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METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: EP4563812A1

The method is for operating a wind turbine (100) having a rotatable component (1 to 4) and at least one drive (di) for rotating the rotatable component by exerting torque. The method comprises a step of providing first information (I1) which is representative of the actual position (P_a) of the rotatable component. In a further step, second information (I2) is provided which is representative of a target position (P_t) of the rotatable component. Then, third information (I3) is determined depending on the first and the second information. The third information is representative of a target trajectory (T_t) for the rotation of the rotatable component from the actual position to the target position using a trajectory generator. In a further step, an operating setpoint (OS_i) for the at least one drive is determined depending on the third information such that, when the at least one drive is operated according to the operating setpoint, the drive exerts torque onto the rotatable component so that it starts to follow the determined target trajectory.

TRANSPORT DEVICE

Resumen de: EP4563336A1

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).

METHOD FOR SAFETY OPERATION OF A WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: EP4563815A1

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.

REDUCED-NOISE AERODYNAMIC PROFILE STRUCTURES

Resumen de: 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.

WINGTIP SHIELD

Resumen de: 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.

VEHICLE-BASED ENERGY GENERATION

Resumen de: 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.

Wind turbine tower and carriage

Resumen de: 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.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A REINFORCED PIPE

Resumen de: 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).

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A DRIVETRAIN OF A WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: WO2024023045A1

A computer-implemented method for training a classifier for failure diagnosis of a drivetrain of a wind turbine, comprising: training a physics-based model (100) of a drivetrain of a wind turbine with operation data (151, 152) of the drivetrain in normality conditions, thus providing a normality hybrid model (200) of the drivetrain of the wind turbine; modelling at least one anomaly situation in the normality hybrid model (200) and training it with operation data (151, 152') of the drivetrain in failure conditions, thus providing a fault hybrid model (500) of the drivetrain of the wind turbine; applying a set of input data of the drivetrain in normality conditions (151) to the normality hybrid model (200), thus obtaining a set of synthetic data in normality conditions (280) for a certain parameter of the drivetrain; applying a set of failure data (150'') and a set of synthetic input data (710) associated to the at least one anomaly situation of the drivetrain to the fault hybrid model (500), thus generating a set of synthetic failure data (750) for the at least one anomaly situation; from a set of output data of the drivetrain (152, 152'), the obtained set of synthetic data in normality conditions (280) and the set of synthetic failure data (750) for the at least one anomaly situation, obtaining a set of condition indicators (8105) for the at least one anomaly situation; training a classifier (900) with 20 the set of condition indicators (8105) for the at least one anomaly si

METHOD AND TOOL FOR APPLYING A PANEL TO THE SURFACE OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE

Resumen de: WO2024023088A1

A method for attaching a panel to a surface of a wind turbine blade using a pressure application tool is described. The pressure application tool comprises at least two rollers, wherein the panel comprises a first attachment surface for attaching to the surface of the wind turbine blade and a second surface which faces away from the surface of the wind turbine blade, when the panel is attached to the surface of the wind turbine blade. The blade has a profiled contour including a pressure side and a suction side, and a leading edge and a trailing edge with a chord having a chord length extending therebetween in a chordwise direction, the wind turbine blade extending in a spanwise direction between a root end and a tip end. The method comprises: placing the first attachment surface of the panel on a part of the pressure side or the suction side of the wind turbine blade with adhesive between the first attachment surface on the panel and the part of the pressure side or the suction side of the wind turbine blade; arranging the pressure application tool such that a first roller of the at least two rollers is arranged to contact the second surface of the panel, and a second roller of the at least two rollers is arranged to contact a part on the other side of the pressure side or suction side of the wind turbine blade; applying pressure using the pressure application tool to the second surface of the panel and to the part on the other side of the pressure side or suction side of th

MULTI-AXIS TOOLS FOR HANDLING AND POSITIONING BLADE ROOT COMPONENTS

Resumen de: WO2024023296A1

In a first aspect, a multi-axis tool for handling and positioning a blade root component at a blade root portion of a wind turbine blade is provided. The tool comprises a first arm extending from first arm proximal end to a first arm distal end. In addition, the tool comprises a first arm support pivotally coupled to the first arm proximal end and a mounting frame configured to be releasably connected to the blade root component. The tool further comprises a connecting assembly coupling the first arm distal end to the mounting frame. The connecting assembly comprises a connecting joint for pivoting the mounting frame and a rotating connector rotatably coupling the first arm distal end with the mounting frame. The tool is configured to rotate and/or to flip the blade root component when connected to the mounting frame. In a further aspect, a method for handling and positioning a blade root component at a blade root portion of a wind turbine blade is provided.

