Absstract of: US20260348356A1
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 generator 16, 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: US20260346553A1
The present invention provides a system for laying up a first plurality of pre-manufactured elements in a mold for a fibre-reinforced wind turbine blade part. The system comprises: a mold for forming the fibre-reinforced wind turbine blade part; a platform for carrying the first plurality of elements, the platform being moveable above and along at least a part of the mold, the platform being moveable to a loading position at which the first plurality of elements can be loaded to the platform; pick-and-place means for picking up each of the elements of the first plurality of elements when carried on the platform and while the platform is located above the mold, and placing the elements at corresponding positions in the mold. A corresponding method and a layup tool are also provided.
Absstract of: CA3329420A1
Problem To improve the efficiency of assembly work by saving labor required for tensioning and anchoring work of PC steel material in a method of constructing a concrete floating body. Solution PC steel materials 19 are sorted in advance into a group of PC steel rods 20 to be used for temporarily assembling precast cylindrical bodies in order and a group of PC steel strands 23 to be used for introducing a predetermined tensioning force after completing temporary assembly of a concrete floating body. In a temporary assembly step of a concrete floating body 4A, the temporary assembly of the concrete floating body 4A is completed by assembling all precast cylindrical bodies 15 while introducing the tensioning force to the PC steel rods 20 and anchoring the group of PC rods 20, each time the precast cylindrical bodies 15 are sequentially connected, and installing a floating body bottom portion 29 on an endmost portion. In a tensioning force introduction step, in the group of PC strands 23, the PC steel strands 23 are inserted in a longitudinal direction over the entire length of the concrete floating body 4A, and the tensioning force is introduced into the PC strands 23 to be anchored.
Absstract of: US20260348360A1
0000 A method is provided of handling a wind turbine blade (20) of a wind turbine (10). The wind turbine (10) includes a tower (12) and a nacelle (14) connected to the tower (12) with the wind turbine blade (20) being configured to be rotatably attached to the nacelle (14). The method includes providing a first crane (38) supported from the nacelle (14) and including a first attachment structure (70) and a second crane (78) including a second attachment structure (92). The method includes attaching the first attachment structure (70) to the wind turbine blade (20) and the second attachment structure (92) to the wind turbine blade (20). The method further includes operating the nacelle (14) or the first crane (38) and the second crane (78) to arrange the wind turbine blade (20) in an oblique angular position and attaching or detaching the wind turbine blade (20) respectively to or from the nacelle (14) while the wind turbine blade (20) is arranged in the oblique angular position.
Absstract of: US20260351994A1
0000 Disclosed is an electronic device for supporting power transaction, the electronic device including: a transceiver; a processor; and a memory for storing one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the processor to: identify a plurality of power prediction data during a first period corresponding to a plurality of energy storage systems (ESSs), respectively; identify, based on first power prediction data during the first period corresponding to a first ESS among the plurality of ESSs, at least one second ESS matching the first ESS; identify power transfer ready information from each of a first terminal associated with the first ESS and a second terminal associated with the second ESS; and determine whether to perform power exchange between the first ESS and the second ESS, on the basis of the power transfer ready information identified from the first terminal and the second terminal.
Absstract of: US20260348358A1
A method is for yaw control of a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a wind turbine controller, a regular power supply to supply the wind turbine with electric power in case of a normal mode of operation, and a power backup system to supply the wind turbine with electric power in case of a grid outage. The method includes: detecting a grid outage for the wind turbine, switching from the regular power supply to the power backup system in case of the detected grid outage, and switching the wind turbine from the normal mode of operation to a less-active mode of operation in which the electric power consumption of the wind turbine is reduced compared to the normal mode of operation.
Absstract of: US20260346960A1
A semi-submersible floating structure is equipped with a pendulum counterweight designed for an offshore wind turbine, along with an associated installation method. The float has two tubular structures each including three tubular branches arranged to form a right triangle with a horizontal, a vertical, and a diagonal branch. These frameworks are assembled by their respective vertical branches to create a pylon intended to align with the axis of a wind turbine mast. The tops of the tubular structures, opposite the pylon, are separated by an angle ranging from 25° to 80°.Additionally, there is a connection tube and a counterweight affixed to the tubular structures at the level of the pylon and at the level of their tops opposite to the pylon. The length of the tendon fixed to the pylon exceeds that of the other two tendons.
