Absstract of: WO2025114434A1
A method for avoiding an unintended fall of a blade (50) of a wind turbine (20) when the blade (50) or another blade (50) of the wind turbine (20) is arranged at a rotor hub (51) of the wind turbine (20) is provided. The wind turbine (20) comprises the rotor hub (51), a rotating electrical machine (22) mechanically coupled to the rotor hub (51), a machine-side converter (24, 44) electrically coupled to the rotating electrical machine (22) and comprising several semiconductor switches (70, 72, 74), a DC-link (26, 46) electrically coupled to the machine-side converter (24, 44), and a grid-side converter (28, 48) electrically coupled to the DC-link (26, 46) and to an electrical grid. The method comprises: generating a short circuit at the DC-link (26, 46) by activating all of the semiconductor switches (70, 72, 74) at the same time.
Absstract of: WO2025114311A1
The present disclosure relates to systems for attaching a shear web (42) to a first wind turbine blade shell, the first blade shell being held in a blade mold (100). The system comprises a shear web positioning tool (250) configured to hold one or more shear webs (42) and a set of hinge devices (300), each comprising a static member (302) and a movable member (301), wherein the movable member (301) is rotatable about a pivot axis (304) of the static member (302). The system further comprises that the shear web positioning tool (250) is configured to be connected to the movable members (301) of the hinge devices (300). The present disclosure further comprises a method (700) for manipulating parts during blade manufacturing.
Absstract of: WO2025114310A1
The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing a wind turbine blade. The methods comprise providing a first blade mold (100) in a first workstation (51), and providing a set of hinge devices (300) in the first workstation (51), the hinge devices (300) comprising a static member (302) and a movable member (301). Furthermore, the method comprises coupling a first tool (200) to the movable members (301) of the hinge devices (300) and rotating the movable members (301) with respect to the static members (302) to carry out one or more first operations with the first tool (200). The method also comprises coupling a second tool (400) to the movable members (301) of the hinge devices (300) and rotating the movable members (301) with respect to the static members (302) to carry out one or more second operations with the second tool (400). The present disclosure further comprises a system for use during manufacturing of a wind turbine blade (10).
Absstract of: WO2025114303A1
Herein is described a pultruded plank for reinforcing a wind turbine blade, the pultruded plank comprising reinforcing fibers and a resin, pultruded plank having a surface comprising a channel pattern for guiding infusing resin.
Absstract of: WO2025114199A1
The present invention relates to a blade handling assembly (62) for moving a wind turbine blade (10) between two locations. The blade handling assembly (62) includes at least one blade handling unit (64) comprising a motorized trolley (66) and an interface structure (68) releasably coupled to the motorized trolley (66). The interface structure (68) includes a support member (70) and a receiving member (72), wherein a fixture (74) is arranged on the receiving member (72), the fixture (74) being configured for attachment to the wind turbine blade.
Absstract of: WO2025114067A1
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a shear web assembly for a wind turbine blade shell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) production of a sandwich panel (324, 326, 601) in a continuous manner; (b) providing the sandwich panel which has been produced in a continuous manner to a cutting machine (616) for cutting of the sandwich panel to form a plurality of sandwich panel sections (624, 625, 626); (c) joining of the sandwich panel sections in series to form a shear web assembly (700) at a shear web assembly station prior to locating the shear web assembly in the wind turbine blade shell (300), wherein the shear web assembly has a longitudinal direction that corresponds with a length direction of the wind turbine blade shell and a width direction that corresponds with a width direction of the wind turbine blade shell, wherein the shear web assembly is arranged for joining with upper and lower spar caps of the wind turbine blade shell.