METHOD FOR PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: WO2024023322A1

A method for performing a maintenance or repair of a rotor blade of a wind turbine comprising: planning and scheduling data acquisition; acquiring data of the a rotor blade based on the planning and scheduling; processing and analyzing the acquired data using artificial intelligence; identifying (108) defects of the one rotor blade; and tracking and visualizing the identified defects of the rotor blade; performing a maintenance or a repair of the rotor blade; wherein processing and analyzing the acquired data using artificial intelligence includes determining one or more artificial intelligence algorithms, and wherein the artificial intelligence is trained based on previously acquired data of one or more rotor blades and the previously acquired data is further augmented using blending to obtain augmented training data, and wherein the blending includes a random cut and paste and/or a Poisson blending/alpha blending and/or a GAN based blending.

ELASTIC ROTARY BEARING FOR TWO-BLADE ROTORS OF WIND TURBINES

Resumen de: CN119604679A

The invention relates to a rotary bearing for a two-blade rotor which is recycled for high loads in a wind power plant. The invention relates in particular to a novel rotor hub for a two-blade rotor, in particular a resiliently supported, of a wind turbine, into which a resilient rotary bearing is integrated, which in turn consists of two rotary joint units consisting of layered elements and conical elements.

Apparatus and method for subsea mooring

Resumen de: GB2635884A

An apparatus for subsea mooring comprises a downwardly extending arrangement of at least two and preferably three legs 2a, 2b, 2c. A drill bit 8a, 8b, 8c is coupled to each leg and each said drill bit is configured for drilling into the seabed (51, Fig 6). At least one drill bit rotates in a first direction and at least one other drill bit rotates in the opposite direction. Both said at least one and said at least one other of the drill bits are arranged to simultaneously drill into the seabed. A method of using the apparatus to provide a subsea mooring is also disclosed.

TECHNIQUES FOR LOW-POWER, LARGE-SCALE DIRECT AIR CARBON CAPTURE VIA WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: 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

AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM AND CONTROL FOR RURAL AND/OR OFF GRID WIND TURBINES

Resumen de: WO2024074317A1

The present invention relates to a wind turbine park (100), comprising at least a first wind turbine (110) and a second wind turbine (120) for generating a power product, and a main line (101) connecting the first wind turbine (110) and the second wind turbine (120) for transporting the power product. The wind turbine park (100) further comprises an auxiliary power line (102) being connected to the first wind turbine (110) and the second wind turbine (120), wherein the auxiliary power line (102) is configured for transporting auxiliary power for a wind turbine maintenance or standby operation to at least one of the first wind turbine (110) and the second wind turbine (120). Furthermore, the wind turbine park (100) comprises an auxiliary power unit (103) for generating the auxiliary power, wherein the auxiliary power unit (103) is connected to the auxiliary power line (102).

AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF A FLUID FILLED DAMPER OF A WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: 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.

METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A WIND TURBINE TOWER

Resumen de: EP4563816A1

Es wird ein Verfahren zum Warten eines Windenergieanlagen-Turms (200) vorgesehen, welcher eine Mehrzahl von Turmsegmenten (210) aufweist, welche zumindest teilweise mittels Spanngliedern (400) außerhalb einer Wandung der Turmsegmente (210) verspannt sind, wobei zumindest einige der Turmsegmente (210) Betonfertigteilsegmente sind. Ein erstes Ende der Spannglieder (400) ist in einem unteren Bereich (320) des Turms (200) der Windenergieanlage (100) derart verspannt, dass die Spannglieder (400) sich innerhalb eines Aufweitungsrohres (500) befinden, welches zumindest an seiner Oberseite mittels einer Pressdichtung abgedichtet ist, wobei ein erstes Korrosionsschutzmittel (432) sich innerhalb der Spannglieder (400) befindet. Ein zweites Korrosionsschutzmittel (501) befindet sich innerhalb des Aufweitungsrohres (500). Zur Entfernung von überschüssigem Korrosionsschutzmaterial werden folgende Schritte durchgeführt: Bohren einer Bohrung (505) in einer Wandung (500a) des Aufweitungsrohres (500), Einführen eines Schlauchs (700) durch die Bohrung (500a) in das Innere des Aufweitungsrohres (500), Abpumpen des sich in dem Aufweitungsrohr (500) befindlichen überschüssigen Korrosionsschutzmittels, Entfernen des Schlauchs (700) aus der Bohrung (505) und Verschließen der Bohrung (505).

