| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D517986 |
Wind turbine and rotor blade of a wind turbine |
March 28, 2006 |
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| 7621049 |
Method for the production of a connection flange |
November 24, 2009 |
| A method for the production of an annular connection flange includes producing the annular connection flange from an element in the form of a circular ring. The element in the form of a circular ring has a substantially triangular profile. |
| 7619321 |
Method of operating a wind power station |
November 17, 2009 |
| When planning and setting up wind power installations, the visual detractions to be expected on the part of the wind power installation on the environment play an increasingly important part in approval and acceptance. The shadow casting caused by the wind power installation on the a |
| 7614200 |
Method for building a foundation, in particular a foundation for a wind turbine tower |
November 10, 2009 |
| A foundation for a structure comprises a plurality of segments. To build the foundation, a foundation bed is excavated, and a stable, substantially level and horizontal subbase is built in the foundation bed. A foundation segment of the structure is set down on the subbase, such that |
| 7605681 |
Transformer |
October 20, 2009 |
| A transformer for transferring electrical power from a stationary member to a rotating member, with a primary winding and a secondary winding, by means of annular primary and secondary windings disposed in annular slots. The transformer of the kind initially specified can be designed |
| 7594797 |
Load sensing on a rotor blade of a wind power plant |
September 29, 2009 |
| A rotor blade of a wind power plant, comprising a rotor blade connection for connection to a hub of the rotor of a wind power plant and a blade tip disposed at the opposite end of the rotor blade. In order to provide a rotor blade in which flexing can be detected with simple means, at |
| 7589641 |
Hazard navigation light for wind turbines |
September 15, 2009 |
| A wind power installation includes a pylon and a machine housing mounted thereon. The pylon accommodates the rotor of the wind power installation and the generator for producing energy. Wind power installations can be provided with signaling devices so that the attention of air traffic i |
| 7581934 |
Vehicle transportable rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine |
September 1, 2009 |
| A wind power system rotor blade has an inboard end and an outboard end adapted for being transported by a transport vehicle. In order to make the transport of the rotor blade possible on highways, even when it exceeds the usual profile height of underpasses and bridges (freeway bridg |
| 7552614 |
System and method for determining functionality or accuracy of a sensor |
June 30, 2009 |
| A system and method for determining functionality and accuracy of a sensor such that monitoring of a sensor is possible without the provision of redundant sensors. Briefly described, one embodiment is an anemometer operable to detect wind speed adjacent to the wind power installation, a |
| 7550088 |
Method and device for desalinating water while overcoming decreases in pressure |
June 23, 2009 |
| The invention concerns a method of and an apparatus for continuously desalinating water by reverse osmosis, in particular desalinating sea water, wherein salt water is introduced under a first pressure by means of a delivery pump into a pressure compensating device, salt water is con |
| 7549264 |
Tower of a wind power installation |
June 23, 2009 |
| There are various pylons of wind power installations, primarily lattice mast pylons, tubular steel pylons or concrete pylons. In the case of pylons of concrete, there are various possible ways of producing same, inter alia also erecting pylons from ready-made reinforced concrete part |
| 7541757 |
Motor vehicle |
June 2, 2009 |
| A system and method for operating an electrical supply network are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment couples a vehicle to the supply network, receives a trigger to cause a partial discharge of an electrical energy storage device of the vehicle into electric power network, and discha |
| 7540716 |
Rotor blade for a wind power plant |
June 2, 2009 |
| The present invention concerns a rotor blade for a wind power plant having an aerodynamic profile comprising a rotor blade leading edge and a rotor blade trailing edge. The invention also concerns a rotor blade tip for a rotor blade having an aerodynamic profile with a pressure and a suc |
| 7525208 |
Method for operating a wind turbine during a disturbance in the grid |
April 28, 2009 |
| There is provided a method of operating a wind power installation. Under first operating conditions in a normal operating mode the wind power installation delivers a first power to a connected electrical network. That first power is proportional to the wind speed. The wind power inst |
| 7514808 |
Regenerative energy system |
April 7, 2009 |
| The invention relates to a regenerative energy system comprising a first energy producer and a second energy producer. The object of the invention is to improve the environmental compatibility of electrical island networks. There is disclosed a regenerative energy system comprising a |
| 7487799 |
Flow channel for liquids |
February 10, 2009 |
| The object of the present invention is to provide a flow channel for liquids or also gases, which is of such a design that the lowest possible losses occur in the flow, in particular low frictional losses. A further aim of the invention is to provide a flow channel for liquids, in which |
| 7484933 |
Method for controlling a wind turbine |
February 3, 2009 |
| A method is provided for controlling a wind turbine, and a wind turbine is provided with a control device for controlling a wind turbine. A method and a wind turbine are developed so that losses of yield, particularly as a result of variations in the conversion of the kinetic energy of t |
