序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
61 Nacelle main frame structure and drive train assembly for a wind turbine US13469124 2012-05-11 US09028215B2 2015-05-12 Warren Smook
A nacelle main frame structure and drive train assembly (1) for being mounted on a tower (2) of a wind turbine. The nacelle main frame structure and drive train assembly (1) comprises a nacelle main frame structure (4) with a central part (6) connecting a first part (7) to a second part (8). The first part (7), during wind turbine operation and/or servicing activities, takes up loads of a rotor (9). A drive train (5) is at least partially located between the first and second parts (7, 8). The central part (6) of the main frame structure (4) is located substantially above at least part of the drive train (5) and is such that at least part of the drive train (5) can only be removed from the main frame structure (4) by lowering at least part of the drive train (5) from the main frame structure (4).
62 Method to rotate the rotor of a wind turbine and means to use in this method US13624112 2012-09-21 US08963361B2 2015-02-24 Peter Loevenskjold Falkenberg; Karl Aage Maj; Jacob Blach Nielsen; Henning Poulsen; Brian Rasmussen; Henrik Stiesdal
A direct driven wind turbine includes an electrical generator with a rotor and a stator, a hub constructed to receive a rotor blade, and an actuator device. The hub is connected to the rotor of the electrical generator. The hub and the rotor of the electrical generator are rotatable mounted in respect to the stator of the generator. The actuator device is constructed and arranged to rotate the rotor of the electrical generator and the hub of the wind turbine in respect to the stator of the electrical generator, wherein the actuator device is at least one motor.
63 ERECTING A WIND POWERPLANT US14275181 2014-05-12 US20140319091A1 2014-10-30 Alf Trede; Oliver Heinecke; Carsten Eusterbarkey
A method for handling a wind powerplant's rotor hub or to handle a wind powerplant's rotor using a hoist, in particular for erecting a wind powerplant or for assembling or disassembling a rotor to and from such a powerplant, in particular a hub or a rotor being configured by means of one assembly side to the wind powerplant's tower, the hub or rotor being raised or held by the hoist. In the raised state, the hub is tilted by a tilting mechanism acting on it out of the initial, raised position by a predetermined angle of tilting, or the rotor is tilted by a tilting mechanism acting on the rotor blade roots of the rotor through a predetermined angle of tilting. A mechanism to handle a wind powerplant's rotor hub of a wind powerplant's rotor, in particular for assembling or dismantling a rotor to or from its wind powerplant.
64 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND TRANSPORTING AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE US14260360 2014-04-24 US20140317927A1 2014-10-30 Jan Westergaard
A method for assembly and installation of an offshore wind turbine, where components such as a nacelle, one or more tower sections and/or blades for at least one wind turbine is manufactured, assembled at or transported to a harbor area, where said components are loaded onto a transport and installation vessel and subsequently transported to an erection site. The method involves at least the steps of assembling at least one nacelle for a two-bladed wind turbine having hub with two sets of blade installation interfaces facing in a radial direction, the blade installation interfaces having a 180 degree angular distance therebetween, installing at least one, but preferably two inner blade parts to the hub, and arranging the at least one nacelle with the at least one inner blade part attached to the hub on the deck of a transport and installation vessel.
65 Method for erecting a tower, and tower US13318762 2010-05-05 US08857131B2 2014-10-14 Markus Vogel; Jens Hofmann
A method of erecting a pylon of a wind power installation is provided. The method includes providing a foundation and placing a plurality of height adjusting units on the foundation. The height adjusting units are made substantially from a plastic material. A load distribution ring is placed on the plurality of height adjusting units. The load distribution ring is straightened and leveled by adjustment of the height adjusting units. A gap between the foundation and the load distribution ring is filled with a grouting material. A pylon segment is placed on the load distribution ring after the grouting material has reached a predetermined strength. The height adjusting units are configured to jointly bear the weight of the load distribution ring, and are configured to yield under a selected load that is greater that a weight of the load distribution ring.
