component housing (20) with at least one rotating part (49) and a dry sump 5 lubrication system for lubricating the rotating part (49).
Knud Erik Petersen
Filed: 11 Jan 19
Utility
DC Chopper for MMC Cell with Integrated Chopper Resistor
18 Feb 21
This disclosure proposes a topology that integrates a DC chopper into the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) cells of a power converter.
Ciprian BIRIS, Cem Özgür GERÇEK, Lars HELLE, Duy Duc DOAN, Tune PEDERSEN
Filed: 12 Aug 20
Utility
Wind Energy Park with Airborne Wind Energy Systems and a Direct Current (DC) Internal Grid
4 Feb 21
The present invention relates to wind energy park connected to an electrical grid, having airborne wind energy systems (AWES), e.g. with kites.
Morten LINDHOLM, Thomas S. Bjertrup NIELSEN, Torben PETERSEN, Lars HELLE
Filed: 22 Jan 19
Utility
System and Method for Handling Wind Turbine Components for Assembly Thereof
28 Jan 21
A method of handling a wind turbine component (54) for assembly or maintenance, comprises coupling one or more unmanned air vehicles (20) with the wind turbine component (54) so that at least a portion of the weight of the wind turbine component (54) can be supported and lifted by the one or more unmanned air vehicles (20).
Gunnar K. Storgaard PEDERSEN, Ivar J.B.K. JENSEN, Christian Skov FREDERIKSEN
Filed: 21 Jan 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Stabilizing Stacked Wind Turbine Blades
28 Jan 21
A system for transporting a plurality of wind turbine blades comprising: a plurality of root frame elements (30, 92) that are configured for supporting a root portion of a wind turbine blade, the root frame elements (30, 92) stacked on top of each other to form a plurality of blade stacks that are positioned in a side-by-side fashion with each other so wind turbine blades may be supported in a stacked array (62, 90); at least one bridging element (54, 94) spanning between a root frame element (30, 92) of one blade stack and a root frame element (30) of an adjacent blade stack for laterally securing the blade stacks in the side-by-side fashion; at least one lashing element (100) spanning diagonally across diagonally adjacent root frame elements (30, 92) of adjacent blade stacks and coupled to the said diagonally adjacent root frame elements (30, 92) of the adjacent blade stacks for increasing the stiffness of the blade stacks in the stacked array (62, 90).
Joris Kofman, Michael Kastrup
Filed: 19 Mar 19
Utility
Connection System for Joining Wind Turbine Components and Associated Method
28 Jan 21
A connection system for joining two wind turbine components together includes one or more bearing surfaces and one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces on a first wind turbine component, and one or more bearing surfaces and one or more support surfaces extending away from the one or more bearing surfaces on a second wind turbine component.
Thomas Møller Christiansen, Nicolaj Biltoft Kristensen, Erik Markussen
Filed: 26 Mar 19
Utility
Method and System for Controlling a Wind Turbine to Manage Edgewise Blade Vibrations
14 Jan 21
A method of controlling a wind turbine for the avoidance of edgewise vibrations.
Thomas Hedegaard BACHMANN, Anders Steen NIELSEN
Filed: 4 Feb 19
Utility
Adaptive Active Power Control In Renewable Energy Power Plants
6 Jan 21
A method for operating a renewable energy power plant comprising a plurality of renewable energy generators.
Manoj GUPTA, Ravi KUMAR, Janakiraman SIVASANKARAN, Thomas Schmidt GRAU, Martin Ansbjerg KJÆR, Kouroush NAYEBI, John NIELSEN, Jesper Sandberg THOMSEN
Filed: 19 Nov 18
Utility
Mounting of Power Cables for Limiting Common Mode Currents
6 Jan 21
A mounting device shaped for contact with at least a part of a circumference formed by a configuration of three separately electric isolated one-phase power cables and at least one electrically isolated one-phase common mode return cable positioned together so that electrically conductive portions of the respective cables form a symmetrical cross sectional pattern, wherein the mounting device is arranged for fixation of all of said three power cables and the at least one common mode return cable to an associated structure.
Luis Miguel CALHAU GONÇALVES, Kenneth G. HANSEN
Filed: 1 Jul 20
Utility
a Multirotor Wind Turbine with a Platform
30 Dec 20
A multirotor wind turbine comprising a tower, a suspension arm, a nacelle, and a rotor carried by the nacelle and configured to rotate about a rotor axis to drive a drive train in the nacelle, wherein the tower holds the suspension arm, and the suspension arm holds the nacelle.
Ivar J.B.K. Jensen, Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
Filed: 3 Apr 17
Utility
Insert and Blank for a Wind Turbine Blade Root
16 Dec 20
A composite material blank (190) comprising an elongate blank body (300) extending between a first end face (312a) and a second end face (312b); said blank body (300) extending in a longitudinal direction, parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, and having four peripheral sides (341, 342, 343, 344); each said first and second end face (312a, 312b) having edges (361a-364a; 361b-364b) which define a trapezoid shape; wherein the peripheral sides (341, 342, 343, 344) of said blank body (190) connect the edges (361a-364a) of said first end face (312a) with the edges (361b-364b) of said second end face (312b); and wherein said first trapezoid end face (312a) is inverted in relation to said second trapezoid end face (312b).
Jonathan Smith, James Smith, Robert Ernst, Mark Folsom
Filed: 6 Dec 18
Utility
Method of Controlling a Wind Turbine Generator
16 Dec 20
A method for use in controlling a wind turbine generator of a wind power plant based on a condition of a power converter or a component forming part of a power converter in the wind power plant.
Gert Karmisholt ANDERSEN, Lars HELLE, Poul Møhl DYRLUND, Morteza RABI, Duy Duc DOAN
Filed: 4 Dec 18
Utility
Method for Operating a Wind Power Facility
16 Dec 20
A method for preparing a wind power facility for a transition from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation includes the steps of specifying a set of operational parameters to be applied by the wind power facility in connection with the second mode of operation, said specified set of operational parameters being available for the wind power facility in response to a provided transition triggering signal, and providing the transition triggering signal and applying the specified set of operational parameters in the wind power facility in response thereto, wherein a subset of the specified set of operational parameters is applied in each of a plurality of wind turbine generators in response to the provided transition triggering signal.
Mu WEI, Torsten LUND, Kouroush NAYEBI
Filed: 1 Oct 18
Utility
Tower Vibration Damper
2 Dec 20
The present invention relates to a tower damper adapted to be mounted in a wind turbine tower, the tower damper comprising a pendulum structure adapted to be suspended in the wind turbine tower, said pendulum structure comprising a pendulum body, a chamber holding a damping liquid into which damping liquid the pendulum structure is at least partly immersed, a plurality of damping elements arranged to dampen movements of the pendulum structure when suspended in the wind turbine tower, the plurality of damping elements comprising a foam portion composed of a resilient and porous foam material, and a suspension arrangement for suspending the pendulum structure in the wind turbine tower such that the pendulum structure is allowed to displace from a neutral position for the pendulum structure.
Søren Bøgelund Madsen
Filed: 30 Jan 18