Patents Assigned to Chapdrive AS
  • Patent number: 8405238
    Abstract: A wind turbine power production system with a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system for the transfer of mechanical energy from a wind turbine rotor to an electric generator. The hydrostatic transmission system comprises a closed loop with a pump and a motor connected by tubes or pipes. The assembly of the wind turbine rotor and the pump is arranged for rotating about a vertical axis above a swivel arranged for transferring fluid to and from the motor, fluid reservoir and other components arranged below the swivel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Chapdrive AS
    Inventor: Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
  • Publication number: 20120161442
    Abstract: A closed loop turbine speed control system for a turbine power production system including a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system for the transfer of energy from a wind turbine rotor to a generator. A displacement actuator is arranged for receiving a displacement control signal from the control system and for controlling a displacement of the displacement motor. The control system includes a turbine rotor speed feedback control loop for calculating the displacement control signal based on deviations of a turbine rotor actual rotational speed from a turbine rotor set rotational speed. In addition a hydraulic pressure meter measures the hydraulic pressure of the hydrostatic system and provides a hydraulic pressure signal as an input to a pressure feedback control loop for stabilizing the displacement control signal based on the hydraulic pressure signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: CHAPDRIVE AS
    Inventor: Peter Chapple
  • Patent number: 7863767
    Abstract: A turbine (2) driven electric power production system (1),—said turbine (2) arranged for being driven by a fluid (3) having a fluid speed (v) varying in time,—said turbine (2) connected to a hydrostatic displacement pump (6) further connected to a hydrostatic displacement motor (8) as part of a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system (7),—said motor (8) arranged for driving an electrical generator (9) supplying AC power (10) at a frequency (fg) near a given desired frequency (fdes), characterized by a closed loop system arranged for controlling a volumetric displacement (13) of the hydrostatic motor (8), comprising—a fluid speed meter (11m) arranged for producing a speed signal (11s) representing a speed (v) of said fluid (3), and—a rotational speed meter (12m) arranged for providing a rotational speed signal (12s) representing a rotational speed measurement (?) of said turbine (2), —a motor displacement control system (15) for continuously receiving said speed signal (11s) and said rotational speed signa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Chapdrive AS
    Inventors: Peter Chapple, Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug, Per Olav Haarberg
  • Publication number: 20100320770
    Abstract: A wind turbine power production system with a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system for the transfer of mechanical energy from a wind turbine rotor to an electric generator. The hydrostatic transmission system comprises a closed loop with a pump and a motor connected by tubes or pipes. The assembly of the wind turbine rotor and the pump is arranged for rotating about a vertical axis above a swivel arranged for transferring fluid to and from the motor, fluid reservoir and other components arranged below the swivel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: CHAPDRIVE AS
    Inventor: Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
  • Publication number: 20100270809
    Abstract: A wind turbine power production system (1) with a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system (10) for the transfer of mechanical energy from a wind turbine rotor (2) to an electric generator (20) where the hydrostatic transmission system (10) comprises a closed loop with a pump (11) and a motor (12) connected by tubes or pipes (13, 14). The assembly of the hydrostatic transmission system (10) and the turbine rotor (2) is arranged to rotate about a vertical axis (8), and the rotating motor (12) is arranged on or near the ground in the tower (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: CHAPDRIVE AS
    Inventor: Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug