Resumen de: WO2026057921A1
Disclosed is a Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. The present invention pertains to the field of renewable energy technologies, specifically focusing on wind power generation. More particularly, the invention relates to hybrid vertical-axis wind turbines that incorporates an active blade adjustment mechanism to optimize performance based on varying wind conditions. The blade adjustment mechanism is controlled by a control arm (30), which is linked to the blades (20) with a specific linkage arrangement (40, A, D, 32, 34, C, B, E, 36, 38, F). The invention uses both lift and drag type forces that combine to produce a large torque, allowing operation at lower rotation speeds than prior art solutions.
Resumen de: WO2026057911A1
The invention relates to a ducted wind turbine comprising: a horizontal rotary shaft (1); blades (3) connected by one end to a bushing (2); and an electric generator (4) connected to the horizontal shaft by a gear box (5). In addition, the blades (2) and the bushing (3) are shrouded by a conduit provided with: an inlet section, with an inlet opening (6) that allows the passage of an air current; a central section, with at least two lateral faces (7a, 7b), an upper face (7c) and a lower face (7d); and an outlet section, with an outlet opening (8) arranged at an angle of 0-75º, such that the angle of the direction of the air current in the outlet opening (8) is at 165-90º with respect to that of the air current in the inlet opening (6).
Resumen de: WO2026057899A1
The present invention relates to a reversible wind turbine comprising: • a blade rotating system (4.1) that allows the blade (4) to be rotated at least 180°, • a nacelle rotating system (3.1) that allows the nacelle (3) to be rotated at least 180°, • reversible gears having teeth with symmetrical profiles, both flanks of the teeth being configured to function as leading edges and to distribute mechanical loads equally when the hub (10) rotates, the hub being moved in both directions by the blades (4), • a reversible power generation chain configured for an active phase shift in response to the change in rotation of the hub (10), and • control means (9) configured to adjust the configuration of the wind turbine components to a windward or leeward configuration depending on the information received, changing the direction of rotation of the hub (10) between the two configurations.
Resumen de: WO2026057911A1
The invention relates to a ducted wind turbine comprising: a horizontal rotary shaft (1); blades (3) connected by one end to a bushing (2); and an electric generator (4) connected to the horizontal shaft by a gear box (5). In addition, the blades (2) and the bushing (3) are shrouded by a conduit provided with: an inlet section, with an inlet opening (6) that allows the passage of an air current; a central section, with at least two lateral faces (7a, 7b), an upper face (7c) and a lower face (7d); and an outlet section, with an outlet opening (8) arranged at an angle of 0-75º, such that the angle of the direction of the air current in the outlet opening (8) is at 165-90º with respect to that of the air current in the inlet opening (6).
Resumen de: WO2026057898A1
The present invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle (1) comprising a power train for transmitting power to the power generation system, comprising an air inlet (10) at one longitudinal end of the nacelle (1) and an air outlet (50) at the opposite longitudinal end of the nacelle (1), the inlet and outlet being aligned with the incident wind. The nacelle comprises a hub (20) with an air inlet opening (21) for air to enter the hub and a rotation shaft (30) connected to said hub (20) for transmitting the rotation of the blades (100), the rotation shaft (30) being hollow and configured to allow air to pass through the hollow from the opening (21) in the hub (20) to the power train.
Resumen de: WO2026056002A1
The present invention relates to the technical field of power generation devices, and relates in particular to an oscillating power generation device, comprising a platform, a power generation assembly, and a support assembly. The power generation assembly comprises a rotation assembly, a transmission assembly, and a generator. The platform of the present invention tilts and oscillates under the action of an external energy source, then the rotation assembly rotates, and the transmission assembly drives the generator to generate power. In the present invention, springs are arranged at the bottom of the platform, and an accommodating cavity for storing liquid is arranged within the platform. The arrangement of the springs and the accommodating cavity can further increase the instability of the platform, and increase the oscillation amplitude and the oscillation frequency of the platform during oscillation, thereby achieving the purpose of continuous, high-efficiency power generation. The present invention further comprises a mast and a sail for utilizing wind energy, thereby enabling comprehensive utilization of various external energy sources, multi-source energy harvesting, and efficient energy conversion. Thus, the applicability of the device is improved, allowing the device to be used not only on sea surfaces but also at sites having abundant wind energy and vibration energy.
