Patents Assigned to MLS ELECTROSYSTEM, LLC
  • Publication number: 20100295304
    Abstract: In a wind turbine/generator having a rotatable hub, at least one blade rotatably secured to the hub, a pitch control system for adjusting pitch of each blade, the pitch control system located within the rotatable hub, a stationary nacelle, and a slip ring assembly at a junction of an electrical circuit between the rotatable hub and the stationary nacelle, the slip ring assembly operatively arranged for transmission of electrical signals between equipment located within the rotating hub and equipment located within the stationary nacelle, an apparatus for grid loss ride-through for the pitch control system, comprising means for sensing and monitoring power on the rotating side of the slip ring assembly, and, means for supplying power to the pitch control system from a backup power source when the sensed power drops to a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: MLS ELECTROSYSTEM, LLC
    Inventors: Paul John Rowan, Stephen P. Jones, Alan Duane Cleland