公开(公告)号：US12173694B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US18260466

申请日：2022-01-03

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Alexander Duncan Giles ,  Jesper Sandberg Thomsen ,  Gustavo Oliveira Violato

IPC: F03D7/02 ,  F03D13/20

Abstract: The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine to reduce structural loading due to vibrations of the blades along the edgewise direction. A rotor control system for actuating pitch of pitch-adjustable rotor blades of a wind turbine is disclosed. Pitch modification signals are determined based on edgewise load signals for each of the rotor blades. The edgewise load signal are coordinated transformed and input into a primary whirling controller unit to provide whirling signal components which can be used for determining the pitch modification signals.

公开(公告)号：US20240400169A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18691080

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Adrian Botwright ,  Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen ,  Rasmus Clark Marker ,  Claus Hald Therkildsen

IPC: B63B77/10 ,  F03D13/25 ,  F03D13/40 ,  F03D80/50

Abstract: A method of replacing a component (28b) of an offshore wind turbine (10) includes providing a sea vessel (30) having a transport system (50)) with a base (52), an elongate platform (54) connected to the base (52), and a transport frame (56a, 56b) for receiving a component (28b) of the wind turbine (10). The sea vessel (30) is positioned such that its deck (40) is separated from the wind turbine (10) by more than a maximum working distance (72) of a crane (26) onboard the wind turbine (10), and further positioned such that in an extended position, the transport frame (56a, 56b) is within the maximum working distance (72) of the crane (26), and in a retracted position, the transport frame (56a, 56b) is outside of the maximum working distance (72). The method includes arranging the transport frame (56a, 56b) in the extended position, lowering a component (28b) of the wind turbine (10) using the crane (26), and placing the component (28b) on the transport frame (56a, 56b). A transport system (50) for handling wind turbine components (28a, 28b) is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20240392744A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18694268

申请日：2022-09-21

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Stephen Randall

IPC: F03D80/30 ,  F03D1/06

Abstract: There is provided a wind turbine blade having a root end, a tip end, a blade shell, a lightning protection system and an integrated web-down conductor. The integrated web-down conductor comprises: a down conductor forming part of the lightning protection system: electrical insulation surrounding the down conductor; and a web that surrounds the electrical insulation so as to enclose the down conductor and electrical insulation and is coupled to the blade shell.

公开(公告)号：US12155220B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17914704

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Mads Rajczyk Skjelmose ,  Henrik Møller ,  Kouroush Nayebi

IPC: H02J3/46 ,  H02J3/38

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing power ramp rate control of a hybrid power plant with a plurality of energy assets including wind turbine generators and possibly solar power units, and an energy storage unit. Each energy asset has a ramp rate capability defined as the highest possible ramp rate at a given time, and the method includes receiving from each energy asset the corresponding ramp rate capability, and taking into account the ramp rate capabilities from the energy assets when calculating the power setpoint to each energy asset, so as to improve the power ramp rate control of the hybrid power plant.

公开(公告)号：US12123397B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18257580

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Rubin Panni ,  Kouroush Nayebi ,  Jesurathinam Arockia Arun Prasad

IPC: F03D7/02 ,  H02J3/18 ,  H02J3/38

CPC classification number: F03D7/0284 ,  H02J3/18 ,  H02J3/381 ,  F05B2270/1033 ,  H02J2300/28

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of operating a wind power plant, and related power plant controller and wind power plant. The method comprises determining a first active power at a first operating point and applying a first limit value for a reactive power limit. The method further comprises determining a second active power at a second operating point. The method further comprises, responsive to determining that the second active power meets one or more active power conditions referenced to the first active power, applying a second limit value for the reactive power limit. Applying the second limit value comprises limiting a ramp rate of the reactive power limit. The method further comprises generating control signals for one or more wind turbines to control a collective reactive power output of the wind power plant in accordance with the reactive power limit.