Absstract of: US20260348354A1
A infusion assembly for forming a resin-infused joint between two hollow elongate precast sections is provided including an outer vacuum arrangement including an outer vacuum bag adapted to be attached to the exterior surfaces of the precast sections; an inner vacuum arrangement including an inner vacuum bag adapted to be attached to the interior surfaces of the precast sections; and an overpressure arrangement including a pressurized air supply and one or more inflatable bags configured to exert an overpressure against the inner vacuum bag during a resin infusion procedure. A method of connecting precast sections of a wind turbine rotor blade using such an infusion assembly is further provided.
Absstract of: US20260348285A1
Embodiments relate to a method for forming a protective coating on a substrate and a wind power generation system which comprises a blade and a protective coating on the blade.
Absstract of: DE102026001974A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Rotorblatt für einen Rotor (6) für Windkraftanlagen mit vertikaler Drehachse.Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht in einer Weiterentwicklung des Standes der Technik, insbesondere der in der DE 20 2015 003 173 U1 beschriebenen Lösung, wobei eine deutliche Verbesserung des Wirkungsgrades angestrebt wird.Ein erfindungsgemäßes Rotorblatt umfasst ein inneres u-förmiges Rotorblattsegment (2), ein äußeres u-förmiges Rotorblattsegment (3) und ein blattförmiges Rotorblattsegment (4), wobei das innere u-förmige Rotorblattsegment (2) in der u-förmigen Öffnung des äußeren u-förmigen Rotorblattsegmentes (3) so angeordnet ist, dass zwischen beiden u-förmigen Rotorblattsegmenten (2, 3) ein u-förmig gekrümmter Strömungskanal (5) ausgebildet wird, wobei die Eintauchtiefe (E1) des blattförmigen Rotorblattsegmentes (4) in das äußere u-förmige Rotorblattsegment (3) zwischen 30 % bis 70 %, bevorzugt 50 % der Profiltiefe (P1) dieses äußeren u-förmigen Rotorblattsegmentes (3) und die Eintauchtiefe (E2) des blattförmigen Rotorblattsegmentes (4) in das innere u-förmige Rotorblattsegment (2) zwischen 20 % bis 60 %, bevorzugt 40 % der Profiltiefe (P2) dieses inneren u-förmigen Rotorblattsegmentes (2) beträgt.
Absstract of: US20260348352A1
0000 A floating power generation system incorporates a scotch yoke mechanism that is coupled with an electrical generator to produce power and is actuated by a fin assembly having a plurality of fins that move or pivot from a first pivot position to a second pivot position. The fins are coupled with the yoke of the scotch yoke by a cable to move the yoke back and forth in a reciprocating motion. As the fins move back and forth from one side of the water flow direction to the other, the yoke reciprocates and turns the flywheel to produce electrical power. The floating power generation system may employ two fin assemblies, wherein a first fin assembly directs water through the plurality of first fins into the plurality of second fins of the second fin assembly to force the second fins in an opposing pivot orientation from said first fins.
Absstract of: US20260346559A1
The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing wind turbine blades. The method comprises the steps of: providing leeward and windward shell mould surface geometries; and manufacturing a first and a second blade by the sub-steps of: moulding a leeward shell and a windward shell in the shell mould surface geometries; engaging a main and a rear leeward reinforcement structure with the leeward shell; engaging a main and a rear windward reinforcement structure with the windward shell; and forming the first blade from the leeward shell and the windward shell. The first blade and the second blade have the same external geometry. Manufacturing the first blade further comprises the sub-step of: arranging a first trailing edge reinforcement structure at the trailing edge of the first blade, the first trailing edge reinforcement structure comprising fibres aligned with the trailing edge of the first blade.
Absstract of: US20260348357A1
0000 The invention pertains to wake steering. A second wind turbine is positioned downstream of the first wind turbine so that it can be affected by a wake of the first wind turbine. In a method of the invention, a yaw offset signal is applied to create a yaw offset between a rotor of the first wind turbine and the wind direction, and the yaw offset signal is varied based on a transfer function in response to changes in the wind direction. The transfer function comprises: a negative offset band, a negative transition, a positive offset band, a positive transition, and a dead band between the positive and negative transitions.
