Patents by Inventor Scott R. Dana

Scott R. Dana 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).

  • LOAD SHAPE CONTROL OF WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20140003939
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for control and monitoring of wind turbines. Various embodiments pertain to the operational analysis of vibratory modes of the blades of the wind turbine. This real time analysis of blade modal response can be used as feedback in a control system to change the yaw angle of the hub and nacelle to capture higher power from the wind stream, change the pitch on one or more blades to reduce uneven blade loading, to identify damage to a blade, and further to identify the accumulation of ice on a blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Douglas E. Adams, Joseph Yutzy, Scott R. Dana