Patents by Inventor Kristian Kaagaard Hansen

Kristian Kaagaard Hansen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for assembling wind turbines
    Patent number: 8070000
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a wind turbine includes a crane boom having a main bearing cable coupled to a component for lifting the component during assembly of the wind turbine, and a control mechanism coupled to the crane boom for controlling the orientation of the wind turbine component during the lift. The control mechanism includes a guide member coupled to the crane boom, a movable member coupled to the guide member and configured to be movable relative to the crane boom, a coupling member configured to couple the movable member to the wind turbine component being lifted by the crane boom, and a drive mechanism configured to actively move the movable member relative to the crane boom independent of the movement of the main bearing cable. A method for assembling a wind turbine includes using the coupling member to change the orientation of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Adrian Botwright, Henning Nørholm Just, Kristian Kaagaard Hansen
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20110094987
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a wind turbine includes a crane boom having a main bearing cable coupled to a component for lifting the component during assembly of the wind turbine, and a control mechanism coupled to the crane boom for controlling the orientation of the wind turbine component during the lift. The control mechanism includes a guide member coupled to the crane boom, a movable member coupled to the guide member and configured to be movable relative to the crane boom, a coupling member configured to couple the movable member to the wind turbine component being lifted by the crane boom, and a drive mechanism configured to actively move the movable member relative to the crane boom independent of the movement of the main bearing cable. A method for assembling a wind turbine includes using the coupling member to change the orientation of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS, A/S
    Inventors: Adrian Botwright, Henning Nørholm Just, Kristian Kaagaard Hansen