Patents by Inventor Adrian LIEW

Adrian LIEW has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MAINTAINING A WIND TURBINE WITH A MAINTENANCE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20120165985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine maintenance system and a method of maintenance therein. A wind turbine maintenance system is provided, for carrying out a maintenance task in a nacelle of a wind turbine, comprising a maintenance robot, further comprising a detection unit, for identifying a fault in a sub-system in the nacelle and generating fault information, a processor unit, adapted to receive fault information from the detection unit and control the maintenance robot to perform a maintenance task, a manipulation arm to perform the maintenance task on the identified sub-system. In another aspect, a method of carrying out a maintenance task in a wind turbine is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Qinghua XIA, Tieling ZHANG, Adrian LIEW