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Utility
Roll of structural material, it's method of making and a method of making a wind turbine blade
20 Jan 20
A roll (16) of structural material for use in the manufacture of large composite structures such as wind turbine blades is described.
Zhen-Zhe Chen, Morten Taulbjerg
Filed: 13 Jul 15
Utility
Power plant controller for generating a power reference to wind turbine generators
20 Jan 20
The invention relates to a power plant controller for controlling wind turbine generators.
Jorge Martinez Garcia, Rasmus Lærke, Henrik Møller, Kouroush Nayebi, Rubin Panni, Chun Meng Heng
Filed: 6 Nov 14
Utility
Wind power plant having a plurality of wind turbine generators and a power plant controller
20 Jan 20
A wind power plant has a plurality of wind turbine generators and a power plant controller arranged to communicate with the plurality of wind turbines generators.
Steve Jessen, Søren Kappelgaard, Jacob Barsøe Kjærgaard, Kouroush Nayebi, Mads Rajczyk Skjelmose, Mu Wei
Filed: 4 Jul 17
Utility
Cable interface for a wind power facility
13 Jan 20
A cable interface system (20) for connecting internal cabling of a wind power facility (10), the cable interface system (20) comprising: a tower interface (32) associated with a tower (14) of the wind power facility (10), the tower interface comprising a support structure (80, 90) that is arranged to support a set of tower cables (36) in a fixed configuration; a nacelle interface (30) associated with a nacelle (18) of the wind power facility (10), the nacelle interface comprising a support structure (40) that is arranged to support a set of nacelle cables (34) in a fixed configuration; wherein the tower interface (32) is dockable with the nacelle interface (30) so that each tower cable (36) generally aligns with and can be joined to a corresponding nacelle cable (34).
Thomas Ingemann Nielsen, Frederik Rytter
Filed: 30 Jun 16
Utility
Method of erecting a tethered wind turbine tower
30 Dec 19
The invention relates to a method of erecting a tower such as a wind turbine tower tethered by a number of cables where each of the cables extend between the tower and an anchoring element on an anchor block.
Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen
Filed: 14 Jun 16
Utility
Wind turbine controller with pitch feedback control loop in partial load
30 Dec 19
The control of the power output of wind turbine generator that operates in a derated mode to generate a produced power output level lower than an available power level.
Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen
Filed: 21 Jun 15
Utility
Systems and methods for generating an inertial response to a change in the voltage of an electrical grid
30 Dec 19
Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing an inertial response by a wind power system to power fluctuations in an electrical grid.
Germán Claudio Tarnowski
Filed: 18 Jul 17
Utility
Electrical connector for a wind turbine
30 Dec 19
An electrical connector for providing power between a nacelle and a hub of a wind turbine.
Christian Krogh Nielsen
Filed: 12 Oct 14
Utility
Tool and a method for moving a wind turbine drivetrain component
16 Dec 19
The invention provides a tool for moving a drivetrain component in a nacelle of a horizontal axis wind turbine, the nacelle comprising a nacelle structure, the component being connected, in operation of the wind turbine, to a rotor of the wind turbine, the tool comprising at least drive unit for moving the component in relation to the nacelle in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, and a plurality of position adjustment devices adapted to be located between the nacelle structure and the component, and distributed so that rotational movement of the component can be provided by coordinated control of the position adjustment devices.
Erland Falk Hansen, Morten Mogensen, Mads Damgaard
Filed: 14 Nov 12
Utility
Methods and apparatus for controlling wind turbines
9 Dec 19
Methods and systems for controlling a wind turbine in a manner that takes into account the degree of loading of and damage to one or more components of the turbine are provided.
Thomas Krüger, Martin Atzler, Poul Brandt Christensen, Robert Bowyer
Filed: 5 Oct 14
Utility
Methods for erecting or dismantling a multirotor wind turbine
9 Dec 19
A method for erecting a multirotor wind turbine (10) is disclosed.
