Resumen de: WO2025093096A1
A pitch controlled wind turbine has a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, a hub mounted rotatably on the nacelle, and at least three blades. The wind turbine includes at least three blade connecting members, each blade connecting member extending between neighbouring blades. The wind turbine has at least three pre-tension members, each connected to one of the blade connecting members and to the hub via a tensioning device, the tensioning device provides radial movement of the pre-tension member due to extension/retraction of the tensioning device, each pre-tension member thereby providing pre-tension in the blade connecting member to which it is connected. A de-icing system is coupled to one or more of the tensioning devices and configured to control the one or more tensioning devices to extend or retract to excite at least some of the wind turbine blades, blade connecting members and/or pre-tension members to displace ice therefrom.
Resumen de: US2025144564A1
The carbon capture system includes a wind turbine, a direct-air capture (DAC) system, and a processor. The wind turbine has a first location and/or a first position. The processor is communicatively coupled to the DAC system. The processor is configured to input a wind turbine wake from the wind turbine and/or incident carbon dioxide profile, execute an algorithm to determine a wind velocity and/or a concentration of the carbon dioxide in the wind turbine wake, and output a second location and/or a second position of the DAC system. The second location and/or the second position of the DAC system is optimized to enhance the quantity of carbon dioxide captured from to the wind turbine.
Resumen de: EP4549304A1
An offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) with columns' (110, 210, 310) cross-section expanded up toward water surface is used for a wind turbine (50) to be disposed thereon and floated on the sea. The offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) includes multiple columns (110, 210, 310) and a connection portion (120, 220). At least one of the columns (110, 210, 310) has an expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512). A horizontal cross-sectional area (A10) of the expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512) gradually increases upward. The wind turbine (50) is disposed on one of the columns (110, 210, 310). A design waterline of the offshore floating wind turbine platform (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is located on the expansion section (112, 212, 312, 512). The connection portion (120, 220) connects the columns (110, 210, 310).
Resumen de: AU2023296353A1
The invention relates to a device for limiting interactions between animals and a structure comprising rigid elements, the device comprising, on the surface of such a rigid element, at least one electroacoustic transducer (30) for transmitting mechanical vibrations at at least one frequency, in a motion perpendicular to the surface of this rigid element, each transducer being connected to this rigid element by a rigid connection (32, 33, 34) configured to transmit these mechanical vibrations to the surface of the rigid element, the mechanical energy transmitted into the rigid element of the structure being greater than the mechanical energy directly transmitted by the electroacoustic transducer into the surroundings of this rigid element, this rigid element diffusing these mechanical vibrations into the surroundings of the structure.
Resumen de: WO2024006344A1
A wind turbine blade mold including a first mold surface, at least one aperture located within the first mold surface, the at least one aperture configured to receive at least one pin, the least one pin having a first end and a second end defining a length extending therebetween, the second end of the pin disposed within a pin driver, the pin driver disposed on a second mold surface, the pin driver configured to displace the at least one pin from a retracted position wherein the first end of the at least one pin is disposed below the first mold surface, to an extended position wherein the first end of the at least one pin is disposed above the first mold surface.
Resumen de: SE2250798A1
A system 100 for refurbishing an original wind turbine 100 is provided. The system 100 comprises at least one processor 210 configured to: retrieve the average wind speed at the wind turbine site; determine suitable dimensions for a refurbished wind turbine 100 adapted for the wind turbine site; determine which parts of the original wind turbine 100 that could be re-used and still obtain the determined dimensions for the refurbished wind turbine 100; for each part of the wind turbine 100 that could be re-used, calculate the expected remaining lifetime of said part; if said expected remaining lifetime is above a predetermined minimum lifetime, determine that said part can be re-used in the refurbished wind turbine 100; and select, from a database of replacement wind turbine parts, parts to use instead of the parts needing to be replaced for refurbishing the original wind turbine 100. Further, a method 400 for refurbishing an original wind turbine is provided.
Resumen de: EP4549730A1
The present disclosure relates to a tower sheet assembly, a tower section, and a tower transportation and assembly method. The tower sheet assembly comprises a tower sheet, and a foldable platform, which is arranged on an inner side of the tower sheet. The foldable platform comprises a platform main body and a support member. The support member comprises a support seat, wherein a first end of the support seat is fixed to an inner wall of the tower sheet, and a second end of the support seat is hinged to the platform main body at a first hinge point, such that the platform main body can pivot, around the second end of the support seat, between a folded position and an unfolded position.