公开(公告)号：US12123390B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17785974

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Sergei A. Vasiljev ,  Pavel Drozdov

IPC: F03D80/30 ,  F03D1/06

CPC classification number: F03D1/0675 ,  F03D80/30 ,  F05B2230/10 ,  F05B2230/80 ,  F05B2280/1021 ,  F05B2280/6003

Abstract: A method of preparing a wind turbine blade, comprising: removing at least a portion of a layer of material covering a region of a metallic part of the wind turbine blade from the wind turbine blade, applying a metal salt to the metallic part, the metal salt being arranged to oxidise a metal of the metallic part, such that the metal salt and the metal of the metallic part react and a new compound is formed on the metallic part.

公开(公告)号：US12113358B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18538514

申请日：2023-12-13

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Casper Hillerup Lyhne

IPC: H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/24 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/38

CPC classification number: H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/001 ,  H02J3/241 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J2203/10 ,  H02J2300/28

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of controlling an energy storage system to provide a frequency regulation service for a power network, to which the energy storage system is connected. The energy storage system is controlled according to one or more regulations of the power network to counteract frequency deviations within a frequency contingency deadband of the power network to provide the frequency regulation service for a service period. The energy storage system is one of a plurality of energy storage systems connected to the power network, each energy storage system being operated to counteract the frequency deviations according to the one or more regulations of the power network.

公开(公告)号：US20240328018A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18575156

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Anders TUXEN ,  Andrew Gordon Syme MCINTOSH ,  Lars Rohr THOMSEN ,  Niels Vinther VOIGT

IPC: C25B15/08 ,  C01C1/04 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/029

CPC classification number: C25B15/081 ,  C01C1/04 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/029

Abstract: A method of operating an electrolyser comprising providing a reactant flow stream to the electrolyser and using the electrolyser to split the reactant into a product flow stream. The magnitude of the power supply to the electrolyser is determined and, if the magnitude of the power supply is less than or equal to a predetermined value, a dilutant gas flow stream is introduced into the reactant flow stream before the electrolyser. The dilutant gas is an inert gas. Also, a system for producing ammonia where the feed stock to the system is provided by the electrolyser.

公开(公告)号：US20240308083A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18571698

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Jeremy HAIGHT

IPC: B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  B25J9/1664

Abstract: Controlling the position of a tool mounted on a robotic arm comprising projecting an image onto the workpiece from a projector and detected using a camera. The camera and projector are mounted on the tool or robotic arm. The image is used to determine a relative position of the tool with respect to a workpiece and the relative position is provided as an input to a controller which is configured to compare the relative position to a predetermined value. If the relative position is not equal to the predetermined value, a control signal is issued to a position controller to move the tool to a new position in which the relative position of the tool is closer to the predetermined value. Or, if the relative position is equal to the predetermined value, a control signal is issued to the position controller to maintain the tool in its current position.

公开(公告)号：US12085054B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18055454

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Inventor： Jonathan Smith ,  James Smith ,  Robert Ernst ,  Mark Folsom

IPC: F03D1/06 ,  B29C70/48 ,  B29K105/08 ,  B29K105/20 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29L31/08

CPC classification number: F03D1/0658 ,  B29C70/48 ,  F03D1/0675 ,  B29K2105/0872 ,  B29K2105/20 ,  B29L2031/085 ,  B29L2031/7504 ,  F05B2230/21

Abstract: An insert (105) for a wind turbine blade root. The insert (105) has a bushing (40) and an outer surface with circumferential annular grooves (68). A transition layer (102) is built up around the bushing (40). The transition layer (102) has fibrous material sheet layers and filamentary material windings (80) in the grooves which alternate with fibrous plies (98) covering the grooves (68). Each fibrous ply (98) is anchored into the grooves (68) by the windings (80). Fibrous battens (148) are fitted around the transition layer (102) to form an insert body (108). Each batten (148) has a deltoid cross-section so that the battens give the insert a quadrilateral or trapezoidal cross-section.