494 patents
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Utility
Nacelle base frame assembly for a wind turbine
29 Mar 22
A base frame assembly (24) for supporting a main shaft housing of a wind turbine comprises a base frame (50) having a plurality of mounting pads (42) for receiving the main shaft housing (20) thereon; and a brace component (52) comprising a plurality of arm portions (54), each arm portion (54) terminating in a respective support plate (56).
Thomas Møller Christiansen, Erik Markussen, Ivan Bech Lauridsen, Jan Kjærsgaard Petersen, Anders Haslund Liingaard
Filed: 16 May 17
Utility
Wind turbine with a transportation system for moving drive train components
22 Mar 22
A wind turbine (1) comprising a tower (2) and one or more nacelles (3) mounted on the tower (2) is disclosed, at least one of the nacelle(s) (3) housing one or more drive train components (9,10,11) and a transportation system for moving drive train components (9,10,11) of the wind turbine (1).
Riccardo Cingolani, Joris Kofman, Kim Bredo Rahbek
Filed: 20 Aug 18
Utility
Nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle comprising side units
15 Mar 22
A nacelle for a wind turbine and a method for erecting a wind turbine are disclosed.
Henning Mortensen, Frank Hansen, Karsten Buch-Lorentsen, Peter Haakon À Porta, Erland Falk Hansen, Mazyar Abolfazlian, Morten Mogensen
Filed: 14 Jul 17
Utility
Method for operating a wind power facility
8 Mar 22
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: 2 Oct 18
Utility
Method and an assembly for handling wind turbine blades
8 Mar 22
A method and a lifting arrangement for mounting a blade on a wind turbine rotor carried by a wind turbine structure.
Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
Filed: 4 Dec 17
Utility
Wind turbine safety brake control strategy
8 Mar 22
A method is provided for braking a rotor of a wind turbine.
Michael Riis Krabbe
Filed: 8 Aug 18
Utility
Assembly, an installation package and a method for use in installation of an installation unit in a wind turbine tower
8 Mar 22
An assembly, installation package and method for installing a wind turbine tower.
Ben Møller Nielsen
Filed: 22 Jun 17
Utility
Relating to reactive power control in wind power plants
1 Mar 22
A method for controlling a renewable energy power plant comprising a plurality of renewable energy generators, the method comprising: carrying out the following steps dynamically: determining a reactive power capability value of the power plant based on the generated active power of each of the renewable energy generators within the power plant; determining a reactive power exchange limit value based on a measured grid voltage level; and controlling the power plant so that the generated reactive power does not exceed the lower of the determined reactive power capability value and the determined reactive power exchange limit value that are determined dynamically.
Manoj Gupta, Janakiraman Sivasankaran, Anoop Vijay Tiwari
Filed: 5 Jul 18
Utility
Wind turbine noise analysis and control
22 Feb 22
A method of identifying an operating parameter of a wind turbine that contributes to the generation of tonal noise.
Mranal Gupta, Niels Christian M. Nielsen
Filed: 13 Nov 17
Utility
Wind power plant with improved rise time
22 Feb 22
A method for controlling a wind power plant connected to an electrical grid, the wind power plant comprising at least one wind turbine generator and a power plant controller, the power plant controller comprising a signal controller for controlling an electrical parameter with a gain, the method comprising, measuring at least one electrical parameter in the electrical grid , determining an internal signal value at least partially based on the at least one electrical parameter, comparing the internal signal value with a saturation value, and if the internal signal value exceed the saturation value, increasing the gain of the signal controller to a first gain value, in order to decrease a rise time for a slope for the electrical parameter in the electrical grid.
Jorge Martinez Garcia
Filed: 6 Nov 14
Utility
Method for operating a plurality of chopper circuits
22 Feb 22
The present invention relates to a method for simultaneous operation of a plurality of chopper circuits of a wind turbine power converter, the method comprising the steps of operating a controllable switching member of a first chopper circuit in accordance with a first switching pattern, and operating a controllable switching member of a second chopper circuit in accordance with a second switching pattern, wherein the first switching pattern is different from the second switching pattern during a first time period.
Lars Helle, Torsten Lund
Filed: 30 Nov 18
Utility
Relating to a yaw sensor for a wind turbine
15 Feb 22
Lars Glavind, Ib Svend Olesen, Morten Thøgersen, Kristian Kiib, Johnny Nielsen
Filed: 10 Feb 17
Utility
Relating to wind turbines having blades equipped with boundary layer control system
15 Feb 22
A wind turbine system comprising a nacelle mounted on a tower, a rotor having a plurality of blades and a boundary layer control system configured to control airflow through blade surface openings in each of the blades.
Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Ian Couchman
Filed: 23 Nov 17
Utility
Wind turbine blade having a lightning tip receptor
15 Feb 22
A wind turbine blade comprising a main blade portion having a root end and a tip end, wherein a leading edge and a trailing edge extend between the root end and the tip end, and a conductive blade tip module that abuts the tip end of the main blade portion; wherein the conductive blade tip module comprises an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis transverse to a spanwise axis of the blade, and wherein the conductive blade tip module has a length in a direction along said longitudinal axis that is greater than a chord length of the blade tip interface.
Jakob Hjorth Jensen, Lasse Lykkegaard
Filed: 27 Jul 17
Utility
Wind turbine main rotor arrangement with integrated lubrication facility
15 Feb 22
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: 2 Feb 18
Utility
Method for reliability testing of a driven component
8 Feb 22
A method is provided for testing a reliability of a plurality of driven component variants (22, 24, 30), such as those to be used as power train elements in one or more wind turbines.
Antonio Correia
Filed: 29 Sep 17
Utility
Method for controlling a wind power plant
8 Feb 22
A method for controlling a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators, wherein the method comprises: deriving an estimated value for electrical losses in the wind power plant, deriving a measured value for electrical losses in the wind power plant, based on a difference between an aggregated power production from the plurality of wind turbine generators and a power measurement at a point of common coupling; applying the estimated value for electrical losses and the measured value for electrical losses in an active power control loop, comprising a regulator; and controlling by means of the active power control loop an active power production of the wind power plant at the point of common coupling.
Dumitru-Mihai Valcan, Jorge Martinez Garcia, Kouroush Nayebi, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Martin Ansbjerg Kjær
Filed: 12 Dec 16
Utility
Method and system for lifting a wind turbine rotor
1 Feb 22
A method of lifting a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a center of gravity and including a hub and first, second, and third blades projecting outwardly from the hub at locations circumferentially distributed thereabout, includes positioning first and second slings around the first and second blades, respectively, to define first and second lifting zones delineating a lifting envelope, wherein the lifting envelope encompasses the center of gravity.
Henrik Petersen, Jesper Hermann Hansen, Jens Torborg
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Method for forming a wind turbine foundation and related system for forming such a foundation
1 Feb 22
A method of forming a wind turbine foundation includes providing an anchor cage in an excavation pit, the anchor cage including an upper flange, a lower flange, and a plurality of anchor bolts extending therebetween.
Anders Brohm, Søren P. Jensen, Børge Øllgaard
Filed: 25 Nov 16
Utility
Support frame and method for determining movements of a wind turbine blade during transport to an installation site
1 Feb 22
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