Patents by Inventor Kai-Uwe Wegner

Kai-Uwe Wegner 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).

  • Method of adjusting at least one rotor blade of a wind turbine and a system and a wind turbine for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 11852120
    Abstract: A method of adjusting at least one rotor blade of a wind turbine which includes the steps of receiving a command for adjustment of the rotor blade at an adjustment speed, ascertaining a current moment of inertia of the rotor blade and acceleration of the rotor blade until reaching the adjustment speed, wherein the acceleration until reaching the adjustment speed is limited in dependence on the ascertained moment of inertia. A system and a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Ulf Schaper, Lukas Wernicke, Kai-Uwe Wegner
  • METHOD OF ADJUSTING AT LEAST ONE ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE AND A SYSTEM AND A WIND TURBINE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20220178348
    Abstract: A method of adjusting at least one rotor blade of a wind turbine which includes the steps of receiving a command for adjustment of the rotor blade at an adjustment speed, ascertaining a current moment of inertia of the rotor blade and acceleration of the rotor blade until reaching the adjustment speed, wherein the acceleration until reaching the adjustment speed is limited in dependence on the ascertained moment of inertia. A system and a wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Ulf Schaper, Lukas Wernicke, Kai-Uwe Wegner