Absstract of: WO2025114038A1
Ballast weight (12) for coupling to an attachment means (11), in particular to a hook, attached to the lower end of a rope (10) of a crane (9) wherein the ballast weight (12) is formed by or comprises a main body (17), wherein the main body (17) encompasses a receiving space (18), wherein the receiving space (18) is designed to receive at least a section of the attachment means (11) in an operational state (78) of the ballast weight (12), wherein the receiving space (18) is delimited by an inner surface (21) of the main body (17) and extends along a central axis (19) of the ballast weight (12), wherein the size (74, 75) of the receiving space (18) in at least one direction orthogonal to the central axis (19) is larger at a first position (76) along the central axis (19) than at a second position (77) along the central axis (19) that is arranged above the first position (76), such that the inner surface (21) forms a contact surface (41) arranged at an angle (80) to the central axis (19), that is designed to be supported by a support surface (42) of the attachment means (11), wherein the main body (17) comprises a slit (20) to allow for a movement of the rope (10) into the receiving space (18), wherein the ballast weight (12) comprises a bumper (23) which is fixed to the main body (17) and extends at least partially around the central axis (19) along the circumference of the ballast weight (12).
Absstract of: WO2025113727A1
A rolling bearing arrangement (1), in particular in a wind turbine, comprises a bearing ring (3, 8) and a connection component (2, 5), a non-metal layer (6) being located between the bearing ring (3, 8) and the connection component (2, 5) and having a thickness variation.
Absstract of: WO2025113728A1
Proposed is a method for assembling non-rotatably interconnected components (2, 3) of a bearing assembly (1), comprising the following steps: - providing two rotationally symmetrical components (2, 3), namely a bearing ring (3) and an attachment component (2) to be connected thereto, wherein one of the two components (2, 3) has an annularly encircling depression (12, 15) on a surface facing toward the other component (3, 2), - filling the annularly encircling depression (12, 15) with an elastomer, and - pushing the two components (2, 3) together, wherein the component (2, 3) into which the elastomer was introduced provides a metal guide surface (4, 11) which adjoins the elastomer in the axial direction of the component (2, 3) in question, and wherein a metal surface (11, 4) of the second component (3, 2) is pushed beyond the guide surface (4, 11) until said metal surface (11, 4) lies force-transmittingly on the elastomer and is spaced in the axial direction from the guide surface (4, 11).
Absstract of: WO2025113726A1
An anti-friction bearing arrangement (1), in particular in a wind power plant, comprises a bearing ring (5), a surrounding component (2, 3), and an electrically insulating powder coating layer (7) which separates the bearing ring (5) from the surrounding component (2, 3) and has a thickness (d?) of at least 0.005% and at most 0.2% of the joint diameter (Di), wherein the thickness (d?) is at least 400 pm, wherein the bearing external diameter is at least 300 mm, wherein the joint diameter (Di) is to be measured at the contact surface between the powder coating layer (7) and a circumferential surface of a metal main body of the bearing ring (5).
Absstract of: WO2025113943A1
There is described a method for operating a wind turbine, a safety system, and a wind turbine comprising a rotor, at least two pitchable rotor blades, a pitching system, an operation controller and a safety controller. The method comprising the steps of: determine a value for at least one safety paremeters with the safety controller, compare the value of the at least one safety parameters with at least one safety threshold and if the value is different from the at least one safety threshold the safety controller delivers a warning signal to the operation controller and prevents the wind turbine (100) from starting up. Further, a safety system comprising a memory and a processor and means for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
Absstract of: WO2025113944A1
Transport device for transporting preform elements (24) from a mold (22) to a receiving place, comprising a yoke (2) equipped with a number of gripper elements (5) for gripping the preform element (24), which yoke (2) is attached to a lifting device (6) by means of a first and a second rotation unit (7, 8) of the lifting means (6), which first and second rotation units (7, 8) are coupled to a rotation shaft defining a rotation axis of the yoke (2), wherein the first rotation unit (7) is coupled to a first end of the rotation shaft provided at a first end of the yoke (2) and the second rotation unit (8) is coupled to a second end of the rotation shaft at a second end of the yoke (2), wherein at least one drive motor (16) is provided for rotating the yoke (2) around the rotation axis relative to the first and second rotation unit (7, 8).