66 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A BLADE INSERT BETWEEN SEPARATE PORTIONS OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE US13803176 2013-03-14 US20140259669A1 2014-09-18 Bruce Clark Busbey; James Alphonse Payant; Robert Roy Anderson
A system for installing a blade insert between a root portion and a tip portion of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The system may include a root cradle assembly configured to support the root portion of the rotor blade and a tip cradle assembly configured to support the tip portion of the rotor blade. At least one of the tip cradle assembly or the root cradle assembly may be movable relative to the other of the tip cradle assembly or the root cradle assembly to allow the tip portion to be spaced apart from the root portion after the rotor blade has been divided between the root and tip portions. In addition, the system may include an insert cradle assembly configured to support a blade insert for the rotor blade. The insert cradle assembly may be configured to be positioned between the root cradle assembly and the tip cradle assembly so as to position the blade insert between the root portion and the tip portion.
67 TOWER PART FOR A WIND TURBINE, AN APERTURE COVER SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TOWER PART AND USES HEREOF US14266328 2014-04-30 US20140230223A1 2014-08-21 Jonas Kristensen
The invention relates to a tower part for a wind turbine including at least one wall segment and at least one aperture segment including at least one aperture. The wall segment and the aperture segment are connected and the aperture segment is of a substantially uniform thickness and is thicker than the thickness of the wall segment. The invention further related to an aperture cover system for covering at least one aperture in a tower part for a wind turbine including cover plates and attachments for attaching the system to the tower part, wherein the attachments do not affect the fatigue limit of the tower part. Finally, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine tower part and uses thereof.
68 Tower part for a wind turbine, an aperture cover system, a method for manufacturing a tower part and uses hereof US13357242 2012-01-24 US08752337B2 2014-06-17 Jonas Kristensen
The invention relates to a tower part for a wind turbine including at least one wall segment and at least one aperture segment including at least one aperture. The wall segment and the aperture segment are connected and the aperture segment is of a substantially uniform thickness and is thicker than the thickness of the wall segment. The invention further related to an aperture cover system for covering at least one aperture in a tower part for a wind turbine including cover plates and attachments for attaching the system to the tower part, wherein the attachments do not affect the fatigue limit of the tower part. Finally, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine tower part and uses thereof.
69 WIND TURBINE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MOUNTING US14003742 2012-03-09 US20140072430A1 2014-03-13 Eystein Børgen; Bjørge Sæten
A wind turbine rotor assembly comprises: a rotor support; a rotor which is rotatably mounted to the rotor support; and a base support; wherein the rotor support and base support are provided with engagement means which allow said rotor support and base support to engage with each other so that when the rotor support and base support are moved together a hinged connection is formed between the rotor support and base support, which hinged connection allows the rotor support to rotate relative to the base support during installation or decommissioning of the rotor.
70 BUILDINGS WITH WIND-ENERGY-CONVERSION SYSTEMS US13605310 2012-09-06 US20140062093A1 2014-03-06 Daryoush Allaei
An embodiment of a building may include a wind-energy-conversion system with a duct that may be a substantially vertical converging nozzle. An energy extractor may be fluidly coupled to the duct. For some embodiments, a space within the building may be part of the wind-energy-conversion system and may be fluidly coupled to the energy extractor by the duct.
71 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE US14009696 2012-03-13 US20140028138A1 2014-01-30 Kornel Feher; Ulrich Hartmann; Martin Junge; Andreas Jöckel; Martin Kristl; Wilfried Luchs; Oliver Memminger; Joachim Mucha; Axel Möhle
In a method an inner segment is first pre-assembled on each of a number of outer segments by at least one fixing element, so as to produce a plurality of segment modules having each a predetermined air gap between the inner segment and the outer segment. The inner segments and the outer segments are assigned to the rotor or stator of the electrical machine. The inner segments of the plurality of segment modules are fastened to an inner assembly device (for example a hub). The outer segments of the plurality of segment modules are fastened to an outer assembly device (for example a supporting structure). Finally, the fixing elements between the inner segments and the outer segments are removed.
