81 |
VACUUM PUMP FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE |
PCT/DE2013100368 |
2013-10-25 |
WO2014075658A3 |
2014-12-04 |
PYRDOK BENJAMIN; ZIEHR DANIEL; SCZESNY CARSTEN; MÖSER DIETMAR; SCHÖNWALD FREDDY |
The invention relates to a vacuum pump (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a pump housing surface (8), on which a noise reduction hood (30) delimiting a sound damping volume is mounted. The invention is characterized in that the noise reduction hood (30), on at least one inner surface facing the pump housing surface (8), has a three-dimensional sound dissipation structure (60). |
82 |
ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE |
PCT/EP2011060242 |
2011-06-20 |
WO2011157849A3 |
2012-03-15 |
SLOTH ERIK BILLESKOV; NIELSEN THOMAS STEINICHE BJERTRUP; PETERSLUND ESTHER; KUHLMEIER LENNART; JENSEN RASMUS |
The invention concerns a rotor blade for a wind turbine comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge. At least a part of the trailing edge - in the lengthwise direction of the rotor blade - comprises at least one pre manufactured trailing edge part, where said pre manufactured trailing edge part is arranged to cover at least one lengthwise joint of at least one airfoil surface to one other structural part on the rotor blade, where the pre manufactured trailing edge part has a width of 0 to a certain percentage according to a specific rotor radius of the length of the chord of the rotor blade. The pre manufactured trailing edge is preferably made of a fibre composite material or from another suitable material in parts with a length suitable for handling and installing along a rotor blade. The above mentioned structural part can for instance be a full length or part length web, providing stiffness to the construction at the outer area near the trailing edge, by connecting two aerodynamic shell parts. The pre manufactured trailing edge part can then be fixed to a blunt and somewhat roughly shaped rear edge, and thereby act as a cover as well as a well-defined edge of the rotor blade and that the rotor blade has a thickness at the rear edge of said body of 0 to 10 %, preferably of 0 to 5 %, and even more preferred has a thickness of 3 % of the height of the body, where said rear edge has a thickness of at least 2 millimetres, said height is also known as the height of the specific airfoil profile. |
83 |
WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH DAMPING ELEMENT |
PCT/US2010026198 |
2010-03-04 |
WO2010107592A2 |
2010-09-23 |
WESTERGAARD CARSTEN HEIN |
A blade (18) for a wind turbine (10) generally comprises a shell body (30) defined by first and second shells (32, 34) extending between a leading edge (36) and a trailing edge (38), an inner spar (40) supporting at least a portion of the shell body (30), and a damping element (60, 100, 120) coupled to at least one of the shell body (30) or inner spar (40). The damping element (60, 100, 120) is configured to move relative to the shell body (30) to dissipate vibrations of the blade (18), and has a greater degree of freedom in a flapwise direction (48) between the first and second shells (32, 34) than in an edgewise direction (46) between the leading and trailing edges (36, 38). |
84 |
WAVE ENERGY PLANT |
PCT/DK2008000171 |
2008-05-07 |
WO2008135046A3 |
2009-05-14 |
CLAUSEN LARS HENNING |
The invention concerns a wave energy plant with at least two floating bodies, where each floating body is made up of at least two pontoons, preferably cylindric pontoons with a length larger than the diameter, where the pontoons are rigidly connected by rigid members, where at least one energy absorbing mechanism is arranged between two interhinged floating bodies. By such a plant is achieved the advantage that the number of movable parts is minimised, and that a plant according to the invention thus becomes more easy and rapid to service. Also, there is achieved the advantage that even by small waves, the floating bodies farthest from the energy absorbing mechanism are provided a substantial movement with a substantial force, as the plant may be designed with a relatively long lever arm from the outermost pontoon and to the hinge between the two joined floating bodies at which the energy is absorbed and transformed. |
85 |
Engine assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same |
US15225066 |
2016-08-01 |
US10132270B2 |
2018-11-20 |
Anthony M. Coppola; Hamid G. Kia; Paul M. Najt; Russell P. Durrett; Michael A. Potter |
Vehicle assemblies, such as engine assemblies, including an integrated cylinder head and plurality of liners as well as a polymeric composite housing are provided. Methods of making such vehicle assemblies are also provided. |
86 |
ENGINE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US15225066 |
2016-08-01 |
US20180030923A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Anthony M. Coppola; Hamid G. Kia; Paul M. Najt; Russell P. Durrett; Michael A. Potter |
Vehicle assemblies, such as engine assemblies, including an integrated cylinder head and plurality of liners as well as a polymeric composite housing are provided. Methods of making such vehicle assemblies are also provided. |
