Resumen de: US2025277482A1
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods for mounting a segmented generator of a wind turbine, wherein the segmented generator for the operation of the wind turbine is formed from two or more generator segments, wherein the generator segments each have a stator segment and a rotor segment, wherein the stator segment for fastening the stator segment to a machine carrier flange of a machine carrier has a stator flange and the rotor segment for fastening to a rotor carrier of a main bearing has a rotor flange, wherein the two or more generator segments in the circumferential direction (U) each extend between two connection interfaces (V1, V2) which are formed for connection with connection interfaces (V1, V2) of generator segments arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction (U).
Resumen de: US2025277483A1
A wind turbine blade is provided, including: a first and a second blade component connected with each other in an overlap region by thermal welding, a resistive element arranged between the first and second blade components in the overlap region as a remnant of the thermal welding, the resistive element having a first and a second terminal, a lightning conductor electrically connected with each of the first and second terminals, and a surge protection device, wherein one of the first and second terminals is electrically connected with the lightning conductor via the surge protection device. The resistive element which was used for the welding process and is left in the blade as a remnant of the welding process can be integrated into the lightning protection system of the blade.
Resumen de: US2025277453A1
An airfoil including a front leading edge, a rear trailing edge, a mean line and a thickness. The airfoil further includes: a front portion in which the thickness increases from the leading edge backwards up to a maximum thickness, and a rear portion in which the thickness increases from the trailing edge forwards up to the maximum thickness. The airfoil further includes a central portion placed between the front portion and the rear portion, in which the thickness is constant and equal to the maximum thickness. The airfoil also includes at least one assembled front section and rear section. The front portion is defined by the front section and the rear portion is defined by the rear section. The embodiments further concern a fluid-dynamic surface including two airfoils and a method for defining such an airfoil.
Resumen de: US2025279463A1
An electrochemical cell for an electrical energy storage device, in particular intended for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of electrodes (3) and a compression device (4) adapted to the variations in volume of the plurality of electrodes (3), the compression device (4) comprising a casing (5) and an at least partially elastically deformable return element (6) allowing the constant exertion of a suitable compression on the plurality of electrodes (3) in order to keep the various elements thereof in contact with one another and thus allow more homogeneous operation of the cell.
Resumen de: US2025279653A1
A synchronous grid-connected wind-solar-storage hybrid power generation system and a working method thereof includes: a wind power generation module, including a wind power generation device, and a first and second power electronic converter electrically connected to the device, respectively; a photovoltaic power generation module, including a photovoltaic power generation device, and a third and fourth power electronic converter electrically connected to the device, respectively; an energy storage module, including an energy storage device and a fifth power electronic converter electrically connected, the device being further electrically connected to the second and fourth power electronic converter, respectively; a grid connection module, a first end electrically connected to the first, third and fifth power electronic converters, and a second end connected to a power grid; and, a monitoring and control device electrically connected with the wind power generation module, photovoltaic power generation module, energy storage module and grid connection module, respectively.
Resumen de: US2025279654A1
A method of controlling operation of a microgrid using an EMS, the microgrid comprising a plurality of distributed energy resources including at least one controllable distributed hydrocarbon fuelled generator and electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising: the EMS measuring a cumulative availability status of each distributed energy resource, and assigning a state of the microgrid based upon said cumulative status; determining whether a critical operation can proceed based upon said state; enabling the critical operation based upon the determining step having a pre-determined outcome.
Resumen de: US2025279695A1
Disclosed is an energy converting apparatus for converting mechanical energy obtained by a fluid flow into electric energy. The energy converting apparatus comprises: a blade; a measuring device for measuring reaction of the blade when the fluid flow exerts an external force on the blade, and generating a measurement value corresponding to a measurement result; a memory for storing control values; a controller for reading a first control value among the control values from the memory in response to the measurement value output from the measuring device, and generating a control signal by using the first control value; and an actuator for changing a three-dimensional shape of the blade in response to the control signal output from the controller.
