Abstract: A lightning protection device which is capable of avoiding electrical current, which is being induced in the blades of wind turbine, from being passed to parts of the wind turbine that may be damaged or destroyed by the electrical current. The electrical current is passed along by electrical conductors extending from the blades to a stationary part of the wind turbine. A flange for mounting the hub of the wind turbine to the main shaft is provided where the electrical conductors lead either through or past the mounting flange.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine blade comprising a number of pre-fabricated strips arranged in a sequence along the outer periphery. The strips consist of a fibrous composite material, preferably carbon fibres, and consist of a wooden material, preferably plywood or wooden fibres held in a cured resin. The advantage is that it is possible to manufacture blades for wind turbines which are very stiff and generally have a high strength, but which nevertheless are easy to manufacture and also is much cheaper to manufacture compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing prefabricated strips and for manufacturing wind turbine blades.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for collecting data from a wind turbine plant, where data are collected regularly. The collected data made can be stored, where corrections are performed on the stored data. The method also maintains or stores the originally collected data, so that reports may be generated to represent selected data in a plurality of different types of reports. Accordingly, a wind turbine plant may be controlled in relation to originally collected data and in relation to possible correction made to the data.

Abstract: A CAM match detection circuit that maintains established levels of accuracy while greatly reducing the amount of power dissipated is disclosed. Rather than allowing the Matchline 185 voltage to swing between a precharge voltage level of VDD and ground, the Matchline voltage is restricted to swinging between a reduced precharge voltage level (i.e., a voltage level lower than VDD) and ground. Further, a source of a p-type transistor that makes up one transistor in each pair of series connected transistors is coupled to the Matchline thereby further reducing the Matchline swing voltage and the overall power dissipation of the match detection circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transportation method and a package system for transporting a set of large longitudinal items such as blades for a wind turbine (1) or a tower for a wind turbine. Taking wind turbine blades (1) as an example, the advantages of the invention reside in packaging a tip (3) of one blade and a base (2) of a second blade in the one and same package (5) such that two blades (1) may be transported in packages (5, 16) having an overall lateral extension, approximately the same as the base of only one blade (1) for the wind turbine. Thereby a very compact but also a very easy means of transportation of large longitudinal items such as wind turbine blades (1) is provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to an electric multiple motor/generator with axial magnetic flux. Thus a generator/motor or electrical machine in which a magnetic flux path through one or more pole legs or pole cores surrounded by current windings or coils is provided. This allows a high density of the magnetic flux to be passed through the pole legs or cores, which results in a low consumption of material for the pole legs or pole cores compared with prior art machines, where for example a large stator diameter may be needed in order to conduct a high magnetic flux. Additionally the generator/motor or electrical machine is very efficient both at a low and a high number of revolutions. According to another aspect of the invention a multiple phase output without enlarging the diameter of the generator is provided.

Abstract: Damping of oscillations of the first bending mode of a wind turbine is performed means of one or more containers partly filled with a liquid for damping oscillations of the first natural bending frequency of the wind turbine. The damping means comprises a plurality of box shaped containers having a square cross section and being partly filled with liquid so as to provide a unidirectional damping with a logarithmic decrement of oscillations of the first natural bending frequency of the wind turbine of at least 4-8%. For off-shore wind turbines, the combined excitation of the wind and sea waves requires more damping, the damping is preferably equivalent to a logarithmic decrement of 10-15%. Furthermore, the invention relates to damping of oscillation of the second bending mode of a wind turbine and to the combined damping of oscillations of the first as well as the second bending mode of the wind turbine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine with oscillation damping means provided at the nacelle and being designed for damping edgewise oscillations of the rotor blades in the rotational plane of the rotor. In particular, the invention relates to a wind turbine in which the oscillation damping means are provided at the end of the nacelle being opposite to the end from which the rotor extends and are designed for damping oscillations of the first eigenfrequency of the rotor blades in the rotational plane, especially oscillations being perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotor. The damping means are advantageously designed to dampen oscillations of a frequency being substantially equal to the first eigenfrequency in the rotational plane of the at least one blade minus the frequency of rotation of the rotor. The oscillation damping means of the present invention are preferably capable of damping oscillations being substantially horizontal and substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis.

