Patents by Inventor Vincent KERBOURIOU

Vincent KERBOURIOU 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).

  • Patent number: 11817813
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wind turbine comprising a wind turbine rotor with a plurality of blades supported on a support structure, a generator operatively coupled to the wind turbine rotor for generating electrical power, a power electronic converter for converting electrical power generated by the generator to a converted AC power of predetermined frequency and voltage, and a main wind turbine transformer having a low voltage side and a high voltage side for transforming the converted AC power to a higher voltage. One or more electric filters are connected to the high voltage side of the main transformer, wherein the electric filters are arranged in the support structure. The present disclosure also relates to wind farms, and particularly offshore wind farms, and to methods for operating wind farms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Einar V. Larsen, Regis Peron, Javier Cilla Garcia, Vincent Kerbouriou
  • Publication number: 20220321042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wind turbine comprising a wind turbine rotor with a plurality of blades supported on a support structure, a generator operatively coupled to the wind turbine rotor for generating electrical power, a power electronic converter for converting electrical power generated by the generator to a converted AC power of predetermined frequency and voltage, and a main wind turbine transformer having a low voltage side and a high voltage side for transforming the converted AC power to a higher voltage. One or more electric filters are connected to the high voltage side of the main transformer, wherein the electric filters are arranged in the support structure. The present disclosure also relates to wind farms, and particularly offshore wind farms, and to methods for operating wind farms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Einar V. LARSEN, Regis PERON, Javier CILLA GARCIA, Vincent KERBOURIOU