Resumen de: EP4549904A1
Disclosed are a full-power test platform and method for a tandem double-wind-wheel wind turbine generator set. The test platform comprises a driving frequency converter, a set converter, a tandem double-wind-wheel transmission chain, driving electric motor assemblies, a signal collector, a load simulator, and a hydraulic module, wherein two ends of the tandem double-wind-wheel transmission chain are respectively connected to the driving electric motor assemblies, the driving electric motor assemblies at the two ends are both connected to the driving frequency converter, and the set converter and the signal collector are both connected to the tandem double-wind-wheel transmission chain; the signal collector is connected to the load simulator, and the load simulator is connected to the hydraulic module; and the driving frequency converter and the set converter are respectively connected to an external power grid.
Resumen de: WO2024000058A1
A lighting apparatus has a lighting component, an energy storage unit, a photovoltaic (PV) panel for at least one of powering the lighting component and charging the energy storage unit, a wind turbine having a plurality of rotatable blades coupled to a generator for at least one of powering the lighting component and charging the energy storage unit, and a housing receiving therein at least the lighting component, the energy storage unit, and the PV panel. The wind turbine is physically coupled to the housing.
Resumen de: GB2635162A
Motion of a floating body 10 is damped by anchoring a piston 34 with a sea anchor 38 to restrict movement of the piston, permitting greater movement of a chamber 32 that surrounds the piston and is fixed to the body, but braking the resulting relative movement between the chamber and the piston by displacement of fluid in the chamber. Thus, a motion damper 24 has a brake structure that comprises a submerged sea anchor suspended in a water column and connected to a piston. The piston is movable within an elongate chamber that is in fixed relation to the floating body and that contains a fluid such as water. The sea anchor is connected to the piston by means of a link 40.
Resumen de: EP4549307A1
A floating structure (5) for offshore wind power generation comprises a floating base (10) where a windmill tower (1) is disposed in a standing manner and that is divided into a plurality of air chambers (11); and an air amount adjustment unit (20) that adjusts air amounts in the air chambers (11) that oppose each other with a center of the floating base (10) therebetween. Each of the air chambers (11) includes an open bottom portion and a soft film body (16) in a slackened state that partitions an inside of the air chamber (11) into an air layer (17) and a water layer (18). Therefore, the floating structure (5) is one whose installation location is not limited, that provides excellent stability, and that is also suitable for use in extra-large-scale wind power generation of 20 MW or greater.
Resumen de: EP4549696A1
An offshore hydrocarbon production system is provided with:- an offshore floating assembly (6) having a floating unit (12) provided with a renewable power source (13) to generate electric power and a back-up power source (15);- an underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4), which is located on the bed (2) of a body of water (3) and is electrically powered by the renewable power source (13) and/or the back-up power source (15);- a power circuit having a power management device (16) connected to the renewable power source (13), the back-up power source (15) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4); and- a control circuit having a master control unit (21) connected to the power management device (16) and the underwater hydrocarbon production facility (4) for balancing the production of electric power and the demand of electric power.
Resumen de: EP4549729A1
Method for replacing a previously installed blade bearing (1) with a replacement blade bearing (2) in a wind turbine (3), comprising the steps of- orienting a rotatable component (4) of the wind turbine (3) into a service position (5), in which the previously installed blade bearing (1) is arranged at the lower side of the rotatable component (4),- disconnecting a rotor blade (6) from the previously installed blade bearing (1) and lowering the rotor blade (6) to create a free space (7) below the previously installed blade bearing (1),- installing a service platform (8) within the free space (7) by attaching connecting means (9) for the service platform (8) to the rotatable component (4) and/or at least one supporting component (10) of the wind turbine (3) in such a way, that the weight of the service platform (8) is at least partially supported by the rotatable component (4) and/or supporting component (10),- unmounting the previously installed blade bearing (1) from the rotatable component (4) and mounting the replacement blade bearing (2) to the rotatable component (4), wherein the previously installed blade bearing (1) is located on the service platform (8) during and/or after its unmounting and/or wherein the replacement blade bearing (2) is located on the service platform (8) before and/or during its mounting, and- uninstalling the service platform (8) and connecting the rotor blade (6) to the replacement blade bearing (2).
