Y02B10/30

A NACELLE FOR A WIND TURBINE

A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor-supporting assembly, the nacelle comprising a main unit, and at least two auxiliary units. To increase flexibility and improve assembly and maintenance procedures of the wind turbine, the auxiliary unit comprises at least two auxiliary units each accommodating at least one wind turbine component, e.g. a converter or a transformer. The auxiliary units are attached individually to the same wall of the main unit, e.g. to a side wall or a rear wall.

ENERGY COLLECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
20230092798 · 2023-03-23 ·

An energy collection system for capturing wind energy being exhausted from an air exhaust system. The energy collection system has a frame and a wind turbine. The wind turbine has a blade configured to rotate about a shaft. Air leaving the air exhaust system in a vertical direction causes the blade to rotate which is then converted by the wind turbine into electricity.

BONDED BODY OF OBJECT TO BE BONDED TO AND FUNCTIONAL BASE MATERIAL

A bonded body wherein functional base material is attached to object to be bonded. Functional base material and object are bonded with functional base material's end portion covered so operational effect neither lost nor adversely affected by fluid, bonded body has strong bonding property preventing functional base material peeled off due to weather. Peelability allows functional base material repair ease. Functional base material provided on object's curved surface to be bonded to along curved and/or smooth surface of object to be bonded to along smooth surface. Functional base material has peripheral side surface with peripheral distal-most end portion. Peripheral gap part provided between object to be bonded to and functional base material on inside of peripheral distal-most end portion and on side opposing to object to be bonded to. Peripheral gap part filled with holding member extending in laminar fan shape from peripheral side surface along curved and/or smooth surface.

Heli-hoist platform for wind turbine

A heli-hoist platform for a wind turbine includes: a deck plate accessible by a worker from a helicopter; a barrier provided along the periphery of the deck plate; and a pair of support brackets extending along a longitudinal direction of the heli-hoist platform at both ends in a width direction of the deck plate.

Rotor arresting device for a wind turbine and method
11480152 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A rotor arresting device, a wind turbine and a method for arresting and/or rotating a rotor. The rotor arresting device comprises a rotor, a rotational assembly, and a static assembly fixed in position, comprising a toothed disk, which can be arranged on the rotational assembly, having a plurality of arresting recesses arranged along a circumference, wherein two adjacent arresting recesses form a tooth, a first arresting module having at least one first arresting element, a second arresting module having at least one second arresting element, wherein the first and the second arresting module can be arranged on the static assembly, wherein the first and the second arresting element are arranged and designed to engage in arresting recesses of the toothed disk, wherein the spacing of the first arresting element from the second arresting element in the circumferential direction of the toothed disk is a non-integral multiple of a tooth tip spacing of the toothed disk.

Uptower crane and rotor lock for wind turbine component replacement

A method for performing uptower maintenance of a wind turbine in order to replace the main bearing on the turbine shaft is disclosed. Embodiments of this method to perform maintenance may include installing a rotor lock to resist rotation of the main shaft during maintenance, providing a lifting device in order to elevate the main shaft, removing the main bearing from its main bearing housing, and installing a replacement split main bearing. A crane may also be installed uptower to assist in the maintenance.

Rotation damper and vibration absorber equipped therewith
11603821 · 2023-03-14 · ·

A novel rotation vibration damper and to vibration absorbers having the damper for wind turbines or other high and, relative to the height thereof, narrow installations or buildings. The disclosure particularly relates to vibration absorbers comprising at least one oscillating mass on a pendulum cable or pendulum rod, wherein the mass is caused to vibrate by an excitation frequency which can be damped by a rotation damper and, in particular, a rotating eddy current magnet damper which forms part of the absorber.

WIND POWER GENERATOR FOR STREET LIGHT
20220333578 · 2022-10-20 ·

The present invention relates to a wind power generator for street light comprising: a post member installed vertically; a central fixed shaft member installed horizontally on an upper portion of the post member; a first blade member rotatably installed around the central fixed shaft member and including a first blade rotated by wind on one side thereof; a second blade member rotatably installed around the first blade member and including a second blade rotated by wind on one side thereof; a cone member having an inclined shape at a specific angle so that wind smoothly moves toward the first blade member and the second blade member, and a power generation module rotated by the first blade member and the second blade member to generate power. According to the present invention, the first blade member and the second blade member can supply sufficient torque required for the rotation of the power generation module and can increase power generation time by driving the power generation module with the double blades. In addition, it is possible to minimize the installation space and reduce the size of the wind power generator by installing the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft in a double layer structure.

A FLOATING METAL PLATFORM
20220332395 · 2022-10-20 · ·

A floating metal platform for supporting an offshore installation includes three elongated elements. Each elongated element includes a first elongated member; a second elongated member parallel to the first elongated member; and at least a first buoyancy element connected to the first elongated member and the second elongated member. Each elongated element has a first end and an opposite second end. One of the first end or the second end of each of the elongated elements is connected to one of the first end or the second end of at least one of the other elongated elements. A floating wind turbine includes the floating metal platform; a tower connected to the platform; and a horizontal axis wind turbine connected to the tower.

Use of blockchain based distributed consensus control
11474488 · 2022-10-18 · ·

A system for the cryptographically-secure, autonomous control of devices comprising, connected to or remotely operating devices in an electrically powered network and the transaction of the benefits, costs or value created by or transacted through the devices in this electrically powered network.