87 |
Insert for forming an end connection in a uni-axial composite material |
US12263966 |
2008-11-03 |
US09555588B2 |
2017-01-31 |
Paul Trevor Hayden; David Anthony Whiley; Peter Anthony Broome |
An insert for forming an end connection in a uni-axial composite material, and an end connection comprising at least one insert, is disclosed. The insert comprises a sleeve which comprises a plurality of fibers having a multi-axial arrangement. At least a portion of the interior surface of the sleeve comprises a thread formation. A method of forming an end connection in a uni-axial composite material is also disclosed. The method comprises providing a sleeve comprising a plurality of fibers having a multi-axial arrangement and providing a thread formation on at least a portion of the interior surface of the sleeve. The sleeve is positioned and secured within the uni-axial composite material. |
88 |
VACUUM PUMP FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE |
US14442833 |
2013-10-25 |
US20160201671A1 |
2016-07-14 |
Dietmar MOESER; Benjamin PYRDOK; Freddy SCHÖNWALD; Carsten SCZESNY; Daniel ZIEHR |
The invention relates to a vacuum pump (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a pump housing surface (8), on which a noise reduction hood (30) delimiting a sound damping volume is mounted. The invention is characterized in that the noise reduction hood (30), on at least one inner surface facing the pump housing surface (8), has a three-dimensional sound dissipation structure (60). |
89 |
Modular structural composite beam |
US14011249 |
2013-08-27 |
US09290941B2 |
2016-03-22 |
Paul Trevor Hayden; Harald Behmer |
A modular fiber reinforced plastic flange for a structural composite beam which comprises a body formed of a plurality of elongate elements arranged in an array, wherein the dimensions of the body are substantially determined by the number and arrangement of the elongate elements in the array, and a skin member at least partially surrounding the array. Also, a structural composite beam comprising the modular fiber reinforced plastic flange and a shear web connected to the skin member of the modular flange. A method of making the modular flange and beams, and a kit of parts for making the modular flange are also disclosed. |
90 |
Rotor Blade with an Integrated Radar Absorber for a Wind Power Plant |
US14559499 |
2014-12-03 |
US20150153448A1 |
2015-06-04 |
Joachim BETTERMANN; Andreas FRYE |
A rotor blade comprising fiber-reinforced plastic for a wind power plant is provided with a radar absorber embedded into the fiber-reinforced plastic. The rotor blade includes a layer close to the surface with a defined electrical sheet resistivity of 100 to 800 ohm/square, which is located at a depth of 2 to 5 mm below the surface. The rotor blade also includes a layer far removed from the surface with a defined electrical sheet resistivity of at a maximum 50 ohm/square at a distance to the layer close to the surface of 5 to 16 mm. The integrated radar absorber covers one or several discrete surface sections of the rotor blade, without covering the entire surface of the rotor blade. |
91 |
Rotor blade with an integrated radar absorber for a wind power plant |
US12993655 |
2009-05-16 |
US08932025B2 |
2015-01-13 |
Joachim Bettermann; Andreas Frye |
A rotor blade comprising fiber-reinforced plastic for a wind power plant is provided with a radar absorber embedded into the fiber-reinforced plastic. The rotor blade includes a layer close to the surface with a defined electrical sheet resistivity of 100 to 800 ohm/square, which is located at a depth of 2 to 5 mm below the surface. The rotor blade also includes a layer far removed from the surface with a defined electrical sheet resistivity of at a maximum 50 ohm/square at a distance to the layer close to the surface of 5 to 16 mm. The integrated radar absorber covers one or several discrete surface sections of the rotor blade, without covering the entire surface of the rotor blade. |
92 |
CONTROL HOUSING MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD |
US14237957 |
2012-07-17 |
US20140190445A1 |
2014-07-10 |
Eckhard Reese; Guenther Zoll |
A control housing module (1) for a combustion engine, with integrating and/or connecting and/or receiving structures for auxiliary components (2,3,4,5,6,7,8) and a rib structure. The control housing module (1) consists of a fibre-plastic composite, which has at least one insert (10) made from a flat fibre textile in a thermoplastic matrix. The rib structure made from injected reinforcing ribs (11,11a) is formed of a thermoplastic, which has short fibres made of a reinforcing material with a proportion by volume of at least 30%. The ribbing (11,11a) includes rib structures (11a) arranged according to the direction of force and regularly formed longitudinal, transverse and/or diagonal reinforcing ribs (11) that cross one another. A foam material is arranged in the spaces (13) between the ribs, the spaces being bordered by the ribs (11,11a). |
93 |
Wind turbine blade |
US12677670 |
2008-07-28 |