Resumen de: EP4550657A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Windenergieanlagengenerators (12) in einem Heizbetrieb, wobei der Windenergieanlagengenerator (12) einen Rotor (16) und einen Stator (14) aufweist und der Stator (14) ein erstes Dreiphasensystem (32a) mit drei ersten Strängen (36a, 36b, 36c) und ein zweites Dreiphasensystem (32b) mit drei zweiten Strängen (36d, 36e, 36f) aufweist. Der Rotor (16) ist eingerichtet, ein Magnetfeld zu erzeugen und während einer Rotation mit dem Magnetfeld einen elektrischen Strom in das erste Dreiphasensystem (32a) und das zweite Dreiphasensystem (32b) einzuprägen. Das erste Dreiphasensystem (32a) weist mindestens einen ersten Schalter (54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, 54f, 64) zum Kurzschließen der ersten Stränge (36a, 36b, 36c) in einem geschlossenen Zustand (60) und zum Leerlaufenlassen der ersten Stränge (36a, 36b, 36c) in einem geöffneten Zustand (56) auf und das zweite Dreiphasensystem (32b) weist mindestens einen zweiten Schalter (54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, 54f, 64) zum Kurzschließen der zweiten Stränge (36d, 36e, 36f) in einem geschlossenen Zustand (60) und zum Leerlaufenlassen der zweiten Stränge (36d, 36e, 36f) in einem geöffneten Zustand (56) auf. Der Heizbetrieb umfasst eine erste Phase (70), wobei in der ersten Phase (70) der erste Schalter (54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, 54f, 64) in den geschlossenen Zustand (60) und der zweite Schalter (54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, 54f, 64) in den geöffneten Zustand (56) oder der erste Schalter (54a
Resumen de: EP4549728A1
A method of operating a floating wind turbine (FWT) is provided. The floating wind turbine (100) comprises a nacelle (105) and a rotor (101) mounted to the nacelle (105), wherein the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed to waves during operation, the waves causing a wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100). The floating wind turbine (100) is configured to operate a protective function (30). The method comprises obtaining wave information (17) indicative of the waves to which the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed and modifying the operation of the protective function (30) using the obtained wave information (17) to reduce an influence of the wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100) on the protective function (30).
Resumen de: EP4549732A1
Es wird ein Windenergieanlagen-Rotorblatt (200) vorgesehen, das einen Rotorblattwurzelbereich (200a), einen Rotorblattspitzenbereich (200b), eine Rotorblattspitze (240), eine Druckseite (200c), eine Saugseite (200d), eine Luftführung (210) für erwärmte Luft mit einem ersten Ende (210a) an dem Rotorblattwurzelbereich (200b) und einem zweiten Ende (210b) an dem Rotorblattspitzenbereich (200b), und mindestens einen Wärmeübertrager (400) zwischen dem zweiten Ende (210b) der Luftführung (210) und dem Rotorblattspitzenbereich (200b) oder der Rotorblattspitze (240) aufweist.
Resumen de: EP4549727A1
The invention describes a wind turbine drivetrain (2) comprising a low-speed shaft (201); a high-speed assembly (211, 212) comprising a planetary gearbox (211) and a generator (212); a coupling assembly (1) comprising a first annular part (11) connected to the low-speed shaft (201), a second annular part (12) connected to a first stage (212) of the planetary gearbox (211), and a cylindrical intermediate part (13) extending between the annular parts (11, 12), a drivetrain housing (1H, 2H) arranged to enclose the low-speed shaft (201) and the coupling assembly (1); characterized by an outer access opening (1HA) formed in the drivetrain housing (1H); and an inner access opening (13A) formed in the intermediate part (13) of the coupling assembly (1) and arranged to align with the outer access opening (1HA) to facilitate access to the interior of the coupling assembly (1). The invention further describes a method of performing a maintenance procedure on such a wind turbine drivetrain (2).
Resumen de: EP4549773A1
The invention describes a damper (1) mounted about a component (22, 23, 24, 25), which damper (1) comprises an enclosing structure (11) shaped to fit about the component (22, 23, 24, 25); an interior cavity (10) defined by the enclosing structure (11) and a surface (231S, 225, 25S) of the component (22, 23, 24, 25); and a quantity of energy-absorbing material (15) in the interior cavity (10) of the damper (1), which energy-absorbing material (15) comprises a particulate matter, preferably a particulate matter with irregular particle shapes. The invention further describes a method of assembling such a damper, and a wind turbine comprising a number of such dampers.
Resumen de: EP4549135A1
A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade (10) is provided, the method comprising a reinforcing structure , the wind turbine having a profiled contour including a pressure side (36) and a suction side (38), and a leading edge (18) and a trailing edge (20) with a chord having a chord length extending therebetween, the wind turbine blade (10) extending in a spanwise direction between a root end (16) and a tip end (14), the method comprising the steps of: providing a blade shell mould (44), arranging a plurality of blade shell components (41-57) in the blade shell mould (44), assembling of the reinforcing structure (62) in the blade shell mould (44) , the reinforcing structure (62) comprising a plurality of strips (63) of fibre material arranged into adjacent stacks (65) of strips, wherein the step of assembling of the reinforcing structure in the blade shell mould comprises pre-assembling a plurality of building blocks (65), each building block comprising a plurality of the strips (63) of fibre material formed into a stack, and at least one interlayer (70) disposed in between neighbouring strips in the stack. A method of manufacturing a reinforcing structure, a reinforcing structure, a wind turbine blade and a modular system for manufacturing a reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade are also provided. Improved aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine blade is achieved.