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHEAR WEB ATTACHMENT IN WIND TURBINE BLADES

Resumen de: EP4563338A1

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.

BALLAST WEIGHT FOR A CRANE, CRANE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CRANE SYSTEM, NACELLE FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: EP4563513A1

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). Also disclosed is a crane system comprising such a ballast weight and a rack for storing a ballast weight and a method of operating a wind turbine wherein the turbine is constructed using such a crane.

A BLADE HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING A WIND TURBINE BLADE BETWEEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

Resumen de: EP4563813A1

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.

SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING WIND TURBINES

Resumen de: 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).

一种沉垫式导管架风机基础

Resumen de: CN222936023U

本实用新型公开了一种沉垫式导管架风机基础，涉及海上风电风机基础技术领域，包括导管架、沉垫框架和连接座，所述导管架底部设置有四个沉垫框架，所述沉垫框架的底面设置有链条网，本实用新型通过将沉垫框架的底面设计成由纵向链条和横向链条十字交叉组成的链条网，链条网内设置碎石作为压载物，当将沉垫框架放入海底时，沉垫框架底面通过柔性变形可适应不平整海床，使得沉垫框架与海床更加贴合，这样可以使得沉垫框架沉入海床后更加稳定，进而提高整个风机基础的稳定性，本实用新型通过连接座、连接板和倒刺体相互配合，可以导管架架体通过混凝土与沉垫框架连接更加牢固，进而使得整个基础结构强度更高，更安全。

一种风力发电机自动润滑泵状态采集装置及监视系统

Resumen de: CN222936877U

本实用新型提供了一种风力发电机自动润滑泵状态采集装置及监视系统，采集装置包括：信号采集模块，包括位于旋转轮毂内的信号采集模块和位于机舱内的信号采集模块，用于采集旋转轮毂部位和机舱内的润滑泵状态；无线传输模块，包括位于旋转轮毂内的无线传输模块和位于机舱内的无线传输模块；无线传输模块与信号采集模块有线连接；位于机舱内的无线传输模块无线通信接收并转送旋转轮毂部位的润滑泵状态信号至位于机舱内的信号采集模块；有线传输模块，与位于机舱内的信号采集模块有线连接，用以通过有线方式传输旋转轮毂部位和机舱内的润滑泵状态信号至外部。监视系统包括：多个采集装置和远程监视模块。

一种轻量化后倾风轮及风机

Nº publicación: CN222936869U 03/06/2025

Solicitante:

东莞费格斯风机有限公司

Resumen de: CN222936869U

本实用新型公开了一种轻量化后倾风轮及风机，包括风轮壳体和若干叶片，所有的叶片绕风轮壳体的风轮轴心沿圆周轨迹均匀分布；叶片包括均为圆弧片状的集风根部、前翼部、中翼部和后翼部，集风根部连接于前翼部靠近风轮轴心的一侧，中翼部连接于前翼部远离集风根部的一侧，后翼部连接于中翼部远离前翼部的一侧，集风根部的集风圆心位于叶片远离风轮轴心的一侧，前翼部的前翼圆心、中翼部的中翼圆心、和后翼部的后翼圆心均位于叶片靠近风轮轴心的一侧，前翼部的前翼曲率大于中翼部的中翼曲率，中翼曲率大于后翼部的后翼曲率。本实用新型能够有效减少流动阻力和能量的损失，叶片可满足轻量化设计，从而减轻风电机的载荷，能量利用率高。