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Utility
a Wind Installation Comprising a Wind Turbine and an Airborne Wind Energy System
11 Mar 20
A wind installation comprising a wind turbine (1) and an airborne wind energy system (12, 13), e.g. in the form of a kite (12) or a glider (13) is disclosed.
Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 3 May 18
Utility
Improvements Relating to Reactive Power Support In Wind Power Plants
4 Mar 20
A wind power plant system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators each having a corresponding generator controller, and a power plant controller for controlling the power generated by the wind power plant system; wherein at least some of the plurality of generator controllers are each configured to: generate a model that indicates the thermal capacity of one or more components of the wind turbine generator, determine power capacity data from the model, said data relating to: at least one reactive power supply level and a corresponding time limit for which that reactive power supply level may be maintained, and transmit to the power plant controller the determined power capacity data, wherein the power plant controller is operable to receive the power capacity data from the plurality of generator controllers and to transmit respective power references to the plurality of generator controllers to control the power generated by the wind power plant system.
Ciprian BIRIS, Manoj GUPTA, Henrik MØLLER, Kouroush NAYEBI, Janakiraman SIVASANKARAN, Mu WEI, Hans Kristian BJØRN
Filed: 23 Nov 17
Utility
Modular Multi-level Converter with Full-bridge Cell Fault Current Blocking for Wind-turbines
26 Feb 20
Embodiments herein describe a power converter in a wind turbine that includes a rectifier and an inverter.
Philip Carne KJÆR
Filed: 29 Oct 17
Utility
Cabinet with Pressure Relief Means
19 Feb 20
A cabinet comprising an outer wall which encapsulates an internal space comprising electronic components, the outer wall having a rupture line forming a release wall portion which by rupturing of the rupture line in response to an increased pressure in the internal space can be released and thereby define an opening forming arc-vent for the internal space.
Kenneth G. HANSEN, Hans Christian BISGAARD-CLAUSEN
Filed: 26 Sep 17
Utility
Control of a Wind Turbine
19 Feb 20
A control system and method of control are disclosed.
Anders Steen NIELSEN
Filed: 19 Aug 19
Utility
Wind Power Plant Data Infrastructure
19 Feb 20
A wind power plant data infrastructure (1) comprising two or more assets (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and a communication system (8) interconnecting the assets (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) is disclosed.
Mehran NOURBAKHSH
Filed: 22 Apr 18
Utility
Wind Turbine Blades
12 Feb 20
A reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade is in the form of an elongate stack of layers of pultruded fibrous composite strips supported within a U-shaped channel.
Mark Hancock, Frank Hoelgaard Hahn, Chris Payne
Filed: 20 Oct 19
Utility
Control Method for a Wind Turbine
29 Jan 20
The invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine comprising a wind direction sensor, a yawing system, and a control system for yawing the wind turbine rotor relative to the wind.
Johnny NIELSEN
Filed: 26 Sep 17
Utility
Equipment for Handling a Wind Turbine Component and Method of Assembling Such Equipment and Handling a Wind Turbine Component Using Such Equipment
29 Jan 20
Equipment for handling a wind turbine component includes a lifting cable and a mounting block having a block main body with a cable passage and a pair of bushings coupled to the mounting block.
Johnni EGHOLM, Michael Pilgaard HANSEN, Gunnar K. Storgaard PEDERSEN
Filed: 28 Sep 17
Utility
Wind Turbine Service or Construction Method and Apparatus
15 Jan 20
Method of lifting a wind turbine part (58) at a wind turbine site (1, 2), the method includes: providing a lifting apparatus (60) and a wind turbine part (58) to be lifted; providing a shield (40); providing manipulation equipment (45) associated with said shield (40); and suspending said part (58) from said lifting apparatus (60); moving said part (58) by means of said lifting apparatus (68); the method further including holding said shield (40) proximate and upwind of said part (58) being lifted by means of said manipulation equipment (45).
