Absstract of: US2025320725A1
A system for improving airflow to a vertical turbine on a flat roof, the flat roof defining a mounting platform for the vertical turbine, and the building having an edge between the flat roof and a vertical side, the system comprising: a deflector of at least one meter; a plurality of arms interconnecting the deflector to the vertical side or the edge of the building, to space the deflector and permit airflow between the deflector and the building, wherein the deflector and the arms separate turbulent airflow impacting the vertical side from laminar airflow above, and for directing the laminar airflow to the turbine while redirecting the turbulent airflow away from the turbine; a flow entry area under the deflector separating the turbulent airflow from the laminar airflow; and a flow exit area for redirecting the turbulent airflow below the turbine blades, permitting the laminar airflow to impact the blades.
Absstract of: US2025320849A1
A brake unit for a wind turbine is provided. The brake unit can include a mounting ring configured to couple the brake unit with the wind turbine, a piston movably coupled with the mounting ring such that an upper portion of the piston is positioned and located proximate to the mounting ring, a lining coupled with the piston, wherein the lining is positioned and located adjacent to an opposing end of the piston from the mounting ring, and a gap positioned between a first component of the brake unit and a second component of the brake unit, wherein the gap is configured to indicate a thickness of the lining.
Absstract of: US2025320850A1
A method is for operating a wind turbine having a tower, a rotor with a rotor blade and a generator coupled to the rotor. The wind turbine further includes a pitch setting system for changing the pitch angle of the rotor blade and a generator controller for controlling the generator torque. The method includes providing first information representative of at least two motion variables. The motion variables are motion variables of an oscillation of the tower and/or of an oscillation of the rotor blade. Then, an operating setpoint is determined for the pitch setting system and the generator controller depending on the first information. The operating setpoint is determined such that, when the pitch setting system and/or the generator controller is operated according to the respective operating setpoint, it sets the pitch angle of the rotor blade or the generator torque, respectively, in order to damp the oscillation.
Absstract of: US2025319961A1
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: US2025319972A1
A defrosting (or de-icing) system mountable on a surface of a mechanical part to be de-iced, comprising including a piezoelectric actuator, a fastening device to secure the actuator to the surface, and at least one control unit to activate the actuator to excite the part for defrosting. The actuator features a stacked structure of prestressed piezoelectric elements along its longitudinal axis. The fastening device secures the actuator parallel to the surface and includes fastening elements at each end, enabling excitation of the part in extension and bending modes.
Absstract of: US2025319673A1
A method is provided of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell member (36, 38), the method comprising the steps of providing a blade mould (96) for the blade shell member, arranging one or more layers of fibre material in the moulding cavity to provide a fibre layup (97), and providing a pre-manufactured spar cap member (62). The surface of the spar cap member is treated with a primer composition to provide a primer-treated surface. Heat is then applied to the primer-treated surface of the spar cap member to provide an activated surface, for improving the bonding in a subsequent resin co-infusion of the spar cap member and the fibre layup.
Absstract of: AU2024204232A1
A vehicle including a vehicle body having a front portion defining a first forward projection area, and a wind turbine system. The wind turbine system includes an airflow capture inlet, a flow consolidating conduit, an air driven rotor assembly, and an electric generator. 5 The airflow capture inlet has an inlet upstream end, an inlet downstream end, an air entry window, and a flow directing floor. The air entry window and the flow directing floor each extends from the inlet upstream end to the inlet downstream end. The air entry window defines a second forward projection area that is at least 10% of the first forward projection area. The flow directing floor is sloped upwardly. The flow consolidating conduit is close 10 sided. The air driven rotor assembly is downstream of a consolidating conduit downstream end. The air driven rotor assembly includes an air driven rotor connected to the electric generator. A vehicle including a vehicle body having a front portion defining a first forward projection area, and a wind turbine system. The wind turbine system includes an airflow capture inlet, a flow consolidating conduit, an air driven rotor assembly, and an electric generator. The airflow capture inlet has an inlet upstream end, an inlet downstream end, an air entry window, and a flow directing floor. The air entry window and the flow directing floor each extends from the inlet upstream end to the inlet downstream end. The air entry window defines a second forward projection ar
Absstract of: DE102024110596A1
Eine segmentierte Gleitlagerung (1) umfasst mehrere Gruppen (4, 5) an Axial-Lagersegmenten (3), welche zur Aufnahme von in einer Welle (10) wirkenden Axialkräften vorgesehen und in Axialrichtung der Welle (10) gegeneinander versetzt sind. Die Welle (10) ist betriebsbedingt durchgebogen, so dass eine Wellenmittellinie (WM) von einer im lastfreien Zustand gegebenen Rotationsachse (RA) der Welle (10) abweicht. Die maximale Abweichung der gekrümmten Wellenmittellinie (WM) von der Rotationsachse (RA) ist zwischen den verschiedenen Gruppen (4, 5) an Axial-Lagersegmenten (3) gegeben.