Absstract of: EP4835291A1
A method for improving quality of a rotor blade of a wind turbine includes receiving, via a data acquisition module of a controller, data relating to the rotor blade. The data relating to the rotor blade is collected during or after manufacturing of the rotor blade before the rotor blade is placed into operation on the wind turbine. The method also includes processing, via a processor of the controller, the data relating to the rotor blade. Further, the method includes determining, via a model execution module of the controller, a sequence for executing a subset of a plurality of machine-learned models based on one or more hyperparameters of the plurality of machine-learned models and one or more infrastructure constraints. Furthermore, the method includes executing, via the model execution module, the subset of the plurality of machine-learned models based on the sequence. Moreover, the method includes identifying, via the subset of the plurality of machine-learned models, one or more anomalies on the rotor blade using the processed data relating to the rotor blade. In addition, the method includes implementing, via the processor, a corrective action for the one or more anomalies of the rotor blade or a subsequent manufacturing process of another rotor blade based on the one or more anomalies of the rotor blade.
Absstract of: JP2026175304A
【課題】負荷センサ等を追加することなく簡便な方法で、直接的に回転体の駆動装置に作用する負荷を検出し、過大な負荷が作用することを防止し得る回転装置を提供する。【解決手段】回転装置20は、周方向に回転する回転体3、回転体3を回転させる駆動装置5、回転体3の回転角を取得する回転角取得部8、駆動装置5を制御する制御信号を取得する制御信号取得部、回転角取得部8が取得した回転角に基づき駆動装置5の実回転数を算出する実回転数算出部9、制御信号取得部が取得した制御信号に基づき駆動装置5の理想回転数を算出する理想回転数算出部10、実回転数算出部9及び理想回転数算出部10が算出した、実回転数と理想回転数との差分を積算する差分積算部11、及び、差分積算部11が積算した積算値に基づき駆動装置5の負荷状態を推定する負荷状態推定部12を備える。【選択図】 図4
Absstract of: EP4835287A1
The present application relates to a method for suppressing blade vibration, a controller and a wind turbine generator. The method comprises: obtaining a first blade vibration parameter under the working condition that a wind turbine generator has a yaw fault; on the basis of the first blade vibration parameter, determining whether blades are in a pneumatic vibration state or not; in response to the blades being in the pneumatic vibration state, controlling the wind turbine generator to enter an electric operation mode, wherein in the electric operation mode, a generator of the wind turbine generator outputs electromagnetic torque to drive an impeller to rotate, so that the blades exit the pneumatic vibration state. By using the embodiments of the present application, the objectives of effectively suppressing blade vibration and avoiding blade breakage are achieved by adjusting the operation mode of the wind turbine generator, and the advantages of easy operation and high applicability are achieved.
Absstract of: EP4835288A1
0001 A method for controlling a wind turbine having a plurality of rotor blades. The method includes receiving, via a control module arranged in a hub of the wind turbine and in communication with a pitch controller of the wind turbine, first data associated with operation of the wind turbine. The method also includes detecting, via the control module, a communication loss between the control module and a turbine controller arranged external to the hub. Further, the method includes determining, via the control module, a plurality of pitch trajectories for the plurality of rotor blades based, at least in part, on the first data received from the plurality of sensors arranged in the hub. In addition, the method includes, in response to a duration of the communication loss between the control module and the turbine controller exceeding a ride-through time, controlling, via the control module, a plurality of pitch adjustment mechanisms of the plurality of rotor blades independently based on the plurality of pitch trajectories.
Absstract of: WO2025052306A1
A muffler has a first plate with multiple holes; a second plate with multiple holes; the first plate mounted at a distance across an entire area having holes of first and second plate that is less than or equal to two millimeters above the second plate; and an additional feature selected from a back cavity and an acoustic membrane over holes of the first plate. In embodiments, none of the holes of the first plate are directly aligned with holes of the second plate. In embodiments, the first plate is mounted at a distance above the second plate that is no more than twice the Stokes boundary layer thickness estimated at a first predetermined frequency. The muffler may be disposed on a surface of a blade of a fan or wind turbine. The muffler may also be used to quiet a centrifugal blower or a vehicle.
Absstract of: GB2645442A
There is provided a modular protective housing member which defines a bore for receiving a utility line, the protective housing member comprising: an outwardly projecting flange at a first end of the protective housing member; an inwardly projecting flange at a second end of the protective housing member, the inwardly projecting flange defining an opening to a cavity within the protective housing member; wherein, in use, the inwardly projecting flange is configured to extend around the outwardly projecting flange of an adjacent modular protective housing member such that the outwardly projecting flange of the adjacent member is retained in the cavity of the protective housing member to hold the protective housing member to the adjacent protective housing member; wherein at least part of an outer surface of the protective housing member comprises one or more fins for reducing vortices in fluid flow past the protective housing member.
