Patents by Inventor Carsten Bruun Andersen

Carsten Bruun Andersen 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).

  • Patent number: 8197215
    Abstract: A drive train for a wind turbine, comprising a main bearing arrangement in the form of a single locating bearing arranged to support a main shaft. An outer raceway of the main bearing is coupled to a support structure, such as a base frame of a nacelle, via flange parts arranged on the outer raceway and the support structure, respectively. The flange parts define interfacing surfaces extending in a plane which is arranged non-parallel, preferably substantially perpendicular, to the rotational axis of the main shaft. Thereby a service friendly design is obtained, in which the main bearing and/or the main shaft can be repaired and/or replaced without having to remove the rotor from the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Bruun Andersen, Steffen Haslev Sorensen
  • Publication number: 20120045321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle having a first height in its installed position and a second height in its transported position, the first height being higher than the second height, comprising a bottom part having a bottom face and two opposite side faces defining a space and a width of the bottom part and a top part. In the transported position, the top part extends inside the width or outside the width in order to cover at least part of the space. The invention also relates to a transportation kit and a transport method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Bruun Andersen, Morten Mogensen
  • Patent number: 8021121
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub from which a number of wind turbine blades extend, and a spinner mounted on the hub, wherein the spinner includes one or more apertures. The wind turbine is characterized in that it includes one or more aperture covers for entirely or partly covering one or more of the apertures in the spinner and in that the wind turbine further includes one or more aperture adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the effective size of one or more of the apertures, by displacement of one or more of the aperture covers. A method for establishing at least one aperture in the spinner on the hub of a wind turbine rotor and use of a wind turbine are also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Per Sveigaard Mikkelsen, Carsten Bruun Andersen
  • Publication number: 20110158818
    Abstract: A hub enclosure (6), e.g. a spinner, for a hub (4) of a wind turbine is disclosed. The hub enclosure (6) comprises an aperture defining an aperture area and at least two aperture covers (10). The aperture covers (10) are arranged to cover substantially separate parts of the aperture area. Each of the aperture covers (10) is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the corresponding part of the aperture area is closed, and in the second position the corresponding part of the aperture area is open. The aperture covers (10) are positioned relative to each other in such a manner that neighbouring aperture covers (10) are arranged to cover adjacent parts of the aperture area. Thus, when two neighbouring aperture covers (10) are both in the second position, an opening is defined having an area which corresponds to the sum of the areas covered by the two aperture covers (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Bruun Andersen, Niels Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110142598
    Abstract: A drive train for a wind turbine, comprising a main bearing arrangement in the form of a single locating bearing arranged to support a main shaft. An outer raceway of the main bearing is coupled to a support structure, such as a base frame of a nacelle, via flange parts arranged on the outer raceway and the support structure, respectively. The flange parts define interfacing surfaces extending in a plane which is arranged non-parallel, preferably substantially perpendicular, to the rotational axis of the main shaft. Thereby a service friendly design is obtained, in which the main bearing and/or the main shaft can be repaired and/or replaced without having to remove the rotor from the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Bruun Andersen, Steffen Haslev
  • Patent number: 7918632
    Abstract: A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle having a first height in its installed position and a second height in its transported position, the first height being higher than the second height, comprising a bottom part having a bottom face and two opposite side faces defining a space and a width of the bottom part and a top part. In the transported position, the top part extends inside the width or outside the width in order to cover at least part of the space. The invention also relates to a transportation kit and a transport method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Mogensen, Carsten Bruun Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100239416
    Abstract: A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle having a first height in its installed position and a second height in its transported position, the first height being higher than the second height, comprising a bottom part having a bottom face and two opposite side faces defining a space and a width of the bottom part and a top part. In the transported position, the top part extends inside the width or outside the width in order to cover at least part of the space. The invention also relates to a transportation kit and a transport method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Mogensen, Carsten Bruun Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100232977
    Abstract: A nacelle for a wind turbine, which nacelle has a height in its installed position, comprising a bottom part having a bottom face and two opposite side faces defining a space between the bottom and side faces and the bottom part width and a top part having a top face. Together, the faces define a nacelle cover within which wind turbine components can be housed. The nacelle cover has two intermediate parts intermediate the side faces and the top face. The invention also relates to a replacement kit and a replacement method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Mogensen, Carsten Bruun Andersen
  • Publication number: 20090317257
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub from which a number of wind turbine blades extend, and a spinner mounted on the hub, wherein the spinner includes one or more apertures. The wind turbine is characterized in that it includes one or more aperture covers for entirely or partly covering one or more of the apertures in the spinner and in that the wind turbine further includes one or more aperture adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the effective size of one or more of the apertures, by displacement of one or more of the aperture covers. A method for establishing at least one aperture in the spinner on the hub of a wind turbine rotor and use of a wind turbine are also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Per Sveigaard Mikkelsen, Carsten Bruun Andersen