Patents by Inventor Udo Ahmann

Udo Ahmann 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).

  • System and methods for determining a monitor set point limit for a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8328514
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine is described. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of rotor blades. The method includes measuring an atmospheric condition associated with the environment surrounding the wind turbine, providing the measured atmospheric condition to a processor, and determining at least one monitor set point limit based at least partially on the measured atmospheric condition. The method also includes applying the at least one monitor set point limit to wind turbine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Renjith Viripullan, Thomas Edenfeld, Vijendra Singh Chauhan, Lothar Wittekind, Udo Ahmann
  • Systems and methods for monitoring a condition of a rotor blade for a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8123478
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a condition of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes transmitting, from a sensor to a controller, at least one monitoring signal indicative of a vibration of the rotor blade. The condition of the rotor blade is calculated by the controller based on the monitoring signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Udo Ahmann
  • Method and system for determining a potential for icing on a wind turbine blade
    Patent number: 8050887
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method and system for detecting icing on at least one wind turbine blade. An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a software application and process that utilizes the measured wind speed to detect icing on at least one wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Udo Ahmann
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A CONDITION OF A ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110135475
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a condition of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes transmitting, from a sensor to a controller, at least one monitoring signal indicative of a vibration of the rotor blade. The condition of the rotor blade is calculated by the controller based on the monitoring signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Udo Ahmann
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A MONITOR SET POINT LIMIT FOR A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110064573
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine is described. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of rotor blades. The method includes measuring an atmospheric condition associated with the environment surrounding the wind turbine, providing the measured atmospheric condition to a processor, and determining at least one monitor set point limit based at least partially on the measured atmospheric condition. The method also includes applying the at least one monitor set point limit to wind turbine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Renjith Viripullan, Thomas Edenfeld, Vijendra Singh Chauhan, Lothar Wittekind, Udo Ahmann
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A POTENTIAL FOR ICING ON A WIND TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20100143127
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method and system for detecting icing on at least one wind turbine blade. An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a software application and process that utilizes the measure wind speed to detect icing on at least one wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Udo Ahmann