Absstract of: DE102025109601A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Gleitlagerelement (1) für eine Rotorwelle (2) mit einer Rotorachse (3) einer Windenergieanlage (4), aufweisend zumindest die folgenden Komponenten:- eine Lagerfläche (5) zum hydrodynamischen Lagern einer korrespondierenden Gegenlauffläche (6) über einen dazwischen im Betrieb mit einem Film von Lageröl belegten Lagerspalt (7);- eine Umfangslagerfläche (8) zum Lagern des Gleitlagerelements (1) gegenüber einer Lageraufnahme (9) für das Gleitlagerelement (1);- einen Hydraulikzylinder (10), mittels welchem Lageröl aus einer Ölkammer (11) verdrängbar ist;- eine Ölzuführung (12) zwischen dem Hydraulikzylinder (10) und der Lagerfläche (5), wobei über die Ölzuführung (12) aus der Ölkammer (11) verdrängtes Lageröl dem Lagerspalt (7) zuführbar ist, wobei das Gleitlagerelement (1) mittels seiner Umfangslagerfläche (8) gegenüber der Lageraufnahme (9) in Umfangsrichtung (13) reibungsarm bewegbar gelagert ist.Mit dem hier vorgeschlagenen Gleitlagerelement ist ein Anlaufmoment nach einem Trockenfallen eines hydrodynamischen Lagerspalts erheblich und dabei ausfallsicher reduzierbar.
Absstract of: WO2025215424A1
A floating wind turbine platform is disclosed. The floating wind turbine platform may include a floatable structure that is deployable to a body of water and includes a plurality of semisubmersible columns. The semisubmersible columns may be interconnected. Each semisubmersible column can define an internal ballast volume. An intake port in each semisubmersible column can place the internal ballast volume of the semisubmersible column into fluid communication with the body of water. A ballast control system may be provided to balance the floatable structure upon a detected inclination thereof. Balancing of the floatable structure may be accomplished by selectively controlling a transfer of water from the body of water to the internal ballast volume of at least one of the semisubmersible columns, and/or by selectively controlling a transfer of water from the internal ballast volume of at least one of the semisubmersible columns to the body of water.
Absstract of: WO2025215420A1
A floating wind turbine platform is disclosed. The floating wind turbine platform may include a floatable structure having multiple semisubmersible columns. The semisubmersible columns may be interconnected by pontoons, at least some of which may contain a ballast. The floating wind turbine platform may also include a ballast distribution system having a sensor that is usable to detect an inclination of the floatable structure in a body of water. The ballast distribution system can balance the floatable structure in response to a signal from the sensor by operating a pump to distribute the ballast within the pontoons. Distributing the ballast within the pontoons may include selectively adjusting a position of the ballast contained within the internal volume of at least one of the pontoons, or transferring at least some of the ballast between the internal volumes of the pontoons.
Nº publicación: WO2025213767A1 16/10/2025
Applicant:
SHANGHAI INVESTIGATION DESIGN & RES INSTITUTE CO LTD [CN]
SINO PORTUGUESE NEW ENERGY TECH CENTER SHANGHAI CO LTD [CN]
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Absstract of: WO2025213767A1
Disclosed in the present application is a blade installation system and method for a wind turbine generator in a floating offshore wind power system. The blade installation system comprises a nacelle gripper, a blade gripper and a lifting installation vessel, wherein the nacelle gripper comprises a gripping housing and a plurality of telescopic tightening block assemblies; the blade gripper comprises a gripping cylinder which is arranged on a front outer side surface of the gripping housing and can slide left and right, the inner circumferential surface of the gripping cylinder being provided with a plurality of telescopic driving wheel assemblies; a crane on the lifting installation vessel is configured to hoist the nacelle gripper to or away from a nacelle, and the plurality of telescopic tightening block assemblies cooperate to grip or release the nacelle; and the crane is further configured to hoist a blade root into the gripping cylinder in an open state, the plurality of telescopic driving wheel assemblies cooperate to grip or release the blade root, and the plurality of telescopic driving wheel assemblies cooperate to horizontally drive the gripped blade root from the front to the rear into a mounting hole of a hub. At a working sea area, the blade root can be conveniently mounted in the mounting hole of the hub; the installation difficulty is low.