| 7481624 |
Butt connection for hollow profile members |
January 27, 2009 |
| A butt connection of divided hollow profile members, which is suitable in particular for rotor blades of wind power installations, comprises a multiplicity of straps which are arranged along the joint and which bridge over same and which are respectively fixed with their ends to one |
| 7478777 |
Apparatus for producing a stator with grooves to receive a stator winding, such as a stator of a |
January 20, 2009 |
| An apparatus produces a stator in which grooves are provided at the inner or outer periphery in mutually spaced relationship to receive a stator winding. The stator thus produced may be used in a ring generator for a wind power installation. In order to provide a stator having a winding, |
| 7462947 |
Method for operating a wind turbine |
December 9, 2008 |
| A system and method for operating a wind turbine with a generator, drivable by a rotor, for supplying electrical power to an electric load, in particular an electric grid, are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment generates electrical power from an electrical generator coupled |
| 7462946 |
Method for operating a wind energy plant |
December 9, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine with a generator, drivable by a rotor, for supplying electrical power to an electrical load, in particular an electric grid. In order to compensate for fluctuations in the grid as far as possible, the system of th |
| 7436097 |
Synchronous machine having a stator with grooves to receive a stator winding, such as a synchron |
October 14, 2008 |
| A synchronous machine has a stator in which grooves are provided at the inner or outer periphery in mutually spaced relationship to receive a stator winding. The synchronous machine may be in the form of a ring generator used in a wind power installation, for example. In order to pro |
| 7432610 |
Wind power installation with ring generator having a stator with groves to receive a stator wind |
October 7, 2008 |
| A wind power installation has a (ring) generator which has a stator in which grooves are provided at the inner or outer periphery in mutually spaced relationship to receive a stator winding. In order to provide a stator having a winding, in which the susceptibility to trouble as a co |
| 7392114 |
Method for operating a wind park |
June 24, 2008 |
| A wind park system is disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment includes at least one wind power installation having a rotor; an electrical generator drivable by the rotor, such that the electrical generator is operable to deliver electrical power to an electrical network; and a c |
| 7378751 |
Fire protection |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pylon and a pod arranged at the tip of the pylon. The invention further concerns a method of controlling such a wind power installation. In order to prevent a fire from occurring or at least to be able to rapidly e |
| 7374405 |
Apparatus and methods for handling rotor blades |
May 20, 2008 |
| An apparatus for handling rotor blades of wind power installations. An apparatus for simplified handling of rotor blades is afforded by a carrier element and at least one rotor blade receiving means fixedly connected thereto. A rotor blade is received in the apparatus during a blade |
| 7372171 |
Fire protection |
May 13, 2008 |
| The present invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pylon and a pod arranged at the tip of the pylon. The invention further concerns a method of controlling such a wind power installation. In order to prevent a fire from occurring or at least to be able to rapidly e |
| 7364114 |
Aircraft |
April 29, 2008 |
| The present invention concerns an aircraft having a plurality of lifting and thrust rotors, with an electric motor and an inverter for each motor. In order to provide an aircraft having a greater payload, connecting bars are provided between the motors. In that respect the invention is b |
| 7357624 |
Rotor blade for a wind power plant |
April 15, 2008 |
| The invention concerns a rotor blade of a wind power installation and a wind power installation. One advantage of the present invention is to provide a rotor blade having a rotor blade profile, and a wind power installation, which has better efficiency than hitherto. A rotor blade of |
| 7353603 |
Method for mounting rotor blades to a rotor hub of a wind power installation |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method of mounting rotor blades to a rotor hub which is connected to a pod of a wind power installation, includes the following steps: rotating the rotor hub into a predetermined first position, fitting a rotor blade, rotating the rotor hub by means of the rotor blade into a predetermi |
| 7337726 |
Wind farm |
March 4, 2008 |
| An offshore wind farm comprises a plurality of wind turbines. In order to provide such a wind farm with transport between separate wind turbines that can be effected more safely and with less dependence on weather, cable connection is provided between the wind turbines of the wind farm, |
| 7313469 |
Method for supplementing and calculating energy consumed by a vehicle |
December 25, 2007 |
| A method for supplementing and calculating energy consumed by a vehicle. A system enables electrically operated vehicles to be provided with electrical energy within a limited time slot, and payment for the energy. A vehicle comprising a receiving area for a first energy accumulator, and |
| 7311490 |
Rotor blade with an electrical field |
December 25, 2007 |
| The invention concerns a rotor blade, in particular a rotor blade of a wind power installation. The object of the present invention is to provide measures for still further improving the CR-value and also the level of acoustic power of rotor blades of wind power installations. A roto |
| 7309966 |
Motor vehicle |
December 18, 2007 |
