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Utility
Reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade
22 Jun 21
A method of making an elongate reinforcing structure, such as a shear web, for a wind turbine blade is described.
Steve Wardropper, Jonathan Smith, Andrew Hedges, Stephen Randall
Filed: 29 Apr 16
Utility
Wind turbine system with damping during service
22 Jun 21
The invention relates to a wind turbine system comprising a support structure with a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to the support structure.
Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda, Claus Thyge Pedersen, Jacob Brøchner
Filed: 24 May 17
Utility
Control of a wind turbine based on a combined power reference
15 Jun 21
A method of controlling a wind turbine is provided.
Poul Brandt Christensen, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Gert Karmisholt Andersen
Filed: 19 Dec 19
Utility
Modular wind turbine blades
8 Jun 21
A modular wind turbine blade is described.
Robert Hunter
Filed: 8 Jun 16
Utility
Rotor lock system for a wind turbine
8 Jun 21
A rotor lock system (20) for securing a main shaft assembly of a wind turbine (2) in a substantially stationary position, the main shaft assembly comprising a main rotor shaft (16) supported by a base frame (14), and the rotor lock system comprising: a locking disk (22), associated with the main rotor shaft (16), and provided with a plurality of locking apertures (26); and a locking unit (24) comprising a first end (28) arranged to engage with the locking disk (22), and a second end supported by a mounting feature (38) associated with the base frame (14), wherein the locking unit (24) is configured to be adjustable relative to the mounting feature (38) so that the first end (28) moves linearly with respect to the mounting feature.
Erik Markussen
Filed: 28 Sep 17
Utility
Method and a system for mounting a rotor to a drive shaft of a wind turbine
1 Jun 21
A method for mounting a rotor to a drive shaft of a wind turbine, the method comprising placing a hub on a surface, attaching a first, a second, and a third rotor blade to the hub to thereby make a rotor in situ.
Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
Filed: 19 Dec 16
Utility
Joint for connecting a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub and associated methods
1 Jun 21
A wind turbine rotor blade includes an elongate body having a root end configured to be coupled to a rotor hub of a wind turbine.
Anton Bech
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Relating to reactive power support in wind power plants
1 Jun 21
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: 24 Nov 17
Utility
Coating applicator tool and method for repairing leading edge damage on a wind turbine blade
25 May 21
An applicator tool (40) for repairing damage (26) to a wind turbine blade (20) includes a spatula (42) including a flexible extrusion plate (44) and one or more spacers (60, 106) positioned proximate an inner surface (58) of the extrusion plate (44).
Aksel Petersen, Claus Engholm Nielsen, Lean Frandsen, Anders Tuxen, Ivar J. B. K. Jensen
Filed: 25 Jan 21
Utility
Connection joint for a sectional wind turbine rotor blade and associated methods
25 May 21
A wind turbine blade includes a first blade section and a second blade section configured to be coupled together at a joint interface.
Anton Bech
Filed: 19 Dec 17
Utility
Method for controlling an airborne object coupled to a wind turbine
25 May 21
A method of controlling an airborne object (2), such as a kite or a glider, is disclosed.
Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 21 Jan 19
Utility
Transportation system and method for loading a wind turbine tower segment
25 May 21
A transportation system (300) for, and a method (1104, 1106, 1108) of loading for transportation of, a segment (330) of a wind turbine tower are disclosed.
Shinto Mathew, Michael Christensen, Joris Kofman
Filed: 16 Mar 18
Utility
Wind turbine blade assembly
25 May 21
A wind turbine blade assembly is described.
Leon Barton, Toby Collard
Filed: 17 Dec 18
Utility
Data collection system for wind turbine data
18 May 21
A method, controller, wind turbine, and computer program product are disclosed for collecting data from wind turbines in a wind farm.
Martin Qvist, Jesper Schmidt, Niels Erik Danielsen, Morten Tim Thorsen
Filed: 15 Mar 17
Utility
Control system for a wind turbine comprising a blade controller for each blade of the wind turbine
11 May 21
The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine, and in particular it relates to a distributed control system including a blade controller for each blade of the wind turbine.
Keld Hammerum, John Bengtson
Filed: 8 Feb 17
Utility
Controlling bearing wear
11 May 21
A method of controlling a wind turbine is described.
Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Damien Castaignet, Keld Hammerum, Kasper Zinck
Filed: 10 Feb 17
Utility
Wind installation comprising a wind turbine and an airborne wind energy system
11 May 21
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: 4 May 18
Utility
Method for reliability testing of a driven component
11 May 21
A method is provided for testing a reliability of a plurality of driven components (22, 24, 30), such as those to be used as power train elements in one or more wind turbines.
Antonio Correia
Filed: 28 Sep 17
Utility
Method for assessing performance impact of a power upgrade
27 Apr 21
Assessing performance impact of a power upgrade of one or more wind turbines of a wind farm that includes a group of target wind turbines and a group of reference wind turbines.
Dan Beltoft, Sven Jesper Knudsen, Carsten Krogh Nielsen
Filed: 18 Nov 16
Utility
Coupling assembly and wind turbine comprising such assembly
27 Apr 21
The present invention relates to a coupling assembly (1) for fixedly connecting a rotational member (2) to an end section (3) of a hollow shaft (4).
Christian Bager
Filed: 16 Aug 17