Patents Assigned to Acciona Windpower, S.A.
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Patent number: 11703035Abstract: A wind turbine is disclosed which comprises a control system configured to execute at least one ice removal routine which comprises a heating stage of at least one of the blades (3), and a mechanical removal ice stage. A wind turbine removing ice method is also disclosed which comprises a stage wherein the presence of ice is detected on at least one of the blades and, once said presence of ice is detected, comprises a stage wherein at least one ice removal routine is activated which comprises, in turn, a heating stage of at least one of the blades and a mechanical removing ice stage on at least said blade.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Marta Urien Zumeta, Jose Luis Laborda Rubio, Oscar Luquin Hermoso de Mendoza, Carmen Azpillaga Alsaua, Alberto Garcia Barace, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Jose Aristegui Lantero, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 10041472Abstract: The present invention relates to a blade for a wind turbine comprising at least a longitudinal component comprising at least two longitudinal stretches with fibers at different orientations depending on the location of these stretches along the blade, where the orientation of the fibers in the stretches of the blade is adapted to the prevailing load states in each of the stretches.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Carlos Donazar Moriones, Alvaro Gorostidi Martinez De Lecea, Sung Kyu Ha, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9903340Abstract: It describes a control system and method of a wind turbine to operate it in optimum output operation in situations wherein incidents occur. To do this a series of measurements are taken of elements in the surrounding area of the wind turbine which incide it to be able to calculate blade pitch angle set-points to reorientate or move the same until positions designated in accordance with said pitch angle set-point. The method described here is based, among other parameters, on the wind speed; so that it provides for at least two possible control situations in accordance with said speed: one when the speed is less than a rated value and another when said speed is greater than a rated value.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Ana Fernandez Garcia De Iturrospe, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9903341Abstract: Control method for a wind turbine which comprises the steps of obtaining a first signal regarding the azimuthal position for each blade, obtaining at least one signal indicative of wind speed, and calculating a blade pitch angle control term. The step of calculating the blade pitch angle control term comprises the use of at least one function dependent on the at least one signal indicative of wind speed and the at least one function dependent on the at least one signal indicative of wind speed includes an increasing piece within a range of wind speed values below a nominal wind speed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Carlos Molins Garralda, Alberto Garcia Barace, Jose Luis Laborda Rubio, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9903150Abstract: A wind turbine tower wall having an orifice for accessing the interior of the tower, and an outer surface defined by generatrices; and a reinforcement frame joined to the tower in the orifice zone, and comprising least two parts joined one to each other. Each part has a mid-plane that is parallel to at least one generatrix, the mid-planes of at least one pair of adjacent parts forming an angle other than 180° therebetween. It enables the obtention of a frame more conformed to the curvature of the tower, combining savings in the material of said frame, greater optimization of the resistance of the tower and reduced stress concentration.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Gonzalo De los Rios Leiva, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9637944Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assembling concrete towers with a decreasing sector for wind turbines which comprises a phase of pre-assembly of concrete tower sections which allows to reduce the space required during the stage of pre-assembly of the different tower section prior to lifting and the civil work associated to set said space up wherein, during the pre-assembly phase, a first annular section is confined at least partially within the inner space defined by a second annular section, the invention also relating to the wind turbine associated to said method of assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Ivan Garcia Maestre, Inigo Rubio Guillen, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Javier Ciaurriz Martin, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9624687Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the assembly of frustoconical concrete towers comprising a step of placing and positioning of at least one subset of a tower section formed by at least two segments in an area close to the base of the tower, a step of assembling the subset of the tower section by attaching at least two segments, so that the assembled subset is freestanding and a step of stacking the assembled subset onto an immediately lower tower section.