| A motor vehicle comprising at least one electric motor, an energy storage device for providing drive energy for the electric motor, a plug connector connected to the energy storage device for connection to a current source and a control means for controlling the flow of current from |
| 7303365 |
Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine |
December 4, 2007 |
| The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the transport on highways of |
| 7296974 |
Wind energy turbine |
November 20, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a wind turbine and to the installation of such a wind turbine, particularly offshore. When wind turbines are installed in the previously known manner, a tower of the wind turbine is firstly manufactured, said tower being a steel tower, a concrete tower or a l |
| 7288851 |
Wind power installation with an asynchronous machine for establishing the azimuth position |
October 30, 2007 |
| An asynchronous machine has a first rotor/stator arrangement in which the rotor is connected to a shaft, and a method of controlling such an asynchronous machine is provided. A drive is provided which permits nullification of the play of the mechanical components in the predetermined |
| 7287962 |
Construction apparatus and method for a wind power installation |
October 30, 2007 |
| Wind power installation technology has seen dramatic developments in the last 20 years. In the meantime there are installations of the order of magnitude of up to 5 MW and future development leads to an expectation of installations with an even greater nominal power. The present applicat |
| 7259490 |
Synchronous machine |
August 21, 2007 |
| The present invention concerns a synchronous machine with preferably salient poles with pole windings which are galvanically connected together. The invention further concerns a wind power installation and a method of monitoring a synchronous machine of a wind power installation. The |
| 7249486 |
Method for monitoring a sensor |
July 31, 2007 |
| The present invention concerns a method of monitoring a sensor for sensing the flow speed of a medium. The invention further concerns an apparatus for carrying out that method. In order to be able to monitor the sensor, without providing redundant sensors, the flow speed of the medium, w |
| 7238007 |
Rotor blade of a wind power installation, comprising a warning light |
July 3, 2007 |
| The object of the invention is to provide lighting for the rotor blade tips, which is more reliable than that proposed hitherto, wherein any damage which occurs is no longer so complicated and expensive to rectify as hitherto, but can be rectified extremely swiftly. A rotor blade of a |
| 7204674 |
Rotor blade for a wind power installation |
April 17, 2007 |
| A rotor for a wind power installation having at least one rotor blade. The smaller the surface area on which the wind acts, that is to say in particular the rotor blade area, the correspondingly lower is the load level for which installation has to be designed and the correspondingly |
| 7204673 |
Method of controlling a wind power installation |
April 17, 2007 |
| A method for controlling a wind power installation at very high wind speeds, in which there is predetermined a first wind speed at which the rotor blades of the wind power installation are put into a first predetermined setting. In addition, the method includes controlling the wind p |
| 7199485 |
Wind turbine with current conducting means, which are pre-assembled in the tower |
April 3, 2007 |
| The present invention concerns a wind energy plant for generation of alternating current with a tower constructed of several tower segments, a generator arranged in the region of the top of the tower, a power module arranged in the region of the base of the tower, and current carrying |
| 7195445 |
Wind energy park around a building to be protected |
March 27, 2007 |
| The invention concerns a wind park comprising a plurality of wind power installations which are arranged around a building to be protected. The invention provides that a small distance (as small as possible) is provided between the wind power installations and/or the building. |
| 7193409 |
Measuring transformer utilizing a reference current |
March 20, 2007 |
| A measuring transformer compares a current flowing through a conductor to a reference current. In one embodiment, the measuring transformer includes a magnetic circuit formed by a toroidal core, a conductor through which the current to be measured flows and which is enclosed by the t |
| 7190086 |
Wind energy plant with an asynchronous machine for determining the azimuth position |
March 13, 2007 |
| An asynchronous machine has a first rotor/stator arrangement in which the rotor is connected to a shaft, and a method of controlling such an asynchronous machine is provided. A drive is provided which permits nullification of the play of the mechanical components in the predetermined |
| 7189325 |
Method and device for desalting water |
March 13, 2007 |
| The invention pertains to a method and a device for desalting water by reverse osmosis, particularly for desalting seawater, in which saltwater is introduced under a first pressure into a pressure-compensation device and conducted from pressure-compensation device at a second, higher |
| 7175390 |
Switching apparatus with an actuating shaft |
February 13, 2007 |
| A switching apparatus having an actuating shaft, an actuator, at least one switch and a housing. A switching apparatus is in the form of at least one actuating guide which is connected with a first actuating guide portion to the actuating shaft and which with a second actuating guide |
| 7165941 |
Method and apparatus for use in construction of wind power installation and wind power installat |
January 23, 2007 |
| One aspect of the present invention concerns a process for mounting rotor blades to a rotor hub of a wind power installation in situ. In order to avoid high torques in the mechanical train of the wind power installation in the operation of mounting the rotor blades, a process according t |