Absstract of: AU2024412463A1
The disclosure relates to an installation method for an anchoring device (10) on a seabed (46); the anchoring device comprising an anchor toe and a follower; the anchor toe comprising : a shank (16); a fluke (18); a connection element (20) fixed to the shank; a sinking edge (43); and a hammering edge (44); the follower comprising a hammering surface (50), able to come into contact with the hammering edge (44) of the anchor toe; the method comprising : settling the anchor toe on a horizontal seabed (46); then hammering the anchor toe by means of the follower, so that the sinking edge (43) sinks into the seabed (46); then pulling the connection element (20) upward, so that the anchor toe tilts to an installed configuration.
Absstract of: WO2025073873A1
A connecting system (100) for connecting a weathervaning floating offshore support structure (200) of a wind turbine (201) to a pre-laid mooring system (300), the connecting system (100) comprising: - a turret element (1) comprising: a base (2) for being solidly connected to the pre-laid mooring system (300); a support element (3) comprising a switchgear (31) connectable to one or more submarine cables (400) and connectable to receive a power generated by the wind turbine (201); a columnar body (4) extending from the base (2) to the support element (3), and comprising an inner passage (41); and a bearing system (5) configured to rotatably connect the turret element (1) to the weathervaning floating offshore support structure (200); and - a slip-ring connector (6) comprising a first connecting part (61) for receiving the power generated by the wind turbine (201), and a second connecting part (62) cable-connectable to the switchgear (31).
Absstract of: GB2645471A
A gravity-type variable-length seabed single point mooring connection apparatus for a floating wind turbine. The apparatus comprises: a floating body, carrying at least two pulley fairleads; a single point anchor, disposed on the seabed and to which a rotatable apparatus is connected; and at least one weight, located in the water below the floating body. The weight and the single point anchor are connected by means of a mooring cable passing through the pulley fairleads. The prevent invention has small seabed coverage area, is environmentally friendly, has high efficiency for a mooring system, and implements a wind vane function, and is safe, reliable, practical, and feasible. The present invention can be used in offshore mooring positioning of floating wind power platforms having a water depth of 50 meters to 300 meters or even more than 1500 meters.
Absstract of: EP4836226A1
0001 Provided in the present disclosure are a converter system of a wind turbine generator system, and a wind turbine generator system and an offshore wind farm. The converter system comprises: a voltage source converter and a current source converter; and a converter control apparatus, which is configured to control the operation of the voltage source converter and the current source converter by means of taking into account an internal circulating current of a wind turbine generator system in voltage outer-loop control of the voltage source converter and by means of taking into account the internal circulating current in active and reactive power control stages of the current source converter.
Absstract of: EP4835327A1
0001 A drivetrain (10), comprising: a bearing housing (110); and a main shaft (120) that is rotatably supported in the bearing housing and has a front end and a rear end opposite to each other; a gearbox (200), comprising a box body (220) and a planet carrier (210) arranged in the box body, wherein the box body is fixedly connected to the rear end of the bearing housing, and the planet carrier is rigidly connected to the rear end of the main shaft; and a thrust bearing (230) arranged in the gearbox. The overall structure of the drivetrain is compact, and the shaft system and the gearbox are highly integrated; thus, the drivetrain has the advantages of light weight and low overall cost. The present disclosure further relates to a wind turbine generator system comprising the drivetrain.
Nº publicación: EP4835290A1 04/11/2026
Applicant:
JIANGSU GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECH CO LTD [CN]
GOLDWIND PIONEER TECH YANCHENG CO LTD [CN]
Jiangsu Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Goldwind Pioneer Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
Absstract of: EP4835290A1
An installation method for an offshore wind turbine, comprising: providing a docking device (100), and movably fixing the docking device to a floating foundation (200), the docking device comprising an annular body (10) and a docking cavity penetrating therethrough; connecting a compensation device (300) to a hoisting appliance (400), the hoisting appliance being connected to a hoisted object by means of the compensation device; using the hoisting appliance to hoist a support tower (500), and inserting the support tower into the docking cavity and connecting same to the floating foundation (200); moving the docking device to the end of the support tower away from the floating foundation in the axial direction of the support tower and movably fixing same to the outer wall of the support tower; and using the compensation device to hoist a power generation assembly, the power generation assembly comprising a rotor, a nacelle (700) and a connection tower (800) connected to the nacelle, and inserting the connection tower into the docking cavity and connecting same to the support tower. The method improves the capability of installing offshore wind turbines and reduces installation costs.