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Paula Aranzadi De Miguel, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Javier Martin Diaz, Ivan Garcia Maestre, Inaki Etxandi Irungarai, Ander Gaston Lujambio, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Enrique Soroa Sisamon, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9587626Abstract: Control system and method for a wind turbine generator, such wind turbine being a variable speed turbine and having a doubly fed induction generator, said control system comprising means for determining the operating temperature of the different subsystems, having the means for dividing the generation of reactive power, both inductive and capacitive, between the stator (3) and the network side converter (6), based on the criterion of keeping every subsystem operating temperature as far away as possible from its corresponding limit, the method comprising the following steps: determine the electrical elements temperature; calculate the closeness of those temperatures to each element corresponding limit temperature; and distribute the reactive power production between the stator (3) and the network side converter (6), based on the criterion of keeping every subsystem operating temperature as far as possible from its corresponding limit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Oscar Alonso Sadaba, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Ricardo Royo García, Miguel Núñez Polo
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Patent number: 9523349Abstract: A wind turbine control method is described comprising the detection of the presence of an anomaly in the aerodynamic profile of the blades and operation of the wind turbine in accordance not only with the determination of said anomaly, but also taking into account the characteristics thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Alberto Garcia Barace, Oscar Luquin Hermoso De Mendoza, Igor Egana Santamarina, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Stephen Tonks, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9446446Abstract: A method and system is provided for assembling or disassembling a blade of a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a tower resting on a base, a rotor including at least one rotor blade having a blade connection flange and a nacelle mounted atop the tower, a hub rotatably connected to the nacelle and including a hub connection flange adapted to be detachably connected to a blade connection flange of a rotor blade. Thy wind turbine further includes a first positioning element adapted to be attached to the nacelle or to the tower in a top area and a second positioning element adapted to be joined to the blade in a root blade area, where the first and second positioning elements are configured to cooperate to provide an accurate position of the blade connection flange prior to connection to the hub connection flange.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, José Miguel Garcia Sayés, Ander Gastón Lujambio, Miguel Núñez Polo, Alvaro Gorostidi Martinez de Lecea
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Patent number: 9382901Abstract: The present invention can be included in the technical field of power control systems of electrical generation units comprising a supervisory regulation link applicable to a generation unit which calculates operating parameters or orders based on temporary averages of the power measurement.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Acciona Windpower S.A.Inventors: Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Alberto Garcia Barace, Ana Fernandez Garcia de Iturrospe, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9238923Abstract: The wind turbine assembly system of the present invention comprises a lifting structure comprising at least first structural support elements configured to transmit stresses to the wind turbine tower during the hoisting of a wind turbine component and a crane configured to displace the wind turbine component towards the tower axis, the system further comprising a displaceable climbing element with respect to the lifting structure by means of guiding mechanisms, the displaceable climbing element incorporating second structural support elements dimensioned to at least partly support the weight of the lifting structure, where the first structural support elements are displaceable so that their relative position can vary with respect to the lifting structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Ivan Garcia Maestre, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Asier Gomez Andueza, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Ander Gaston Lujambio, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9175492Abstract: The present invention provides a wind generator tower and a process for assembly thereof. A truncated conical tower assembled from reinforced concrete modules disposes of a tensioning system which provides greater resistance to the same and, in turn, the joints defined between the modules which form the tower are sealed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Ivan Garcia Maestre, Eduardo Azanza Ladron, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
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Patent number: 9169831Abstract: The present invention can be included in the technical field of moulds for precast concrete element production and relates to a mould for precast concrete element production wherein the relative position of the side walls that define the upper and lower flanks of the precast concrete element is defined by elements that are independent from the rest of the mould, as well as to the manufacturing process that uses the aforementioned mould for precast concrete element production, the precast concrete element thus obtained and a wind turbine comprising, in turn, at least one precast concrete element produced using said mould.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Jose Luis Aristegui Lantero, Ivan Garcia Maestre