US08696317B2 |
2014-04-15 |
Paul Rudling |
A spar (30) for a wind turbine blade. The spar comprises a plurality (typically three or more) beams (33) arranged side-by-side. Each beam has a longitudinal web (32), a flange (31) at either longitudinal edge. The spar may be made up of a number of modules connected to one another primarily via overlapping shear webs. |
94 |
MODULAR STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE BEAM |
US14011249 |
2013-08-27 |
US20130340385A1 |
2013-12-26 |
Paul Trevor Hayden; Harald Behmer |
A modular fibre reinforced plastic flange for a structural composite beam which comprises a body formed of a plurality of elongate elements arranged in an array, wherein the dimensions of the body are substantially determined by the number and arrangement of the elongate elements in the array, and a skin member at least partially surrounding the array. Also, a structural composite beam comprising the modular fibre reinforced plastic flange and a shear web connected to the skin member of the modular flange. A method of making the modular flange and beams, and a kit of parts for making the modular flange are also disclosed. |
95 |
Winglet for a blade of a wind turbine |
US13406834 |
2012-02-28 |
US08459947B2 |
2013-06-11 |
Jason Stege |
A winglet for a blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The winglet contains a core with a predetermined water absorption-rate to reduce or even avoid the absorption of water in the core. This may be achieved via different variations on the core material and/or core cover material including composition, density and thickness. |
96 |
LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE TRUSS WIND TURBINE BLADE |
US13481706 |
2012-05-25 |
US20130108453A1 |
2013-05-02 |
Myles L. Baker; Cory P. Arendt |
A lightweight wind turbine blade formed with a truss support structure assembly of composite truss joints including composite spar and cross members attached to and supporting in spaced relation a spine of lightweight rib panels. The rib panels are oriented in parallel spaced relation from one another and individually molded with perimeters defining individual areas of curvature for the finished blade assembly. The truss support structure is covered with a lightweight fiberglass or hardened fabric skin attached to and fitted on respective rib panel edges forming an airfoil structure. |
97 |
Rotor blade attachment |
US13361055 |
2012-01-30 |
US08408875B2 |
2013-04-02 |
Peter Quell; Urs Bendel; Matthias Schubert; Carsten Eusterbarkey |
A rotor blade attachment, in particular of a wind power plant, for the connection of a rotor blade with an attachment device, including a transverse pin and a connecting device, which can be brought together to establish an operative connection, wherein the connecting device defines a longitudinal axis. The rotor blade attachment is characterized in that the transverse pin in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the connecting device has a higher bending stiffness than transversally to the longitudinal axis. An alternative rotor blade attachment is characterized in that the transverse pins are arranged in at least two rows, wherein at least a first row is arranged closer to the blade-root-side end of the rotor blade than at least a second row. |
98 |
Hybrid bearing cylinder |
US12557048 |
2009-09-10 |
US08317396B2 |
2012-11-27 |
Elson B. Fish |
A hybrid bearing cylinder is formed to include a composite sleeve and a metallic jacket positioned around the composite sleeve. The outer diameter of the composite sleeve is less the inner diameter of the metallic jacket to form a pre-designed gap between the composite sleeve and the metallic jacket The metallic jacket of the hybrid bearing cylinder is adapted to be secured to metallic cylinder end caps by threading, welding, swaging, or other metal attachment methods. |
99 |
Wind turbine blade |
US11884969 |
2005-02-22 |
US08147209B2 |
2012-04-03 |
Kristian Balschmidt Godsk; Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen |
A wind turbine comprising a wind turbine blade with high lift and/or low solidity is provided. The blade is directed towards pitch regulated wind turbines, which are operated at variable rotor speed and have blades longer than about 30 meters. The blade is for example advantageous in that it may provide reduced extreme and fatigue loads at the same or near the same power production. |
100 |
Wind-power unit, a supporting pillar therefore and a use thereof |
US12451817 |
2008-06-10 |
US08051625B2 |
2011-11-08 |
Mats Leijon; Hans Bernhoff |
The invention relates to a wind-power unit having a turbine having a vertical turbine shaft (3), an electrical generator (6) connected to the turbine and a vertical hollow supporting pillar (2) supporting the turbine. According to the invention the material of the supporting pillar is in all essentials wood. The invention also relates to a supporting pillar for such a wind-power unit, an electric mains connected to the wind-power unit, a use of the wind-power unit and a method for the manufacture of such a supporting pillar. |