Resumen de: AU2024291100A1
The invention relates to an energy supply system (20) for coupling to a wind turbine (30) used in island mode, wherein the wind turbine (30) is configured to operate an electrolysis system (11) for producing green hydrogen using wind energy, wherein the energy supply system (20) has a solar energy source (21), comprising a photovoltaic module (22) and/or a solar thermal collector (23), which is configured to supply the electrolysis system (21), in particular an enclosure (12) and water-conducting lines of electrolysis units of the electrolysis system (11), with thermal energy in the event of the absence of wind energy. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for supplying solar energy to a wind turbine (30) used in island mode.
Resumen de: WO2024191286A1
A HAT wind turbine (111) for the production of electricity from wind, comprising a tower (5), a nacelle (6), a generator and a rotor (112), the rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis by the wind, the rotor having a rotor solidity SOLrotor of maximally 0.10, and the rotor having a radius R and a diameter D, wherein the rotor comprises a number of blades (113) N of at least 4, wherein the diameter D equals 100m or more, and wherein a maximum chord of a blade is less than one of: 12%R; 11%R; 10%R; 9%R; and 8%R.
Resumen de: AU2024218942A1
A wind turbine may be fitted with the facility store electricity indirectly using one or more thermal stores. The power-conversion machinery is installed within the wind turbine nacelle which rotates to point the turbine into the wind. The thermal storage is realised in the fixed frame - i.e. it does not rotate with the nacelle. The connection between the fixed frame and the rotatable frame is via one or more rotary heat exchangers. While the energy storage is charging, heat passes through the hot heat exchanger to a hot store or coldness passes through the cold heat exchanger to a cold store or both. During discharging, the opposite flows occur. Each rotary heat exchanger has a shell-and-tube configuration. The tube bundle rotates with the nacelle. The shell comprises one set of surfaces that does not rotate and one that does rotate.
Resumen de: AU2024220499A1
The subject-matter of the invention is a wind turbine rotor (1) for the wind turbine with a vertical axis of rotation, the rotor comprising a plurality of rotor blades (2) equally spaced from one another. The rotor is essentially in the shape of a longitudinally pleated tube, whose pleats are blades (2), and each blade (2) is formed by a shorter wall (3) and a longer wall (4), with said shorter walls (3) and longer walls (4) of the blades (2) defining an inner space (14) of the wind turbine rotor (1), and the cross-section of the rotor (1) forms a closed figure. The subject-matter of the invention is also a wind turbine rotor (1) module com prising the wind turbine rotor (1) of the invention and a wind panel comprising at least three wind turbine rotor (1) modules of the invention. Further, the subject-matter of the invention is a method for manufacturing the wind turbine rotor (1) of the invention.
Resumen de: AU2023429920A1
The present application discloses a limiting apparatus for a wind-assisted propulsion rotor, and a wind-assisted propulsion system. The limiting apparatus for a wind-assisted propulsion rotor in the present application comprises a plurality of limiting units distributed along the outer circumference or the inner circumference of an outer cylinder, wherein each limiting unit comprises a roller mechanism, an adjustment mechanism, and an elastic member; a first end of a mounting support in the roller mechanism is rotatably provided at a base or an inner tower; a limiting roller in the roller mechanism is rotatably provided at a second end of the mounting support; the outer circumferential surface of the limiting roller abuts against the outer wall or the inner wall of the outer cylinder; one end of an adjustment assembly in the adjustment mechanism abuts against the second end of the mounting support; the adjustment assembly can adjust an acting force between the limiting roller and the outer cylinder; and the elastic member is clamped between the adjustment assembly and the second end of the mounting support.