Resumen de: WO2026056294A1
Disclosed in the present invention are a fault diagnosis method and system for blade icing and blade mass imbalance of wind turbines. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring operation data and blade icing information of a plurality of wind turbines; labeling the operation data with an icing state label on the basis of the blade icing information, so as to obtain fault data; extracting fault features in the fault data, and ranking the fault features according to the degree of importance, so as to generate an optimal feature set; on the basis of a criterion of minimizing a squared error, selecting optimal features in the optimal feature set to generate an optimal decision tree; and performing classification on the basis of the optimal decision tree, so as to obtain a diagnosis test result including fault information. The present invention has the advantages of a high level of diagnostic accuracy, etc.
Resumen de: DE102024208954A1
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Windkraftgetriebeanordnung mit einem ersten Modul (114) und einem zweiten Modul (115), die jeweils mindestens ein drehbares Bauteil (101, 103) und mindestens einen Gehäuseteil (109, 111) und aufweisen; wobei die drehbaren Bauteile (101, 103) zusammenfügbar oder zusammengefügt sind; und wobei die Gehäuseteile (109, 111) zusammenfügbar oder zusammengefügt sind. Das erste Modul (114) und das zweite Modul (115) weisen jeweils mindestens eine Dichtung (107, 117) auf, die das jeweilige drehbare Bauteil (101, 103) und den jeweiligen Gehäuseteil (109, 111) gegeneinander abdichtet.
Resumen de: DE102024126999A1
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Blattlager zur Lagerung eines Rotorblattes einer Windenergieanlage an einer Nabe, mit einem Innenringelement (1) und einem konzentrisch zu dem Innenringelement (1) angeordneten Außenring (2). Um ein solches Blattlager anzugeben, welches eine hohe Steifigkeit und damit einen hohen Verformungswiderstand bei gleichzeitig geringem Gewicht aufweist, wird vorgeschlagen, dass an einer Innenmantelfläche (3) des Innenringelementes (1) mindestens ein Zugelement (4) befestigt ist, wobei durch das mindestens eine Zugelement (4) an mindestens zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Angriffspunkten (5) einander entgegengerichtete Zugkräfte auf das Innenringelement (1) aufbringbar sind.
Resumen de: DE102024126544A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein hydrodynamisches oder hydrostatisches Gleitlager (1) zur drehbaren Lagerung einer Welle (3), insbesondere in einer Windkraftanlage (2), mit wenigstens einer Anbindungsstruktur (6), einem ersten Gleitelement (4) mit einer ersten Gleitfläche (5), welches an einer Anbindungsstruktur (6) radial und/oder axial versetzbar angeordnet ist, wobei an dem wenigstens ersten Gleitelement (4) ein erster Rampenabschnitt (7) und an der Anbindungsstruktur (6) ein korrespondierender zweiter Rampenabschnitt (8) so ausgebildet sind, dass ein axialer Versatz des Gleitelements (4) gegenüber der Anbindungsstruktur (6) einen radialen Versatz des Gleitelements (4) bewirkt und/oder umgekehrt, so dass das Lagerspiel des Gleitelements (4) gegenüber der Welle (3) einstellbar ist, und wobei das Gleitelement (4) auf der Gegenseite der ersten Gleitfläche (5) eine sphärische Fläche (45) aufweist und wobei das Verbindungselement (44) eine dazu korrespondiere sphärische Fläche (46) aufweist, um das Gleitelement (4) an dem Verbindungselement (44) beweglich anzuordnen.
Resumen de: WO2026057136A1
The invention relates to controlling a wind turbine in accordance with a maximum allowable noise level. The invention includes defining a noise function describing a relationship between wind turbine rotational speed and noise level generated by the wind turbine. The invention includes defining the maximum allowable noise level, and setting the noise level in the noise function to be equal to the defined maximum allowable noise level. The invention includes solving the noise function for the rotational speed, with the noise level equal to the defined maximum allowable noise level, to obtain a maximum allowable rotational speed of the wind turbine. The invention includes controlling the wind turbine to operate in accordance with the maximum allowable rotational speed.
