Patents by Inventor Robert GRØN-STEVENS
Robert GRØN-STEVENS 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).
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Patent number: 11965484Abstract: There is presented a method for damping an edgewise vibration of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the method comprises measuring at the rotor blade a motion parameter of the edgewise rotor blade vibration, generating based on said motion parameter a blade pitch angle control signal, and damping the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade by pitching the rotor blade according to the blade pitch angle control signal, wherein the blade pitch angle control signal is arranged so that a resulting force on a rotor blade pitched according to the blade pitch angle control signal, in a direction of the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade in a coordinate system, which rotates with a rotor of the wind turbine, is opposite and proportional to the edgewise rotor blade vibration velocity.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Fabio Caponetti, Claus Thy Henningsen, Robert Grøn-Stevens
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Publication number: 20210372369Abstract: There is presented a method for damping an edgewise vibration of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the method comprises measuring at the rotor blade a motion parameter of the edgewise rotor blade vibration, generating based on said motion parameter a blade pitch angle control signal, and damping the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade by pitching the rotor blade according to the blade pitch angle control signal, wherein the blade pitch angle control signal is arranged so that a resulting force on a rotor blade pitched according to the blade pitch angle control signal, in a direction of the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade in a coordinate system, which rotates with a rotor of the wind turbine, is opposite and proportional to the edgewise rotor blade vibration velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Fabio CAPONETTI, Claus Thy HENNINGSEN, Robert GRØN-STEVENS
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Patent number: 11092135Abstract: There is presented a method for damping an edgewise vibration of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the method comprises measuring at the rotor blade a motion parameter of the edgewise rotor blade vibration, generating based on said motion parameter a blade pitch angle control signal, and damping the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade by pitching the rotor blade according to the blade pitch angle control signal, wherein the blade pitch angle control signal is arranged so that a resulting force on a rotor blade pitched according to the blade pitch angle control signal, in a direction of the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade in a coordinate system, which rotates with a rotor of the wind turbine, is opposite and proportional to the edgewise rotor blade vibration velocity.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Fabio Caponetti, Claus Thy Henningsen, Robert Grøn-Stevens
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Patent number: 10920747Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a hydraulic pitch force system (220) so as to reduce or eliminate a decrease in hydraulic oil pressure (241) if a hydraulic system parameter value is outside a hydraulic system parameter range, the method comprising: Obtaining (690) the hydraulic system parameter value, and operating the hydraulic pitch force system (220) according to a reduced mode (692) if the hydraulic system parameter value is outside the hydraulic system parameter range, wherein in the reduced mode one or more pitch based activities are reduced (694) or suspended. An advantage thereof may be that it enables keeping the wind turbine in production in certain instances rather than shutting down the wind turbine. In aspects, there is furthermore presented a computer program product, a pitch control system (250) and a wind turbine (100).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/SInventors: Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Frank Møller Hansen, Jacob Hviid Nielsen, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Poul Brandt Christensen, Fabio Caponetti, Christian Skallebæk, Robert Grøn-Stevens, Kasper Zinck Østergaard
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Patent number: 10495062Abstract: Embodiments herein describe varying the rotor speed based on the current wind speed when operating in a low power mode. Generally, as the wind speed increases above the rated wind speed (i.e., the wind speed at which the turbine is capable of producing its rated or maximum output power), the rotor speed can be reduced thereby minimizing the risk that the turbine experiences smearing or torque reversals. In one embodiment, as the rotor speed decreases, the turbine maintains the ability to ramp to the rated power of the turbine only by pitching in the blades to an optimal blade pitch angle. Thus, upon receiving a request to cease operating in the low power mode, the turbine can increase the output power to the rated power without first increasing the rotor speed.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Robert Bowyer, Robert Grøn-Stevens, Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Carsten Nørlund Thomsen, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen
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Publication number: 20190154002Abstract: There is presented a method for damping an edgewise vibration of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the method comprises measuring at the rotor blade a motion parameter of the edgewise rotor blade vibration, generating based on said motion parameter a blade pitch angle control signal, and damping the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade by pitching the rotor blade according to the blade pitch angle control signal, wherein the blade pitch angle control signal is arranged so that a resulting force on a rotor blade pitched according to the blade pitch angle control signal, in a direction of the edgewise vibration of the rotor blade in a coordinate system, which rotates with a rotor of the wind turbine, is opposite and proportional to the edgewise rotor blade vibration velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Fabio CAPONETTI, Claus Thy HENNINGSEN, Robert GRØN-STEVENS
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Publication number: 20190078555Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a hydraulic pitch force system (220) so as to reduce or eliminate a decrease in hydraulic oil pressure (241) if a hydraulic system parameter value is outside a hydraulic system parameter range, the method comprising: Obtaining (690) the hydraulic system parameter value, and operating the hydraulic pitch force system (220) according to a reduced mode (692) if the hydraulic system parameter value is outside the hydraulic system parameter range, wherein in the reduced mode one or more pitch based activities are reduced (694) or suspended. An advantage thereof may be that it enables keeping the wind turbine in production in certain instances rather than shutting down the wind turbine. In aspects, there is furthermore presented a computer program product, a pitch control system (250) and a wind turbine (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicants: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Vestas Wind Systems A/SInventors: Martin Ansbjerg Kjær, Frank Møller Hansen, Jacob Hviid Nielsen, Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Poul Brandt Christensen, Fabio Caponetti, Christian Skallebæk, Robert Grøn-Stevens, Kasper Zinck Østergaard
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Publication number: 20180051675Abstract: Embodiments herein describe varying the rotor speed based on the current wind speed when operating in a low power mode. Generally, as the wind speed increases above the rated wind speed (i.e., the wind speed at which the turbine is capable of producing its rated or maximum output power), the rotor speed can be reduced thereby minimizing the risk that the turbine experiences smearing or torque reversals. In one embodiment, as the rotor speed decreases, the turbine maintains the ability to ramp to the rated power of the turbine only by pitching in the blades to an optimal blade pitch angle. Thus, upon receiving a request to cease operating in the low power mode, the turbine can increase the output power to the rated power without first increasing the rotor speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Martin Ansbjerg KJÆR, Robert BOWYER, Robert GRØN-STEVENS, Jacob Deleuran GRUNNET, Carsten Nørlund THOMSEN, Jesper Sandberg THOMSEN
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Publication number: 20170328342Abstract: The invention relates to a method for limiting structural loads in a wind turbine in situations where the power produced by the wind turbine is increased or decreased. The limitation of structural loads is achieved by restricting the power ramp rate, i.e. the rate of change of increases or decreases in produced power. The restriction is only invoked if a maximum change of the produced power or the corresponding internal power reference within a time window exceeds a given threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Martin Ansbjerg KJÆR, Jesper Sandberg THOMSEN, Robert GRØN-STEVENS