Resumen de: AU2025220706A1
A propeller having a means for creating fluid flow in a non-axial direction and redirecting it in an axial direction. A propeller having a means for creating fluid flow in a non-axial direction and redirecting it in an axial direction. ug p r o p e l l e r h a v i n g a m e a n s f o r c r e a t i n g f l u i d f l o w i n a n o n - a x i a l d i r e c t i o n a n d r e d i r e c t i n g i t i n a n a x i a l d i r e c t i o n u g
Resumen de: AU2025217336A1
An apparatus for converting solar energy to electrical energy comprises at least a central trunk or stem, preferably extending from a base, wherein the base can be attached to a5 stationary structure like a wall or a house or a garage or a bridge or wherein the base can be part of a mobile device having wheels and at least one or exactly one branch and preferably multiple branches connected to the central trunk or stem, wherein at least or exactly a first branch comprises one or more photovoltaic panels. Additionally, or alternatively comprises a second branch one or more photovoltaic panels. Each of the photovoltaic panels of the first10 branch preferably comprises one or more sheets of photovoltaic material and preferably one or more anchors for attaching the sheets of photovoltaic material to the first branch. An apparatus for converting solar energy to electrical energy comprises at least a 5 central trunk or stem, preferably extending from a base, wherein the base can be attached to a stationary structure like a wall or a house or a garage or a bridge or wherein the base can be part of a mobile device having wheels and at least one or exactly one branch and preferably multiple branches connected to the central trunk or stem, wherein at least or exactly a first branch comprises one or more photovoltaic panels. Additionally, or alternatively comprises a 10 second branch one or more photovoltaic panels. Each of the photovoltaic panels of the first branch preferably comprise
Resumen de: DE102024130858A1
Vorgeschlagen wird ein Herstellungsverfahren (100) zur Herstellung einer Windkraftanlage (200), wobei das Herstellungsverfahren (100) umfasst:• Rückbau (101) von an einer Turmbasis (201) einer bestehenden Windkraftanlage angeordneten Komponenten,• Erweitern (103) der Turmbasis (201) um eine Anzahl Zusatzsegmente (203) zu einem Turmbauwerk (207), wobei das Turmbauwerk (207) höher ist als die Turmbasis (201),• Anordnen (105) einer Windkraftturbine (205) an dem Turmbauwerk (207).
Resumen de: CN120130023A
A method of extending a predefined operating speed threshold for an inverter-based resource (IBR) of a grid-building type (GFM) connected to an electrical grid includes receiving a grid frequency signal of the electrical grid or a derived amount thereof based on one or more grid frequency feedbacks. The method further includes determining a speed deviation based on a grid frequency signal of the grid or a derived amount thereof. Further, the method includes combining the speed deviation with a predefined operating speed threshold of the GFM IBR, the predefined operating speed threshold of the GFM IBR being associated with the nominal grid frequency. Further, the method includes generating, via the controller, a new operating speed threshold for the GFM IBR using the speed deviation and a predefined operating speed threshold associated with the nominal grid frequency. Further, the method includes operating, via the controller, the GFM IBR using the new operating speed threshold.
Resumen de: EP4610470A2
A subsea vertical drilling machine is disclosed, having a drill assembly formed by a riser pipe having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends; and a drilling machine body, including a drilling head, coupled to the first end of the riser pipe, and a vertical feed system configured for advancing the drill assembly in a vertical direction. The riser pipe is provided with at least one rack extending along at least a part of the length of the riser pipe, and the vertical feed system comprises a motor coupled to a pinion, the pinion arranged for engaging with the rack for advancing the drill assembly. Unlocking insights from Geo-Data, the present invention further relates to improvements in sustainability and environmental developments: together we create a safe and liveable world.
Resumen de: EP4610487A2
For the installation of a rotor blade use is made of a blade motion synchronization and positioning device, which comprises a wind turbine coupler, a blade coupler, a motion arm between the wind turbine coupler and the blade coupler, and a controllable motion arm actuator assembly, wherein the wind blade coupler is initially coupled to the turbine blade. The method comprises bringing the wind turbine coupler in a motion compensated engaging position, wherein the arm is operated to compensate for tower top motion. In the engaging position, the coupler is coupled to the wind turbine. The actuator assembly is then operated to gradually bring, and then maintain, the coupled blade in a horizontal motion that is synchronized with tower top motion. Then a mounting motion is performed wherein the blade root is moved into a mounting position and the blade root is fastened to mounting structure by fasteners.
Resumen de: WO2025051591A1
The present invention relates to a semi-submersible floating platform (1) for a wind turbine (50). The platform comprises: three columns each having an axis, the columns comprising a primary column (10 )adapted to support a wind turbine, and two secondary columns (30a, 30b) wherein each one of the three columns is connected to the other two columns by cross members (15a, 15b, 35) in a triangular arrangement. Further, the cross member between the secondary columns (35) incorporates ballast and each of the cross members (15a, 15b) connecting to the primary column incorporate buoyancy. The primary column (10) has a larger displacement than either of the two secondary columns (30a, 30b) and the cross member (35) extending between the secondary columns has a smaller displacement than the cross members (15a, 15b) connected to the primary column (10).