72 INSTALLATION/DISMOUNTING OF A HUB TO/FROM A NACELLE OF A WIND TURBINE BY USING A BLADE PITCH ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF THE HUB FOR ORIENTATING THE HUB US13859018 2013-04-09 US20130269188A1 2013-10-17 Peter Loevenskjold Falkenberg
Disclosed is a holding device for holding a hub to be installed at a nacelle. The holding device includes a carrier element with a first connection interface configured to connect the holding device to a lifting system, and a second connection interface configured to connect the device to a blade pitch bearing of the hub. Further disclosed is a pitch operating device for operating a blade pitch angle adjustment device of a hub to be mounted to a nacelle. The pitch operating device includes an actuating unit and a power interface for connecting the pitch operating device to the blade pitch angle adjustment device. Further disclosed is a hub installation system including such a holding device and such a pitch operating device. Further, a method for installing a hub at a nacelle and a method for dismounting a hub from a nacelle are described.
73 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A MULTI-SEGMENT WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH SPAN-WISE OFFSET JOINTS US13272327 2011-10-13 US20130091705A1 2013-04-18 Steven Alan Kyriakides; Scott Gabell Riddell; Alan Majors Walker
A method provides for assembling a wind turbine blade from at least two blade segments, with each of the blade segments having a pressure side shell member, a suction side shell member, internal support structure, and ends with joint sections that are offset span-wise from the pressure side shell member to the suction side shell member. The blade segments are aligned in an end-to-end orientation and moved into a mating configuration with relative movement that includes overlapping the respective joint sections of adjacent blade segments. The overlapped joint sections are subsequently moved into engagement with each other and joined along respective joint profiles at a chord-wise joint.
74 METHOD FOR ERECTING A FACILITY PRODUCING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM WIND US13674912 2012-11-12 US20130067853A1 2013-03-21 Brookes H. Baker
A method for erecting a facility includes the steps of constructing initial tower panels on a foundation. Work platforms and guys are installed so that additional tower panels may be installed on top of the existing tower panels. The work platforms with guys may then be raised, so that the process may be repeated until tower section height is reached. Tower sections are them completed by the addition of peripheral trusses and permanent guys, and additional tower sections are constructed by repeating the process to reach the desired facility height. Lifting units including truss and rail systems and rotatable modules with turbines in shrouds are assembled on the ground, then raised up the towers and operably mounted for generating electricity from wind. The erection process is sequenced to maintain structural integrity.
75 WIND TURBINE GENERATOR INSTALLATION BY AIRSHIP US13377382 2010-06-15 US20120085864A1 2012-04-12 Rune Kirt; Mads Baekgaard Thomsen; Duncan Galbraith
The invention relates to a method for positioning an airship 100 at a wind turbine generator. The method comprises the step of docking the airship 100 at the wind turbine generator with a forwards docking section, a rearwards docking section, a sideways docking section, or an upwards docking section of the airship being connected to the wind turbine generator. After the airship 100 has docked, at least one wind turbine generator component or at least one person is unloaded from the airship or loaded from the wind turbine generator to the airship. Docking of the airship 100 may be performed at one of the following components of the wind turbine generator: the nacelle 116, the hub 118, the tower, one or more of the blades 120, the foundation, or a substation of the wind turbine generator. The invention also relates to use of an airship 100 for being connected to a wind turbine generator and for loading or unloading wind turbine generator components or personnel to or from the wind turbine generator.
