SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160040655 | WIND TURBINE HAVING A MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to a wind turbine having at least one measuring device ( | 02-11-2016 |
20150233351 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a safety system for a wind turbine, comprising a pitch system ( | 08-20-2015 |
20140156221 | ANGULAR POSITION ENCODER FOR A ROTATING SHAFT - An angular position encoder for a rotating shaft is disclosed, in particular for application on the rotor shaft in wind turbines. A materialized measure in the form of a roller chain is arranged around the circumference of the shaft. A scanning head in the form of a sensor is arranged at a distance from the materialized measure and scans the surface of the materialized measure as the shaft is rotating. A measurement value evaluation unit processes recorded measurement values to give positional and/or speed data on the shaft. A method for determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position for a rotating shaft by means of the angular position encoder is also disclosed which includes determination and measurement of the rotor speed or position, creating or mapping at least one reference pattern or map of the chain, and a comparing the pattern and an actual measurement value. | 06-05-2014 |
20140003942 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR MEASURING AERODYNAMIC LOADS OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE | 01-02-2014 |
20130228010 | METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT - A meteorological measurement system is disclosed having a meteorological mast which extends upwards from a base and supports one or more wind gauges. At least one of the wind gauges is disposed in the region of the upper tip of the mast and is designed as a remote wind gauge for measuring wind conditions at one or more remote measurement locations situated above the mast tip at a distance from the remote wind gauge. At least another wind gauge is disposed in the region of the upper tip of the mast in close spatial proximity to the remote wind gauge and is designed as a local wind gauge for measuring wind characteristics at the location of the remote wind gauge. | 09-05-2013 |
20130155626 | BOX-SHAPED ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR CABINET SEALED WITH A COVER FOR A WIND TURBINE - A box-shaped electric control cabinet is provided which can be closed by a cover and which is used to receive electric components and devices for a blade angle adjustment drive (pitch drive) of a wind energy power plant, by means of which one or more rotor blades of the plant can be rotated about the blade axis. The control cabinet includes at least two cabinet segments, and specific electric components and devices are associated with respectively each module according to its function. The cabinet segments can be associated with and/or assigned to respectively different electric components and devices, with which, combined as a part function, different total functions and/or embodiment forms of the control cabinet can be produced or are producible. | 06-20-2013 |
20130093879 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING THE CURVATURE OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND POWER PLANT - This disclosure relates to a device for optically measuring the curvature of a rotor blade ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130076174 | ELECTRIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The disclosure describes an electric drive assembly having an electric motor which is arranged in a motor housing and a fan which is arranged on an end face of the motor housing. The fan generates a cooling air flow that removes heat from the electric motor. An electronic controller with electronic components controls or regulates the electric motor. A box-shaped motor panel sits on the motor housing and houses the electronic components. The heat generated during operating of the electronic components can be discharged by means of the motor panel to a heat sink which is in thermally conductive contact with the motor panel. | 03-28-2013 |
20130015662 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINEAANM Bertolotti; FabioAACI Bad BentheimAACO DEAAGP Bertolotti; Fabio Bad Bentheim DEAANM Van Schelve; JensAACI SchuttorfAACO DEAAGP Van Schelve; Jens Schuttorf DE - The invention relates to a control device for a wind power plant having an electrical system and a rotor including a plurality of rotor blades driven by wind, and outputting a mechanical rotor power to the electrical system. The system converts the mechanical rotor power at least partially into electrical power. The control device includes a blade sensor associated with at least one of the rotor blades and measuring at least one physical property of the rotor blade dependent on at least one characteristic value of a wind field describing the wind at the location of the rotor. The blade sensor generates a blade sensor signal characterizing the physical property. The control device also includes an estimation unit to determine an estimated value for the electrical power as a function of the blade sensor signal. | 01-17-2013 |
20120321473 | REDUNDANT PITCH SYSTEM - A pitch system for a wind turbine installation having an electrically driven pitch drive associated with each rotor blade and an electric motor arranged in a rotating part of the wind turbine installation for blade adjustments. A power and control unit is associated with the motor and has line connections for the transmission of power and control data from the power and control unit to the motor and vice versa. The line connections are passed via a first rotating bushing arranged at a connecting point between the rotating part and an axially adjacent stationary region. The pitch system also includes second rotating bushing which operates mechanically and electrically separately from the first rotating bushing and is connectable to the power and control unit and to the motor for maintaining reliable transmission of the power and control data if the first rotating bushing fails. | 12-20-2012 |
20120294738 | ROTOR FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a rotor for a wind turbine of the type having a rotor hub ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120224295 | SWITCHGEAR CABINET FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a control cabinet for a wind turbine including a cabinet body ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120211986 | WIND SENSOR SYSTEM USING BLADE SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a wind-velocity-field measurement system for use in a wind turbine having a rotor with two or more blades, comprising at least one sensor-signal obtained by measuring a physical quantity on at angle least one of the blades, the physical quantity being indicative of at least one wind-velocity-field characteristic; a table ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120189445 | ROTOR FOR A WIND TURBINE - The present disclosure relates to a rotor for a wind turbine ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120177492 | WIND TURBINE - Disclosed is a wind turbine having a nacelle ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120139248 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind power plant having a rotor ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120063900 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING AN ELECTRIC ENERGY ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a method for examining an electric energy accumulator ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120056429 | METHOD OF OPERATING A ROTOR BLADE ADJUSTMENT DRIVE - Disclosed is a method for operating a rotor blade adjustment drive for a wind turbine, in which an electric working load ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120043760 | EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - The invention relates to an emergency power supply device for a rotor blade adjustment system ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120032627 | BLADE PITCH CONTROLLING DRIVE FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a blade pitch controlling drive for a wind turbine, comprising an electrical converter, an electric motor that is electrically coupled to the converter, a monitoring unit operable to monitor an electric output current supplied by the converter to the electric motor and determine a state of the load on the converter as a function of the electrical output current, a current limiting unit operable to reduce a maximum possible output current to a nominal current when the state of the load is an overload state when the nominal current when in a non-overload state, and a peak current control unit that can be activated. When activated, the peak current may be provided as the maximum possible output current, regardless of the load state of the inverter at the time of the activation. | 02-09-2012 |
20120032442 | BLADE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DRIVE FOR A WIND POWER PLANT - A blade angle adjustment drive for a wind power plant having an electrical converter, an electric motor electrically coupled to the converter, and a monitoring unit which monitors the operation of the converter and identifies a malfunction in the operation of the converter. The operation of the converter may be interrupted at least temporarily based on the malfunction. An interruption prevention unit is selectively operable to prevent an interruption in the operation of the converter by the monitoring unit when the bade angle adjustment drive is in an emergency operation state. | 02-09-2012 |