494 patents
Utility
Generator-gearbox assembly for a wind turbine
16 Jan 24
A generator-gearbox assembly for a wind turbine includes a generator having a generator rotor, a gearbox including an output shaft, and a connection assembly.
Lars Langvardt Krogh, Henrik Zaar Mannik
Filed: 3 Dec 19
Utility
Wind turbine main rotor turning systems
16 Jan 24
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
Operating a wind turbine with sensors implemented by a trained machine learning model
9 Jan 24
The present invention relates to a method of operating a wind turbine with an operational parameter where values of the operational parameter are obtained by different sensors and compared to determine the validity of the value.
Goncalo Artur Duarte Pereira, Ines Pinto Frutuoso, Johnny Nielsen, Jens Van Schelve
Filed: 23 Dec 20
Utility
Method of cooling a wind turbine
9 Jan 24
A method of cooling a wind turbine.
Michael Staghøj
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Pultruded strips
2 Jan 24
A pultruded strip (50) of reinforcing material for stacking with one or more similar strips (50) to form a spar cap for a wind turbine blade is disclosed.
Alessio D'Alesio
Filed: 8 May 18
Utility
Power generating unit with virtual synchronous generator with current limitation
2 Jan 24
The invention relates to controlling a power generating unit.
Esmaeil Ebrahimzadehveshareh, Torsten Lund, John Godsk Nielsen
Filed: 8 Jul 20
Utility
Nacelle for a wind turbine
19 Dec 23
A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor-supporting assembly, the nacelle comprising a main unit, and at least one auxiliary unit.
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Jens Demtröder
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Wind turbine blade manufacture
12 Dec 23
A method of making a wind turbine blade (10) having a shear web (20, 22) bonded between first and second half shells (16, 18) is described.
Anton Bech
Filed: 2 Dec 19
Utility
Method and a device for dampening movement in a multiple rotor wind turbine located at sea
12 Dec 23
A method and a device for dampening movement in a multiple rotor (MR) wind turbine located at sea and comprising a tower (2) extending in an upwards direction, a load carrying structure (3, 4) forming a first section (3) and a second section (4), the first and second sections extending in different directions away from the tower (2).
Brian Jørgensen, Søren Dalsgaard, Peter Bøttcher, Julio Xavier Vianna Neto, Anders Yde Wollesen
Filed: 11 Dec 20
Utility
Monitoring a wind turbine based on a predicted future thermal condition of a wind turbine electrical component
12 Dec 23
Method and apparatus for monitoring a wind turbine having an electrical component.
Ciprian Biris, Ole Damm Kristensen, Shirin Yousefizadeh
Filed: 14 Dec 22
Utility
Wind turbine with a yaw system
12 Dec 23
A wind turbine comprising a tower (2) with a tower wall and having at least one nacelle (3) mounted thereon, and a yaw system (1) interconnecting the tower (2) and at least one nacelle (3) is disclosed.
Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Peter Bøttcher
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Damping of in-plane vibrations in multi-rotor structures
12 Dec 23
Embodiments herein describe in-plane vibration damping techniques for MR turbines.
Julio Xavier Vianna Neto, Søren Dalsgaard, Ian Couchman, Jon Sowman
Filed: 12 Jan 21
Utility
Estimating wind direction incident on a wind turbine
12 Dec 23
Systems and methods for estimating a direction of wind incident on a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a tower; a rotor-nacelle-assembly (RNA) carried by the tower; a deflection sensor configured to sense a position of the RNA or a deflection of the tower; and a wind direction sensor.
Goncalo Lucas Marcos, Lars Glavind, Johnny Nielsen
Filed: 17 Nov 21
Utility
Nacelle of a wind turbine
28 Nov 23
A nacelle of a wind turbine is disclosed.
Joël Saraiva Nunes
Filed: 17 Mar 20
Utility
Cooling of electrical generators in wind turbines
28 Nov 23
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a generator for a wind turbine defining a central generator axis.
Peter Mongeau, Mustafa Gündüz
Filed: 8 Jan 20
Utility
Wind turbine rotor blade design
21 Nov 23
A method of designing a wind turbine rotor blade.
Leo Thesbjerg, Søren Hove Sørensen, Gustavo Oliveira Violato
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Wind turbine with blades hinged at an intermediate position
21 Nov 23
A wind turbine (1) comprising a tower (2), a nacelle (3) and a hub (7) is disclosed.
Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Peter Bjørn Andersen
Filed: 12 Jun 19
Utility
Operation of a wind turbine during start-up to reduce limit cycles
14 Nov 23
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine during start up, from a non-producing operation mode to a power producing operation mode when limit cycles occur during start-up.
Fabio Spagnolo, Julio Xavier Vianna Neto, Karthik Vasudevan, Naga Srinivas Kamarajugadda, Fabio Caponetti
Filed: 17 Jun 22
Utility
Determination of wind turbine generator position
14 Nov 23
A method for determining angular position of a generator shaft of a wind turbine is presented.
Kent Tange, Daniel De Figueiredo Maria
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Control of a wind turbine using split power reference signals
7 Nov 23
A method of controlling a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid is provided.
Jacob Deleuran Grunnet
Filed: 24 Mar 20