Torben Ladegaard Baun, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen, Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda
Filed: 13 Jul 16
Utility
Transport frame for a wind turbine blade
9 Dec 19
Transport frame and method; the transport frame having a longitudinal, lateral and upright extent, and configured for transporting a root end of a longitudinally extending wind turbine blade having a root face with protruding stud-bolts, said frame comprising a root saddle, said frame further comprising a releasable interface clamp configured for fixing a said blade root in said frame, said interface clamp extending from a forward nose through a rear hinge point in said root frame and, said interface clamp comprising a body with a forward abutment surface and a bearing surface rearward of said abutment surface, said body being hingedly movable into or out of engagement with one or more stud bolts protruding from the root face of a blade when positioned in said saddle, said interface clamp having a retracted position with its body away from said blade root face and away from said protruding stud-bolts, said interface clamp having an engagement position in which its said bearing surface extends transverse and adjacent to one or more said stud-bolts such that a tightening force applied to a said bearing surface pushes said abutment surface against said root face.
Peter Frans Thomsen, Adrian Botwright, Michael Kastrup, Troels Vahle, Jacob Antonsen, Kristoffer Lolk Fredriksen, Lucia Quintana
Filed: 22 Dec 16
Utility
Control method for a wind turbine
2 Dec 19
The invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising wind turbine blades attached to a rotor hub and a control system for pitching the blades relative to the rotor hub.
Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda, Martin Atzler, Shuang Li, Thomas Scheel
Filed: 22 Feb 15
Utility
Power ramping a turbine from a low-power mode
2 Dec 19
Embodiments herein describe varying the rotor speed based on the current wind speed when operating in a low power mode.
Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Robert Bowyer, Robert Grøn-Stevens, Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Carsten Nørlund Thomsen, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen
Filed: 28 Feb 16
Utility
Wind turbine blades
25 Nov 19
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: 10 Dec 12
Utility
Wind turbines
25 Nov 19
A method of determining a twist angle of a wind turbine blade, the method comprising providing first and second transmitters on the wind turbine blade, the first transmitter being spaced apart from a receiver by a first distance, and the second transmitter being spaced 5 apart from the receiver by a second distance, the transmitters being arranged such that twisting of the blade causes an increase in one of the first or second distances and a decrease in the other of the first or second distances; transmitting a blinking signal from each of the first and second transmitters towards the receiver, the blinking signals having a blinking frequency; varying the blinking frequency of the blinking signals; monitoring the 10 amplitude of the blinking signal received by the receiver as the blinking frequency is varied; determining a particular blinking frequency that results in an increased amplitude of the blinking signal received by the receiver; and using the determined particular blinking frequency to calculate the blade twist angle.
Ib Svend Olesen
Filed: 15 Dec 15
Utility
Cable routing for wind turbine system having multiple rotors
25 Nov 19
The present invention relates to a wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbines mounted to a common support structure (4) by a support arm arrangement (10) comprising a mount portion (12) and at least one arm (13) extending from said mount portion and carrying a respective wind turbine (6).
Torben Ladegaard Baun
Filed: 8 Jun 16
Utility
Control of wind turbines
18 Nov 19
The present invention relates to a method and control system comprising at least one cable temperature sensor for measuring cable temperature values for at least one power collection cable (50, 55) connected to a wind turbine (20) and a controller (110) arranged to generate and output an overrating control signal to the wind turbine (20).
Kelvin Hales, Chris Spruce
Filed: 15 Oct 15
Utility
Improvements relating to the determination of rotor imbalances in a wind turbine
18 Nov 19
A wind turbine comprising a tower, a rotor including a plurality of blades, an electrical generator operatively coupled to the rotor, and a control system including an active damping module configured to monitor oscillatory motion of the wind turbine and to output a damping demand signal to damp the oscillatory motion.
Martin Brødsgaard, Thomas Krüger
Filed: 11 Aug 15
Utility
Lightning current transfer unit for a wind turbine
18 Nov 19
A lightning current transfer unit for a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a first part and a second part being rotatable relative to each other, wherein the lightning current transfer unit is arranged to provide electrical contact between the first and second parts, the lightning current transfer unit comprising: a first current transfer portion comprising a first slider and configured to be electrically coupled to a first electrically conducting slideway of the first part of the wind turbine, the first slider being rotatable relative to the first slideway; a second current transfer portion configured to be electrically coupled to an electrically conducting portion of the second part of the wind turbine; a first main spring biasing the first slider towards the first slideway; wherein the first slider comprises: a primary contact biased towards the first slideway by the first main spring; a secondary contact arranged to move relative to the primary contact; and a secondary spring arranged between the first main spring and the secondary contact such that the secondary spring biases the primary contact away from the first slideway and biases the secondary contact towards the first slideway.
Anders Niels Hansen, Morten Bagger Søgaard, Claus Grøn Lyngby, Gert Lading
Filed: 17 Dec 15