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Patent number: 9016005Abstract: The invention describes a process and a unit, both enabling to attach a wind turbine tower to a foundation, as well as describes also a wind turbine incorporating the unit. The process features a stage of installation of a support element for the transmission of stresses from the tower to the foundation, followed by a stage of levelling the support element and pouring foundation concrete up to the support element's lower side so that the lower side is adhered to the poured concrete once it has set. The unit comprises at least one support element.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Iván García Maestre, Eduardo Azanza Ladrón, Koldo Larumbe Fernandino, Carlos Cerdán Martínez, Teresa Arlabán Gabeiras, Javier Ciáurriz Martín, Javier Fernández De Manzanos, José Miguel García Sayés, Miguel Nuñez Polo
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Patent number: 8928163Abstract: The present invention describes a process for controlling the active power injected into the grid by a generating plant for contributing to the stability of the power grid in the event of frequency variations where, in response to a deviation in grid frequency, each generating unit calculates an active power variation parameter generated based on a first parameter stored in said generating unit, said first parameter being representative of a respective contribution of said generating unit to a required variation in total active power of the generating plant, and where a central control unit of the generating plant connected to each generating unit updates the value of the first parameters when changes are produced therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Oscar Alonso Sadaba, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Ricardo Royo Garcia, Miguel Nuñez Polo
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Patent number: 8896142Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine of the type including a rotor, a generator, a frequency converter, a control unit and means for connecting to a wind farm grid, using means for receiving a local voltage reference value (VREF) and a regulator (1) which calculates the reactive power to be generated (QT) as a function of the voltage error (?V), such that it can be operated over the entire voltage range. The system also includes: at least one saturator element (2, 6, 7) in which the reactive power to be generated is limited, whereby the limits (Q—MAX, Q—MIN, QC—MAX, QC—MIN, QS—MAX, QS—MIN) are calculated dynamically as a function of the voltage, this block outputting a reference reactive power of the wind turbine (Q—REF, QC—REF, Qs—REF); and an element (3) for calculating the actual limit of the active power (PMAX) as a function of the pre-limited reactive power (Q—REF, Qs—REF) and the apparent power available at that moment.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Oscar Alonso Sadaba, Ana Huarte Amezqueta, Alberto García Barace, José Miguel García Sayes, Ricardo Royo García, Stephen Tonks, Miguel Núñez Polo
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Patent number: 8834100Abstract: A wind turbine blade bearing with a fixed ring fixed to a hub of the wind turbine and a moving ring whereto the blade is fixed by corresponding fixing elements; the bearing making it possible to avoid the collision of the blade with the wind turbine tower by providing a separation therebetween via the disposal of the blades at an angle with respect to the wind turbine hub; where the angle is given by the bearing of the blade pitch change system. The separation is achieved since a rear face of the moving ring is in contact with the blade so that a plane defined by the rear face is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the blade, the rear face not being perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Miguel Nuñez Polo, José Miguel García Sayés
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Patent number: 8826614Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system for joining a gondola to the concrete tower of an aerogenerator, wherein the concrete tower is formed by a lower annular section, one or several intermediate annular sections and an upper annular section, including a flat annular support which is inserted between an upper surface of the upper annular section of the tower and the lower surface of a yaw bearing that supports the gondola, the flat annular support comprising orifices wherethrough a plurality of joining means pass, each of which is fixed to the bottom of the upper annular section of the tower and to the bottom of the yaw bearing.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: Iván García Maestre, Eduardo Azanza Ladrón, José Miguel García Sayés, Miguel Nuñez Polo
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Patent number: 8759995Abstract: The control method of a wind turbine generator increases the speed range of wind turbine generators, maximizing the operation and efficiency thereof, in addition to lengthening their service life, on minimizing the extreme and fatigue loads to which the wind turbine generators are subject, and which are due mainly to the stops and disconnections thereof as a result of strong gusts of wind. More specifically, the control method of the present invention stands out essentially for being based on the control of the reactive current circulating through the electric generator, said reactive current control being carried out in accordance with the rotational speed (?g) for the purpose of reducing the voltage at the converter terminals on the generator side, or rotor voltage (VR), which ultimately allows a transitional increase in the speed range of the wind turbine generator.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Acciona Windpower, S.A.Inventors: José Miguel García Sayés, Teresa Arlabán Gabeiras, Miguel Núñez Polo