Absstract of: WO2025113906A1
The invention relates to a method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for a wind farm, comprising: determining an actual remaining useful life of a first wind turbine facility of the wind farm on the basis of a model of at least one reference wind turbine facility and on the basis of at least one first operating dataset of the first wind turbine facility; comparing the determined actual remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility with a specified remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility; and carrying out a performance adaptation of a predefined performance framework of the first wind turbine facility for a defined future period of time such that the actual remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility and the specified remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility are approximated if a predefinable deviation is identified between the actual remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility and the specified remaining useful life of the first wind turbine facility.
Absstract of: WO2025113904A1
The invention relates to an offshore photovoltaic platform comprising at least one photovoltaic module held by a frame, wherein the frame comprises at least three fastening elements corresponding to three foundation elements installed in the bed of a body of water, configured for fastening the frame to the at least three foundation elements, wherein at least two of the at least three fastening elements are formed as tolerance fastening elements, wherein a tolerance fastening element comprises a positional tolerance compensating portion configured to enable a positional deviation between a position of the tolerance fastening element in the frame and the foundation element to be connected thereto to be compensated.
Absstract of: WO2024141248A1
According to an embodiment, the method is for operating a wind turbine (100) having a rotor (10) with N rotor blades (1, 2, 3), wherein N ≥ 2. The wind turbine further comprises a pitch setting system (13) for individually setting the pitch angles (β_i) of the rotor blades. The method comprises a step in which first information (I1) is determined, wherein the first information is representative for whether an edge-wise movement of at least one rotor blade exceeds a threshold while the rotor is rotating with a frequency P. If this is the case, an output signal (OS) is generated which is configured to cause the pitch setting system to individually and periodically change the pitch angles of the N rotor blades each with a frequency of (M*N-1)*P in order to reduce edge-wise movements of the rotor blades, wherein M is an integer greater than zero.
Absstract of: WO2024078994A1
A method for monitoring a fluid filled damper (1) of a wind turbine (10) is described. The method for monitoring a fluid filled damper (1) of a wind turbine (10) comprises the steps of measuring a pressure value (PV) inside a fluid filled damper (1) of the wind turbine (10), comparing the pressure value (PV) with a predetermined threshold value (TH) and initiating an idle state of the rotor (5) of the wind turbine (10) if it is detected that the threshold value (TH) has been exceeded. Further, a leak monitoring device (6) is described. Additionally, a wind turbine (10) is described.
Absstract of: WO2024022781A1
A method of manufacture for a reinforced pipe (10), including the steps of, providing a first metal plate (1), having a thickness t; bending the first metal plate (1) along a bending line to form a helix (30), wherein the pitch of the helix (30) is substantially equal to the width of the plate; and wherein two consecutive turns of the helix (30) are in contact at a seam (20); welding the helix along the seam (20) forming a pipe; and welding at least a first metal stiffening element (2) to the pipe, forming a reinforced pipe (10).
Absstract of: WO2024023481A1
A transportation means 10 comprises at least one fluid inlet 14, a first duct 40, a second duct 20, and at least one generator 16, wherein the first duct 40 and the second duct 20 are arranged to receive a fluid flow from the at least one fluid inlet 14, and to direct the fluid flow to the generator 16, the generator being mounted transverse to a direction of travel of the transportation means 10 and arranged to generate energy from a passage of fluid from the at least one fluid inlet 14 through or over the generator16, the generator 16 comprising a fluid flow capture mechanism comprising one or more blades extending from a central hub, and wherein the first duct 40 has an outlet directing fluid flow towards a lower portion of the blades of the generator 16 so as to lift the blades, and fluid from the second duct 20 is delivered to an upper portion of the blades of the generator 16, substantially over the central hub, the fluid flow capture mechanism being arranged to extract energy and drive the generator 16 from movement of the transportation means 10 through the surrounding fluid.
Absstract of: GB2635998A
A wind turbine tower elevator carriage for clamping onto at least a first tower rail extending up a wind turbine tower to releasably support the carriage on the first tower rail, the elevator carriage comprising: a carriage body, independently operable first and second releasable rail clamps and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the carriage body with respect to the first releasable rail clamp.