76 Method of moving the rotating means of a wind turbine during transportation or stand still, method of controlling the moving of the rotating means, nacelle, auxiliary device, control and monitoring system and use hereof US12549974 2009-08-28 US08118542B2 2012-02-21 Søren Damgaard; Arne Haarh; Nils Bjørn Jensen
Methods of moving a rotating device of a wind turbine during transportation or standstill are provided. The methods include securing at least one auxiliary device to a position and connecting the device to one or more shafts of the rotating device at transportation or standstill. The auxiliary device is able to store, generate and/or convert energy during transportation, transferring energy continuously from at least one auxiliary device to one or more shafts of the rotating device during transportation or standstill, and moving one or more shafts of the rotating device continuously or discontinuously from a position to another. Also provided is a nacelle for a wind turbine, an auxiliary device, a control system for controlling moving of a rotating device of a wind turbine nacelle during transportation of the nacelle and use thereof.
77 Tower part for a wind turbine, an aperture cover system, a method for manufacturing a tower part and uses hereof US11718961 2004-11-10 US08109061B2 2012-02-07 Jonas Kristensen
A tower part for a wind turbine includes at least one wall segment and at least one aperture segment including at least one aperture. The wall segment and the aperture segment are connected and the aperture segment is of a substantially uniform thickness and is thicker than the thickness of the wall segment. The tower part further includes an aperture cover system for covering at least one aperture in a tower part for a wind turbine, including cover plates and attachments for attaching the system to the tower part, where the attachments do not affect the fatigue limit of the tower part.
78 Method Of Moving The Rotating Means Of A Wind Turbine During Transportation Or Stand Still, Method Of Controlling The Moving Of The Rotating Means, Nacelle, Auxiliary Device, Control And Monitoring System And Use Hereof US13160070 2011-06-14 US20110243706A1 2011-10-06 Søren Damgaard; Arne Haarh; Nils Bjørn Jensen
Methods of moving a rotating device of a wind turbine during transportation or standstill are provided. The methods include securing at least one auxiliary device to a position and connecting the device to one or more shafts of the rotating device at transportation or standstill. The auxiliary device is able to store, generate and/or convert energy during transportation, transferring energy continuously from at least one auxiliary device to one or more shafts of the rotating device during transportation or standstill, and moving one or more shafts of the rotating device continuously or discontinuously from a position to another. Also provided is a nacelle for a wind turbine, an auxiliary device, a control system for controlling moving of a rotating device of a wind turbine nacelle during transportation of the nacelle and use thereof.
79 METHOD FOR HANDLING AND/OR SERVICING COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE AND A GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD US12809759 2008-12-19 US20110168654A1 2011-07-14 Claus Ahler; Jesper Staerke Rosengren; Hans-Christoph Paul
The Invention relates a method and an apparatus for handling and/or servicing components of a wind turbine, such as installing and/or dismantling components into or from a wind turbine nacelle or such as servicing exterior components such as blades, hub, tower and nacelle of the wind turbine. The gripping apparatus comprising at least one arm for gripping around the wind turbine tower, said at least one arm capable of forming a gap between gripping elements of the gripping apparatus. The at least one arm extends around the entire outer circumference, seen perpendicular to a horizontal plane, of the wind turbine tower.
80 Tower Part for a Wind Turbine, an Aperture Cover System, a Method for Manufacturing a Tower Part and Uses Hereof US11718961 2004-11-10 US20080034675A1 2008-02-14 Jonas Kristensen
The invention relates to a tower part (6) for a wind turbine (1) comprising at least one wall segment (9) and at least one aperture segment (10) including at least one aperture (7). The wall segment (9) and the aperture segment (10) being connected by connecting means and the aperture segment (10) is of a substantially uniform thickness and is thicker than the thickness of the wall segment (9). The invention further relates to an aperture cover system for covering at least one aperture (7) in a tower part (6) for a wind turbine (1). The system comprising cover plates and attachment means for attaching the system to the tower part (6), wherein the attachment means do not affect the fatigue limit of the tower part (6). Finally the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine tower part (6) and uses hereof.
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