Peter Fynbo, Michael Kastrup, Marcus Amery
Filed: 12 Dec 17
Utility
Controlled Switching Current of an on Load Tap Changer of a Wind Turbine
8 Jan 20
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine which comprises a transformer has a variable turns ratio such as an on load tap changer transformer.
Jesper HILLEBRANDT, Philip Carne KJÆR
Filed: 4 Jul 19
Utility
Position Based Vibration Reduction of Nacelle Movement
8 Jan 20
The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine where nacelle vibration is reduced by use of blade pitching.
Fabio CAPONETTI, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen
Filed: 29 Jan 18
Utility
Wind Turbine with an On-load Tap Changer Configured with Dynamic Fault Current Injection
8 Jan 20
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine configured with an on load tap changer transformer which enables adjustment of a current ratio of a primary side current of the transformer and a secondary side current of the transformer.
Jesper HILLEBRANDT, Philip Carne Kjær
Filed: 4 Jul 19
Utility
Torsional Testing of a Wind Turbine Blade
8 Jan 20
The application relates to a test apparatus (100) for torsional testing of a wind turbine blade (10).
William David Richards, Pierre-Emmanuel Verrien, Michael Dann
Filed: 28 Nov 17
Utility
Wind Turbine Main Rotor Arrangement with Integrated Lubrication Facility
25 Dec 19
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: 1 Feb 18
Utility
DC-DC Converter and DC-DC Conversion Method
18 Dec 19
A DC to DC power converter is described which comprises a transformer, a primary side connected to a primary winding of the transformer, a secondary side connected to a secondary winding of the transformer, and a controller.
Catalin Gabriel DINCAN, Phillip Came KJÆR
Filed: 28 Jan 18
Utility
Control System for Wind Turbines for Reducing Disturbances In an Electrical Grid
18 Dec 19
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a power plant for reducing spectral disturbances in an electrical grid being operative connected to the power plant, the power plant comprising a plant controller, at least one wind turbine and at least one auxiliary energy source, wherein the at least one wind turbine comprises a rotor adapted to drive a power generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connectable with the electrical grid, and at least one damping controller configured to compensate structural oscillations of the wind turbine by controlling a torque on the shaft, wherein the at least one damping controller is capable of setting a limit of a control action on the shaft, the method comprising the steps of determining disturbance information for the power plant in the form of an electrical disturbance at a point of measurement electrically connected to the power plant, determining set-points for the at least one auxiliary energy source based on the determined disturbance information, and assigning the set-points to the at least one auxiliary energy source in order to counteract at least part of the electrical disturbance at the point of measurement using at least part of an available amount of energy from the at least one auxiliary energy source.
Tobias Gybel HOVGAARD, Poul Brandt Christensen
Filed: 27 Jun 19
Utility
a Method of Controlling a Wind Turbine, a Controller for a Wind Turbine and a Wind Turbine
18 Dec 19
A method, a controller and a wind turbine with a controller for controlling the wind turbine in a cluster of wind turbines.
Kasper Zinck ØSTERGAARD, Gustavo MONJO, Martin Ansbjerg KJÆR
Filed: 12 Nov 17
Utility
a Method for Controlling Air Deflectors and Pitch Angles of Wind Turbine Blades
4 Dec 19
A method for controlling a wind turbine is disclosed, the wind turbine comprising a set of wind turbine blades (1), each wind turbine blade (1) being provided with at least one air deflector (2) being movable between an activated position in which it protrudes from a surface of the wind turbine blade (1) and a de-activated position.
Poul Brandt CHRISTENSEN, Claus THYBO, Jesper Sandberg THOMSEN
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Utility
Detecting Electrical Failures In a Wind Turbine Generator Control System
4 Dec 19
A method of detecting electrical failures in a wind turbine generator control system is described.
Lars Rohrmann ANDERSEN, John BENGTSON, Karl Axel PÉTURSSON
Filed: 11 Dec 17