Resumen de: DE102024126653A1
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Inspektion, Wartung und/oder Reparatur von Rotorblättern einer Windenergieanlage, sowie deren, wobei die Windenergieanlage mindestens einen Turm umfasst, aufweisend mindestens die folgenden Komponenten:• einen Abdruckrahmen, aufweisend mindestens zwei aus Segmenten bestehende Längsträger und einen Querträger;• mindestens ein Fahrwerk, aufweisend mehrere Führungseinrichtungen und angeordnet am Querträger;• eine wettergeschützte Kammer, mindestens aufweisend mehrere mittels Gelenken miteinander verbundene Kammerelemente;• eine Stützstruktur, welche die wettergeschützte Kammer mit den Längsträgern verbindet und mindestens erste Führungselemente zur Führung der Längsträger und zweite Führungselemente zur Führung der Kammerelemente aufweist;• ein Aufhängungssystem, aufweisend mindestens zwei Aufhängungsarme, die mittels Gelenken mit der Stützstruktur verbunden sind und mindestens drei Aufhängungsvorrichtungen, wobei mindestens zwei Aufhängungsvorrichtungen an den Aufhängungsarmen und eine Aufhängungsvorrichtung am Querträger angeordnet sind.
Resumen de: WO2026058038A1
A tensioned leg floating platform mooring system and related methods may be used to secure the position of a floating platform. For example, the floating platform mooring system may include at least three fixed-length mooring lines coupled at different locations between a floating platform and one of one or more mooring piles. Additionally, the tensioned leg floating platform mooring system can include an adjustable-length mooring line coupled between the floating platform and one of the one or more mooring piles. The floating platform mooring system may further include a mooring line tension device coupled to the adjustable-length mooring line. The mooring line tension device may adjust a tension of the adjustable-length mooring line by adjusting a length of the adjustable-length mooring line in situ.
Resumen de: WO2026057990A1
The invention relates to gas flow pressure driven electrical generator 30 Generator 30 has a chamber 31 having an inlet 32 connectable to ambient air in a location, and means 35 to connect a chamber outlet 33 through a shut off valve 34 to a dust or fume extraction pipe 20. An airflow turbine36 is provided to generate electricity in the chamber when gas flows from the chamber inlet 32 to the chamber outlet 33.
Resumen de: WO2026058040A1
A floating quay includes a deck relocatable in a body of water adjacent a stationary quay to receive one or more floating units. The deck includes a gradual slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the gradual slope of the deck.
Resumen de: EP4711268A2
In a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a blade for a wind turbine. The blade extends from a blade root defining a radial position r=0 to a blade tip defining a radial position r=R. The blade comprises a windward side and a leeward side which meet at a leading edge and a trailing edge to define an airfoil profile. A chord is the distance between the leading and trailing edges, and a relative thickness is the ratio of thickness to chord. The airfoil profile has a thickness being the greatest distance between the windward and leeward sides orthogonal to the chord. The blade comprises a connection point located at a first radial position (r1) between the blade root and the blade tip for connection of one or more blade connecting members for being connected between the connection point and a corresponding connection point on a neighbouring blade. The thickness and/or the relative thickness of the blade is substantially constant or has a local minimum within an inboard portion of the blade between the blade root and the connection point.
Resumen de: EP4711258A1
A floating quay includes a deck relocatable in a body of water adjacent a stationary quay to receive one or more floating units. The deck includes a gradual slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the gradual slope of the deck.
Resumen de: AU2024270988A1
Method of installing the offshore wind power plant, in which a number of installation design variants are modelled to determine performance characteristics. Modelling comprises applying a Monte Carlo method. An installation design is then selected based on the variant with the highest performance characteristics. The offshore wind power plant may be controlled by determining its instability probability characteristics based on modelling using a plurality of known installation design parameters and one or more variable control parameters associated with the wind power plant, wherein modelling comprises applying a Monte Carlo method. The one or more variable control parameters may then be controlled such that the wind power plant is operated below a selected instability probability threshold.