Resumen de: EP4611212A1
Provided is a moving body used in a power transmission system that charges a storage battery mounted on the moving body with power generated by a power generation facility and feeds the power to a power receiving facility from the storage battery transported by the moving body. This moving body is provided with a battery control device that causes the storage battery to be charged with the supply of power based on a voltage value that does not reach a maximum voltage value of direct-current power between the power generation facility and the power receiving facility.
Resumen de: EP4610486A1
The invention describes a method of monitoring a wind turbine yaw system (2) comprising a plurality of yaw drives (D1, ..., D8), which method comprises, for each yaw drive (D1): receiving encoder data (Eout) from a motor speed encoder (E) of that yaw drive (D1); computing a signal mean (10M) on the basis of the received encoder data (Eout); computing a collective signal mean (10Mcoll) from the signal means (10M) of the other yaw drives (D2, ..., D8); comparing the signal mean (10M) to the collective signal mean (10Mcoll); and flagging that yaw drive (D1) as potentially faulty if the corresponding comparison result (10Δ) exceeds a predefined threshold (10T). The invention further describes a monitoring arrangement (1) for a wind turbine yaw system (20); and a wind turbine (2) comprising such a monitoring arrangement (1) .
Resumen de: CN120153546A
A method for constraining grid frequency support of a wind turbine connected to a power grid to prevent trip events in the wind turbine includes receiving, via a controller, one or more speed feedback signals from the wind turbine. Further, the method includes adjusting, via the controller, one or more parameters of a power conditioner of the wind turbine based on the one or more speed feedback signals such that a power output of the wind turbine is less sensitive to a change in at least one of the grid frequency or the phase angle.
Resumen de: EP4610035A1
A method for manufacturing and/or repairing a wind turbine blade (3), comprisinga) providing at least one pre-casted blade component (8, 9, 19),b) arranging a fiber lay-up (10, 24) in a processing region (14) of the at least one pre-casted blade component,c) arranging a vacuum bag (25) to cover the processing region,d) arranging a flexible clamping device (11) to cover the processing region such that the clamping device adjusts its shape (16) at least partially to an outer shape (17, 18) of the at least one pre-casted blade component,e) applying vacuum to a space (43) covered by the vacuum bag, andf) infusing resin (13) into the space and curing the resin to form, in the cured state, a joint between the at least one pre-casted blade component and the fiber lay-up.The clamping device provides a reference surface for casting.
Resumen de: EP4610485A1
A vortex generator for a wind turbine rotor blade, comprising• a base plate having- a lower surface configured for being mounted to an outer surface of the wind turbine rotor blade,- an upper surface opposite the lower surface,- a front edge,- a rear edge and- a longitudinal axis,- wherein the rear edge of the base plate comprises a perpendicular section arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and• at least one plate-shaped fin with- a first longitudinal section arranged at the upper surface of the base plate,- a second longitudinal section which extends beyond the rear edge and has a lower edge which is not connected to the base plate, characterized in that• the first longitudinal section comprises a rear part arranged rearwards of the perpendicular section and• the base plate comprises a first stiffening section arranged rearwards of the perpendicular section and forming a transition to the rear part.
Nº publicación: EP4610484A1 03/09/2025
Solicitante:
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS [DK]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
Resumen de: EP4610484A1
It is described a tool (1) for fixing a vortex generator (VG) to a blade (2) of a wind turbine. The tool (1) comprises a base body (3) having a first vacuum inlet (4) and a second vacuum inlet (5), the first and second vacuum inlets (4, 5) being configured to be connected to a vacuum source (6); a first sealing profile (7) being arranged at a first side of the base body (3) and forming a first cavity being in a fluid connection with the first vacuum inlet (4); a second sealing profile (8) being arranged at a second side of the base body (3) opposite to the first side and forming a second cavity being in a fluid connection with the second vacuum inlet (5); and a pressing plate (9) being arranged between the first and second sealing profiles (7, 8) and having a pressing surface (10) which is configured to engage the vortex generator (VG).