Resumen de: EP4549726A1
A hub hydraulic assembly for a wind turbine rotor that comprises plural support structures (11, 12) distributed circumferentially about a rotation axis (104) of the hub (100) is provided. In a first angular section (111) of the circumferential distribution, a first support structure (11) is provided and in a second different angular section (112) of the circumferential distribution, a second support structure (12) is provided. The first support structure (11) comprises at least a first support cantilever (20) having a mounting end (21) configured to be mounted to the hub (100) and a free end (22), wherein at least one hydraulic component (30) of the hub hydraulic assembly (10) is mounted to the first support cantilever (20). The second support structure (12) comprises at least a second support cantilever (20) having a mounting end (21) configured to be mounted to the hub (100) and a free end (22), wherein at least one hydraulic component (30) of the hub hydraulic assembly (10) is mounted to the second support cantilever (20).
Resumen de: AU2023331788A1
A method of operating a wind turbine (100) is provided, wherein the wind turbine (100) is operable in plural different operating modes (41-46) that differ by at least one of lifetime consumption of the wind turbine and energy production by the wind turbine. A sequence (305; 741-745) of operating modes is determined for a future period of time (301), wherein an optimization parameter (op) is estimated based on an estimated external parameter (ep). A sequence (305) of operating modes is selected for which the optimization parameter meets an optimization target. The method further includes obtaining a current value (705) for the consumed lifetime of the wind turbine (100)and determining an actual operating mode for the wind turbine (100) for a current point in time (702) under consideration of a deviation (720) between the current value (705) of the consumed lifetime and a consumed lifetime expected for operation in the selected sequence (305) of operating modes. The wind turbine (100) is operated in the determined actual operating mode.
Resumen de: WO2024005637A1
The invention relates to a pile gripper positioning system for a pile gripper that is configured to be provided on a vessel to engage with a monopile during a monopile installation method, wherein the pile gripper positioning system comprises: - an actuator system for applying forces to the pile gripper to position the pile gripper relative to the vessel, - a measurement system for determining a position of the monopile in the pile gripper relative to the vessel, and - a pile gripper control unit for driving the actuator system in dependency of a desired position and an actual position of the monopile as measured by the measurement system, wherein the pile gripper control unit is configured to receive a signal representative for a position of the vessel, wherein, during at least a portion of the monopile installation method, the pile gripper control unit is configured to determine a drive signal for the actuator system to compensate at most a portion of a deviation of the position of the vessel from a desired position of the vessel, and wherein, during said at least a portion of the monopile installation method, the pile gripper control unit for driving the actuator system is configured to drive the actuator system in dependency of a desired position and an actual position of the monopile as measured by the measurement system, and the drive signal to compensate at most a portion of a deviation of the position of the vessel from a desired position of the vessel.
Resumen de: WO2024003796A1
The invention relates to a wind powered (e.g. roof-mounted) device for ventilation and/or air circulation for vehicles (including road vehicles and boats), trailers, buildings e.g. portable buildings, containers, or any (relatively) flat roofed structure requiring ventilation and/or air circulation. The invention relates to a device (10) for ventilation and/or air circulation comprising a rotor assembly: the rotor assembly (12) comprising a fan (30); and a rotor (20) operatively connected to the fan and capable of being rotated by moving air to drive the fan (30) to rotate; the rotor (20) comprising a base plate (32) and comprising at least two rotor blades (22A, 22B) generally curved at least in part and extending upwardly from the base plate (32) in spaced overlapping relation with their concave, or partly concave, internal surfaces (23) in opposition to define an air passage between the rotor blades (22A, 22B); and further wherein a portion of the external surface (25, 25A, 25B) of one or both rotor blades comprises a plurality of raised and/or recessed surface features (26).
Resumen de: AU2023296641A1
A spar-type floating offshore wind turbine assembly (10) is assembled and then supported in a transport configuration with its longitudinal axis substantially horizontal or inclined at a shallow acute angle to the horizontal. The assembly is upended during installation to bring the longitudinal axis to a substantially vertical orientation. In a transport configuration, buoyant upthrust is applied to the assembly by immersion of a spar buoy (14) at a lower end of the assembly and of at least one discrete support buoy (32) that is attached to the spar buoy at a position offset longitudinally from the lower end. A brace (42) acts between the spar buoy and an upper structure of the assembly, that structure comprising a mast that is cantilevered from an upper end of the spar buoy. The brace may be attached to the or each support buoy.
Nº publicación: EP4547960A1 07/05/2025
Solicitante:
VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Resumen de: CN119452162A
The invention relates to a wind turbine for controlling wake generation during operation. The wind turbine is part of a wind farm comprising a plurality of wind turbines. The invention includes receiving, from a further wind turbine of a plurality of wind turbines located downstream of the wind turbine, a severity parameter indicative of a severity of wake loss experienced at the further wind turbine. Determining one or more wake loss control actions for regulating wake generated by the wind turbine, the invention including controlling wind turbine operation according to the determined one or more wake loss control actions.