494 patents
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Utility
Sub-resonant mode dual control of DC-DC converter with secondary-side resonant tank
27 Apr 21
A DC to DC power converter is described that includes a transformer, a primary side connected to a primary transformer winding, and a secondary side connected to a secondary transformer winding.
Catalin Gabriel Dincan, Philip Carne Kjær
Filed: 29 Jan 18
Utility
Joint for connecting a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub and associated method
13 Apr 21
A connecting joint for attaching a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub includes a bolt having a blade end configured to be coupled to the rotor blade and a hub end configured to be coupled to the rotor hub.
Anton Bech
Filed: 9 Dec 16
Utility
Wind turbine control based on forecasts
13 Apr 21
A wind turbine, power plant and associated method of controlling a wind turbine is provided.
Chris Spruce, Kelvin Hales, Judith Turner
Filed: 22 Jun 16
Utility
Methods and systems for generating wind turbine control schedules
13 Apr 21
A method of generating a control schedule for a wind turbine is provided, the control schedule indicating how the turbine maximum power level varies over time, the method comprising: receiving input indicative of a target minimum wind turbine lifetime; determining a value indicative of the current remaining fatigue lifetime of the wind turbine or one or more turbine components, based on measured wind turbine site and/or operating data; and varying a parameter of an initial predefined control schedule that specifies how the turbine maximum power level varies over time.
Chris Spruce, Kelvin Hales, Judith Turner
Filed: 29 Jun 16
Utility
Control of a wind turbine using real-time blade model
13 Apr 21
A wind turbine control system comprising a controller of a control mechanism of a wind turbine, wherein the controller implements a computerized real-time blade model to calculate operational parameters of the controller, and wherein the computerized real-time blade model receives as inputs a determined wind turbine operating point and a rotor-plane wind speed value that is estimated in real-time.
Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Thomas Krüger
Filed: 30 Mar 17
Utility
Method for controlling air deflectors and pitch angles of wind turbine blades
6 Apr 21
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: 20 Sep 17
Utility
Controlling wind turbine power production within power ramp rate limit for wind power plant
6 Apr 21
A method and associated control arrangement are disclosed for controlling a power output of a wind power plant (WPP) according to a predetermined power ramp rate limit, the WPP comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs).
Mu Wei, Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Kouroush Nayebi, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Eik Herbsleb
Filed: 25 Nov 16
Utility
Method of controlling active power generation of a wind power plant and wind power plant
6 Apr 21
In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of controlling active power generation of a wind power plant coupled to a power grid, the wind power plant including a power plant controller for controlling a plurality of wind turbine generators.
Manoj Gupta, Kouroush Nayebi, Ravi Kumar
Filed: 14 Oct 15
Utility
Wind turbine comprising a parking structure for carrying the rotor during removal of the nacelle
6 Apr 21
A wind turbine comprising a tower structure configured to hold a nacelle with a rotor and a parking structure for holding the rotor.
Ivar J. B. K. Jensen, Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen, Henrik Kudsk
Filed: 27 Jun 17
Utility
Methods and apparatus for servicing wind turbine components through a lower portion of a tower
6 Apr 21
A wind turbine tower is supported on a transition piece that connects the tower to a foundation and that defines a space beneath the lower end of the tower.
Victor Donescu, Jacob Karottki Falk Andersen, Erland Falk Hansen
Filed: 10 Apr 19
Utility
Wind turbine and methods including main shaft integrated with locking disc
30 Mar 21
A wind turbine includes a main shaft (34), a rotor hub (22), a plurality of blades coupled to the rotor hub (22), and a rotor locking disc (32), (32′).
Thomas Møller Christiansen, Erik Markussen, Jeppe Hesseldal Otten, Nicolaj Biltoft Kristensen
Filed: 29 Oct 19
Utility
Adaptive active power control in renewable energy power plants
23 Mar 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 Godsk Nielsen, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen
Filed: 20 Nov 18
Utility
Wind turbine blade manufacture
23 Mar 21
Method of bonding a shear web (50) to a wind turbine blade shell (75) and the obtained blade, wherein the shear web (50) comprises a web and a mounting flange (56) oriented transverse to the web (50).
Jonathan Smith, Steve Wardropper
Filed: 11 Aug 15
Utility
Transport frame for a wind turbine blade
23 Mar 21
Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and configured for transporting a root end or tip portion of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade, the frame being stackable with similar frames, the frame having four top shoulders and four feet, the feet of the frame being conformed to be stackable on corresponding shoulders of another similar frame, wherein each shoulder is provided with a locating finger, each finger having a height above the shoulder, and wherein each foot is provided with a recess conformed to receive a locating finger, and wherein a first locating finger has a height greater than each of the three remaining locating fingers.
Adrian Botwright, Michael Kastrup, Troels Vahle, Jacob Antonsen, Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen
Filed: 28 Dec 16
Utility
Boost and regulation groups for wind power plant
2 Mar 21
A method, control arrangement, and wind power plant (WPP) comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs) are disclosed.
Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Jorge Martinez Garcia, Eik Herbsleb
Filed: 8 Sep 16
Utility
Yaw sensor for a wind turbine
2 Mar 21
A yaw sensor for a wind turbine is described.
Lars Glavind, Kristian Kiib, Ib Svend Olesen, Johnny Nielsen
Filed: 10 Jan 17
Utility
Methods for mounting or dismounting wind turbine components of a multirotor wind turbine
2 Mar 21
A method for mounting or dismounting a wind turbine component of an energy generating unit in a multirotor wind turbine is disclosed.
Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 15 Dec 16
Utility
Method of attaching a tip extension to a wind turbine blade
23 Feb 21
A method of attaching a tip extension to a wind turbine blade is described.
Leon Barton, Alan Bower
Filed: 14 Sep 17
Utility
Control method and system for protection of wind turbines
23 Feb 21
A method is provided of controlling a wind turbine that is operating according to a control signal causing the wind turbine to be over-rated above the wind turbine's rated power.
Chris Spruce
Filed: 23 Jun 16
Utility
Controlling heating elements in a wind turbine system
23 Feb 21
Examples are generally directed to techniques for controlling a temperature of a blade in a wind turbine system.
Paul Badger, Luke Spandley, Stephen Buggy, Karl Gregory
Filed: 30 Mar 17