Patents by Inventor Thomas Drots

Thomas Drots 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125301
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to drive train assemblies for a wind turbine. These assemblies may comprise a rotor hub and a generator module. The generator module comprises a generator stator, and a stationary frame for supporting the generator stator. The generator further comprises a generator rotor, a shaft for supporting the generator rotor, and a bearing assembly for rotatably mounting the shaft on the stationary frame. The shaft is removably connected to the generator rotor, and the bearing assembly comprises a front bearing and a rear bearing. An upwind end of the generator module is attached to a downwind end of the rotor hub. The present disclosure further relates to wind turbines including such wind turbine assemblies and to methods for assembling drive train assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jaco NIES, Laia ESTEBAN SOLER, Francesco MACCARANA, Thomas DROTS, Josep Bosch-Collado
  • Publication number: 20230383724
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly comprising a rotor hub, a generator rotor, and a shaft for supporting the generator rotor on a stationary frame, wherein the rotor hub is configured to be removable from the generator rotor and the shaft without disassembling the generator rotor from the shaft. The present disclosure further relates to methods for assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas DROTS, Josep Bosch-Collado, Pablo POZO TORRES
  • Patent number: 11777371
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrical machines comprising a rotor (13), a stator (12) and a radial air gap (39) between the rotor (13) and the stator (12), wherein one of the rotor and stator comprises an endplate driven on one side of the electrical machine, a central support (32) radially surrounding the other of the rotor (13) and stator (12), and a stiffener ring (33) on an opposite side of the electrical machine. The stiffener ring comprises an outer ring (34) connected to the central support (32), and an inner ring (35) connected to the outer ring (34). The outer ring (34) comprises a plurality of removably mounted outer segments (44). The present disclosure further relates to wind turbines and to methods for repairing parts of an electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Ferre, Thomas Drots, Pablo Pozo Torres
  • Publication number: 20230124219
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stator assembly for an electrical machine. The stator assembly comprises a plurality of stator frames (110, 120, 130) forming a stator rim (100). The stator frames (110, 120, 130) defining ring sectors and mounted to each other to form a stator rim (100). Further, the stator frames (110, 120, 130) at least partially form an air distribution channel extending from at least one of the stator frames (110, 120, 130) into another of the stator frames (110, 120, 130). Methods (400) for assembling a stator assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas DROTS, Sadeo RAMTAHAL
  • Publication number: 20220294312
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrical machines comprising a rotor (13), a stator (12) and a radial air gap (39) between the rotor (13) and the stator (12), wherein one of the rotor and stator comprises an endplate driven on one side of the electrical machine, a central support (32) radially surrounding the other of the rotor (13) and stator (12), and a stiffener ring (33) on an opposite side of the electrical machine. The stiffener ring comprises an outer ring (34) connected to the central support (32), and an inner ring (35) connected to the outer ring (34). The outer ring (34) comprises a plurality of removably mounted outer segments (44). The present disclosure further relates to wind turbines and to methods for repairing parts of an electrical machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Alejandro HERNANDEZ FERRE, Thomas DROTS, Pablo POZO TORRES
  • Patent number: 11289976
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a stator structure for an electrical machine is provided. The stator structure comprises a circumferential support having an external rim to support a plurality of electrical windings. The circumferential support comprises an air entrance, an air distribution channel and a plurality of axial air openings. The air entrance provides a passage between the air distribution channel and an outside of the stator structure. The air distribution channel extends through a portion of the circumferential support to circumferentially distribute an air flow from the air entrance. The plurality of axial air openings provides a passage between the air distribution channel and an outer side of the external rim to guide an air flow from the air distribution channel to the outer side of the external side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPAÑA, S.L.
    Inventors: Sadeo Ramtahal, Julio César Urresty, Szymon Stanislaw Bankowski, Thomas Drots, Pawel Siwak, Grzegorz Pacocha
  • Publication number: 20210036579
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a stator structure for an electrical machine is provided. The stator structure comprises a circumferential support having an external rim to support a plurality of electrical windings. The circumferential support comprises an air entrance, an air distribution channel and a plurality of axial air openings. The air entrance provides a passage between the air distribution channel and an outside of the stator structure. The air distribution channel extends through a portion of the circumferential support to circumferentially distribute an air flow from the air entrance. The plurality of axial air openings provides a passage between the air distribution channel and an outer side of the external rim to guide an air flow from the air distribution channel to the outer side of the external side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sadeo Ramtahal, Julio César Urresty, Szymon Stanislaw Bankowski, Thomas Drots, Pawel Siwak, Grzegorz Pacocha