Absstract of: EP4563467A2
Wingtip shields are described. In one embodiment, a wingtip shield includes an inner surface facing a high-pressure side of an airfoil. The airfoil is attached to the main body. The wingtip shield also includes an outer surface configured opposite from the inner surface. The wingtip shield is attachable to the airfoil along a peripheral edge of the airfoil from a first point of a leading edge of the airfoil to a second point of a trailing edge of the airfoil. A first span distance from the first point at the leading edge to the main body is less than a second span distance of the second point at the trailing edge to the main body.
Absstract of: EP4563809A1
Die Erfindung betrifft aerodynamische Profil-Strukturen, wie zum Beispiel Rotorblätter für Windkraftanlagen oder Tragflächen von Fluggeräten, bei denen auftretende stehende Wellen (Raummoden) im Innenraum des Rotorblatts durch geeignete Maßnahmen bedämpft, verhindert oder verstimmt werden. Die Erfindung betrifft insbesondere solche Profilstrukturen der genannten Formen, die stehende Wellen im Frequenzbereich unterhalb der von der Raumgröße und -geometrie abhängigen Schröderfrequenz durch strukturändernde Maßnahmen im Inneren der Profilstruktur vermeiden und minimieren können.
Absstract of: EP4563817A1
Bei einem Verfahren zum Speichern von Energie aus insbesondere erneuerbaren Energiequellen und Umwandeln dieser gespeicherten Energie in elektrische Energie in einem Speicher (5), soll in mehreren Rohren (2.1-2.3) abwechselnd Luft unter hohen Druck gesetzt und diese kontinuierlich in den Speicher (5) eingepresst werden.
Absstract of: EP4563814A1
The present invention relates to a semi-submersible platform for supporting wind turbines comprising a mixed structure with two portions: a first concrete caisson-type structure (1), which serves as hydrodynamic stability and flotation of the platform, consisting of: a hollow, closed base plate (11), and cylindrical and/or frustoconical-shaped bodies (12), the bases of which are embedded in the base plate (11), in areas close to the vertices thereof, which are closed at the top by means of covers. And, a second structure formed by a transition piece (2) that connects the base plate (11) to the lower end of the tower (3) of the wind turbine at connection points (21), located on each side of the base plate (11), distributing the service loads of the wind turbine towards the concrete caisson-type structure (1).
Absstract of: EP4563810A1
A control method for a wind turbine, and a related apparatus. On the basis of acquiring in real time an acceleration parameter corresponding to a target wind turbine, whether the target wind turbine meets a wind regime factor determination condition may be determined, wherein the wind regime factor determination condition is used for determining the reason why yaw vibration of the wind turbine exceeds a limit. If the target wind turbine meets the wind regime factor determination condition, it may be determined that an effective acceleration value of the wind turbine exceeds a vibration limit-exceeding threshold value due to a wind regime factor; and if the target wind turbine does not meet the wind regime factor determination condition, it may be determined that the effective acceleration value of the target wind turbine exceeds the vibration limit-exceeding threshold value due to a yaw brake disc system factor. Therefore, the wind turbine may be controlled on the basis of the accurately analyzed reason for exceeding a limit, so as to avoid performing a frequent shutdown operation owing to exceeding a limit due to the wind regime factor, thereby reducing the startup and shutdown frequency of the wind turbine and reducing the losses.
Nº publicación: EP4561733A1 04/06/2025
Applicant:
SIKKA VARIN [US]
SIKKA VISHAL INDER [US]
Sikka, Varin,
Sikka, Vishal Inder
Absstract of: AU2023314513A1
According to various embodiments, a direct air capture system includes: a wind turbine that includes at least one blade that includes one or more openings, wherein, in operation, first air flows across the at least one blade, causing the wind turbine to generate electrical energy, and causing the one or more openings to receive second air; a conduit that fluidly couples the one or more openings to a carbon dioxide (CO