Abstract: A wind turbine blade has an oscillation damper provided in the blade for damping oscillations of the blade, in particular edgewise oscillations of the blade in the rotational plane of a rotor on which the blade is mounted. The damper comprises a U-shaped cavity in which a saturated solution of sodium chloride in water may oscillate in counter-phase with the oscillations of the blade. The upper end of the arms of the U-shaped cavity are connected with a passage way so that an O-shaped cavity is provided. The cavity may be tuned to dampen oscillations of the first natural edgewise frequency or the second natural edgewise frequency of the blade or the damper may comprise both types of dampers. Furthermore, blades comprising dampers having a cylindrical element may roll in a box in the blade and dampers can have a resiliently suspended pendulum.

Abstract: A method and mechanism for adjusting/controlling the pitch of at least one blade of a wind turbine relative to a wind direction parallel to a longitudinal main shaft of the wind turbine use a mechanism with a motor for rotating drive wheels in the angle gear around a longitudinal blade shaft via drive wheels of an angle gear. The method and mechanism can stop the complete turning of a main shaft of a wind turbine having a motor to rotate a drive pinion in an angle gear via a drive wheel, the angle gear being meant to pitch at least one blade around a longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An offshore wind turbine is disclosed wherein the power transmission in the nacelle is cooled by means of a liquid conducted to the nacelle from the tower on which the nacelle is pivotally arranged around a vertical yawing axis. The liquid transfers heat to the seawater near the turbine which is used as a heat sink of low temperature and enormous heat capacity as compared to traditional air cooling. The liquid is conducted in a closed circuit and the cooling system may comprise more than one cooling circuit. The flow of cooling-liquid may be conducted between the tower and the nacelle through a heat transfer unit having a first part that is stationary with respect to the tower and a second part that is stationary with respect to the nacelle. The parts have at least one annular passageway for a liquid flow defined between abutting surfaces of the parts.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the high-frequency of a process variable to prevent a compressor from reaching actual surge point. The detecting is accomplished by separating the high-frequency oscillation part of the process signal and transmitting the amplitude of this high-frequency oscillation component of the system signal via a controlled current loop to a controller. The circuit is housed in a small standard rail mount enclosure.

Abstract: An operational amplifier including a differential amplifier circuit, and a reverse output buffer. The reverse output buffer has a first forward switch, a second forward switch, a first reverse switch, and a second reverse switch. The first forward switch and the first reverse switch and the second forward switch are connected in series between a reference voltage source and a grounding terminal. The second forward switch being connected between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the grounding terminal. The second reverse switch and the second forward switch are electrically connected by a bias voltage provided from a bias voltage input terminal connected thereto, so that when the second bias voltage input terminal is at low potential and the first bias voltage is at high potential, the second reverse switch is on, and the second forward switch is off. The operational amplifier will then function normally.

Abstract: An OTP (One Time Programmable) micro-controller having a high-data/low-data switching unit adapted to separate input data into high-data and low-data for transmission to an EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory), so that input data of bit number greater than the number of data input/output pins of the micro-controller can be positively write in the EPROM at one time.

Abstract: A power edge detector includes a voltage divider, a pull-up circuit, and a cut-in pull-down circuit. The voltage divider receives and divides an input power voltage so as to generate a divided voltage. The pull-up circuit receives the input power voltage and transmits the input power voltage to an output terminal when the input power voltage does not exceed a predetermined threshold. The cut-in pull-down circuit is connected to the voltage divider and the pull-up circuit for pulling down the voltage level of the output terminal in response to the divided voltage when the input power voltage exceeds the predetermined threshold.