Patents by Inventor Torben Juul Larsen

Torben Juul Larsen 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: 20240159212
    Abstract: A pitch controlled wind turbine (1) comprising a tower (2), a nacelle (3) mounted on the tower (2), a hub (4) mounted rotatably on the nacelle (3), and at least three wind turbine blades (5) is disclosed. Each wind turbine blade (5) extends between a root end (6) connected to the hub (4), and a tip end (7). The wind turbine (1) further comprises at least three blade connecting members (8), each blade connecting member (8) extending between a connection point (9) on one wind turbine blade (5) and a connection point (9) on a neighbouring wind turbine blade (5). The wind turbine blades (5) each comprises an inboard blade part (5a) comprising the root end (6) and an outboard blade part (5b) comprising the tip end (7), the inboard blade part (5a) and the outboard blade part (5b) being connected to each other at a split position (10). The split position (10) is arranged between the root end (6) and the connection point (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Robert Thomas Rudolf, Torben Juul Larsen
  • Publication number: 20240035440
    Abstract: A pitch controlled wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, a hub mounted rotatably on the nacelle, and at least three wind turbine blades is disclosed. Each wind turbine blade extends between a root end connected to the hub via a pitch mechanism, and a tip end. The wind turbine further comprises at least three blade connecting members, each blade connecting member extending between a connection point on one wind turbine blade and a connection point on a neighboring wind turbine blade, the connection points being arranged at a distance from the root end and at a distance from the tip end of the wind turbine blade. The wind turbine further comprises at least three pre-tension members, each pre-tension member being connected to one of the blade connecting members and to a hub part, the pre-tension members thereby providing pre-tension in the blade connecting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas S. Bjertrup NIELSEN, Torben Juul LARSEN, Mikkel Kiilerich ØSTERLUND, Mohammed FAJAR, Peter BØTTCHER, Robert RUDOLF
  • Patent number: 11473559
    Abstract: A horizontal axis wind turbine (1) with a wind turbine blade (5) is disclosed, the wind turbine blade (5) comprising a hinge (6) arranged to connect the wind turbine blade (5) to a blade carrying structure (4) of the wind turbine (1), at a non-zero distance from an inner tip (5a) and at a non-zero distance from an outer tip (5b) of the wind turbine blade (5). An outer blade part (7) is arranged between the hinge region and the outer tip (5b), and an inner blade part (8) is arranged between the hinge region and the inner tip (5a). The outer blade part (7) extends from the hinge region along a first direction and the inner blade part (8) extends from the hinge region along a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction form an angle, ?, there between, where 0°<?<90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Peter Bjørn Andersen, Torben Juul Larsen, Mikkel Kiilerich Østerlund
  • Publication number: 20210340954
    Abstract: A horizontal axis wind turbine (1) with a wind turbine blade (5) is disclosed, the wind turbine blade (5) comprising a hinge (6) arranged to connect the wind turbine blade (5) to a blade carrying structure (4) of the wind turbine (1), at a non-zero distance from an inner tip (5a) and at a non-zero distance from an outer tip (5b) of the wind turbine blade (5). An outer blade part (7) is arranged between the hinge region and the outer tip (5b), and an inner blade part (8) is arranged between the hinge region and the inner tip (5a). The outer blade part (7) extends from the hinge region along a first direction and the inner blade part (8) extends from the hinge region along a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction form an angle, ?, there between, where 0°<?<90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Peter Bjørn Andersen, Torben Juul Larsen, Mikkel Kiilerich Østerlund
  • Patent number: 7445431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling the aerodynamic load of a wind turbine's blades individually in such a way that the dynamic aerodynamic loads on the turbine are reduced and power production is optimised. In general the present invention will improve the overall stability of the turbine leading to reduce fatigue loads, reduced extreme loads during operation and reduced risk of blade-tower interaction. In particular preferred embodiment of the invention, flow properties are measured locally on the different blades or in front of the blades and from these measurements the pitch angle settings are changed, in other ways changing the aerodynamic properties, for the blades through a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Forskningscenter Riso
    Inventors: Torben Juul Larsen, Helge Aagaard Madsen, Kenneth Thomsen