Resumen de: WO2024235849A1
The present invention relates to a metal ring for connecting a metal wind turbine tower to a concrete base, the ring being annular in shape, centred about an axis, and comprising: a first disc comprising a plurality of anchoring holes, each anchoring hole allowing the passage of a preloaded cable in order to anchor the first disc to the concrete base, and a second disc, spaced apart from the first disc, and comprising a plurality of clamping holes, each of the clamping holes being situated facing a corresponding anchoring hole in the first disc to allow a clamping tool to engage in the clamping hole, in order to apply tension to the preloaded cable passed through the anchoring hole that faces the clamping hole. The first and second discs are interconnected by a first generally annular metal spacer and form a single piece.
Resumen de: GB2644135A
A tensioned leg floating platform mooring system and related methods are used to secure the position of a floating platform. The floating platform mooring system 100includes at least three fixed-length mooring lines 122a-c coupled at different locations between a floating platform 101 and one of one or more mooring piles 124.Additionally, the tensioned leg floating platform mooring system includes an adjustable-length mooring line 126a-c coupled between the floating platform and oneof the one or more mooring piles. The floating platform mooring system further includes a mooring line tension device 202 coupled to the adjustable-length mooringline. The mooring line tension device adjusts a tension of the adjustable-length mooring line by adjusting a length of the adjustable-length mooring line in situ.
Resumen de: GB2644132A
A floating quay 502 includes a deck 504 relocatable in a body of water 122 adjacent a stationary quay 200 to receive one or more floating units 102. The deck may be used to define a slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the slope of the deck. At least one towing bitt 216 is positionable to engage a towline such that the floating quay is movable to an additional stationary quay.
Resumen de: GB2644131A
A floating quay 502 includes a deck 504 relocatable in a body of water adjacent a stationary quay 200 to receive one or more floating units 102. The deck may be used to define a slope from an elevation of a surface of the stationary quay to a submerged position below a water level of a water surface of the body of water. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the slope of the deck. A controller 506 is used to alter the buoyancy of at least two ballast compartments 505a-c, to allow the elevator system to raise and lower at least a portion the deck.
Resumen de: GB2644130A
A tensioned leg floating platform mooring system and related methods are used to secure the position of a floating platform. The floating platform mooring system 100 includes at least three fixed-length mooring lines 122a-c coupled at different locations between a floating platform 101 and one of one or more mooring piles 124. Additionally, the tensioned leg floating platform mooring system includes an adjustable-length mooring line 126a-c coupled between the floating platform and one of the one or more mooring piles. The floating platform mooring system further includes a mooring line tension device 202 coupled to the adjustable-length mooring line. The mooring line tension device adjusts a tension of the adjustable-length mooring line by adjusting a length of the adjustable-length mooring line in situ.
Resumen de: GB2644129A
A floating quay 202 includes a deck 204 relocatable in a body of water 122 adjacent a stationary quay 200 to receive one or more floating units 102. The floating quay further includes an elevator system positionable to raise and lower at least a portion of the deck to receive the one or more floating units from the stationary quay and to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water using the gradual slope of the deck. A method of using the quay to deploy the one or more floating units into the body of water is also disclosed. A system comprising the deck, an elevator system and a controller and used for deploying the one or more floating units into the body of water is also disclosed.
Nº publicación: EP4710020A1 18/03/2026
Solicitante:
ENVISION ENERGY CO LTD [CN]
Envision Energy Co., Ltd
Resumen de: AU2023456748A1
The present invention relates to a lubrication ring, a wind turbine gearbox, a wind turbine and a method of assembly thereof. The lubrication ring is formed by a number of ring segments that are positioned relative to each other in the circumference direction. The ring segments each has a first connection element and a second connection element, which are spaced apart to form a gap that takes up the thermal expansion of the ring segments. The lubrication ring forms at least one fluid channel for transferring lubrication fluid between a first gearbox part and a second gearbox part positioned relative to each other. Each ring segment has at least one mounting point for securing the ring segment to the first or second gearbox part and at least one first opening for guiding the lubrication fluid through the lubrication ring.