Patents Assigned to WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
  • Patent number: 11353005
    Abstract: A method for operating a wind power installation is provided. The wind power installation comprises an aerodynamic rotor with rotor blades, where the rotor can be operated with a variable rotor rotation speed. The wind power installation outputs an output power generated from wind for feeding into an electrical supply grid. The wind power installation can be operated in a normal operating mode without power reduction and in a reduced operating mode with power reduction, in which a specified power reduced with respect to a rated installation power is specified. When operating in the reduced operating mode for wind speeds above a rated wind speed, at least in one rotation speed increase region, the wind power installation increases its rotor rotation speed as the wind speed rises further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Messing, Christian Möller
  • Patent number: 11346326
    Abstract: A wind turbine including a rotor blade hub, a generator, and a magnetic transmission which is connected at the drive side to the rotor blade hub and at the driven side to the generator. The magnetic transmission is in the form of a multi-stage, in particular two-stage, magnetic transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Samer Mtauweg, Falko Bürkner, Johannes Brombach
  • Patent number: 11319932
    Abstract: Provided is a displaceable maintenance device, to a displaceable assembly device, to a method for servicing a fastening element, and to a method for servicing and/or assembling a fastening element of a flange of a wind power installation tower. Provided is a displaceable maintenance device for a wind power installation tower, comprising a mobile unit which is specified for moving the maintenance device along a flange of the wind power installation tower; a first maintenance unit having an impact element for impacting a fastening element, in particular a flange connection element, and a noise-receiver unit for detecting a noise generated by the impacting; a control unit for evaluating the noises detected by means of the noise-receiver unit, said control unit, based on the evaluation, being specified for assigning a maintenance status to a fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Schnell, Harro Harms, Markus Longeru
  • Patent number: 11322943
    Abstract: A method for controlling the rebuilding of an electrical supply network, wherein the electrical supply network has a first network section and at least one further network section, at least one wind farm is connected to the first network section, the wind farm can be controlled via a wind farm control room, the first network section is coupled to the at least one further network section via at least one switching device in order to transmit electrical energy between the network sections, the at least one switching device is set up to disconnect the first network section from the at least one further network section in the event of a fault, a network control station is provided for the purpose of controlling the at least one switching device, wherein, in the event of a fault during which a network fault acting on the first network section occurs, the first network section is disconnected from the at least one further network section by the at least one switching device, the wind farm control room interchanges
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Brombach
  • Patent number: 11305503
    Abstract: A method of producing a wind turbine rotor blade. The wind turbine rotor blade has at least an inner blade portion and an outer blade portion, as well as a connecting element. The inner blade portion is wound on a winding form having a first and a second winding portion. The first and second winding portions are releasably fixed to each other by way of a screw connection. The second winding portion is of a conical configuration so that after winding of the inner blade portion a sleeve is produced at an end of the inner blade portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Falko Bürkner
  • Patent number: 11309816
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a converter system of a wind turbine for exchanging electrical power with an electrical supply grid at a grid connection point are provided. In the method and apparatus, the converter system is operated in a normal operating mode. An overload situation affecting the converter system is detected and operation of the converter system is changed to an overload operating mode when the overload situation is detected. An average switching frequency for generating an output current is reduced in the overload operating mode of the converter system in comparison with the normal operating mode, a higher load is permitted on the converter system, which may be in the form of an increased temperature or an increased output current, in the overload operating mode of the converter system for a predetermined maximum overload period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Brombach
  • Patent number: 11285688
    Abstract: A fiber composite component, comprising a basic element which comprises fibers embedded in a matrix material. A production method for a fiber composite component. A structural component, comprising a support element and the reinforcement element and also a production method for a structural component. The fiber composite component comprises a base element, comprising fibers embedded in a matrix material, and a reinforcement element, comprising fibers embedded in a matrix material wherein the base element and the reinforcement element are interconnected, a hole leads through the base element and the reinforcement element, wherein fibers of the base element that are adjacent to the hole are severed, and fibers of the reinforcement element that are adjacent to the hole are continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Rubner
  • Patent number: 11286906
    Abstract: A security apparatus for data exchange of a component of a wind turbine or a wind farm, in particular a wind farm controller, with a remote computer. In that case the security apparatus includes a first data interface for connecting a component by way of a first data connection and a second data interface for connection to the remote computer by way of second data connection. In addition the security apparatus includes a third data interface for receiving a switching signal by way of a third data connection, a separable internal data connection between the first data interface and the second data interface and a switching unit which is adapted in dependence on the switching signal to separate and/or make a physical connection of the internal data connection. A system having such a security apparatus and a method of data exchange with a component of a wind turbine and/or a wind farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Gertjegerdes, Kai Busker
  • Patent number: 11286905
    Abstract: A method for rebuilding an electric supply grid of a grid operator by means of at least one wind power installation, wherein the electric supply grid has a first grid section and at least one further grid section, wherein the first grid section is connected to the at least one wind power installation and has a first grid nominal voltage, the first grid section is coupled to the at least one further grid section via at least one switching device in order to transmit electric energy between the grid sections, wherein the at least one switching device is set up to disconnect the first grid section from the at least one further grid section in the event of a fault, comprising the steps of operating the at least one wind power installation in an observation mode if the fault occurs, wherein the wind power installation does not feed the first grid section in the observation road and a status of the first grid section is checked, and operating the at least one wind power installation in a grid rebuilding mode if the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Ingo Mackensen, Kai Busker
  • Patent number: 11289995
    Abstract: A method for generating an alternating electric current is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of component currents, superposing the component currents to form a summation current. Each component current is modulated by voltage pulses and the voltage pulses for each component current are generated by a component switching device by virtue of the component switching device generating the voltage pulses by switching between different input voltages. The method includes specifying a tolerance band for the summation current having an upper and a lower tolerance limit, where the summation current is detected and the switching of each component switching means is controlled to generate the voltage pulses for modulating the component current depending on the detected summation current with respect to the tolerance band. The plurality of component switching devices are switched at least partly or predominantly in a manner asynchronous with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Albrecht Gensior
  • Patent number: 11286912
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotor blade comprising a lightning protection system. The lightning protection system has at least one receptor, a lightning protection conductor and a further element. A portion of the lightning protection conductor is in electrical contact with the further element by a connector. The connector has a screw with a collar as well as a nut with a female thread and a collar. The nut and the screw can be screwed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Vinke
  • Patent number: 11274656
    Abstract: Provided is a method of determining a power curve, which specifies a correlation between wind speed and a power output of a first turbine. Wind speed is calculated based on a measurement correlation, specifies a correlation between the rotor behavior and the wind speed, derived from rotor behavior. The measurement correlation is trained using a second turbine of identical construction having a sensor. While the second turbine is operated at varying wind speeds, the sensor repeatedly records and assigns a wind speed to a simultaneously recorded rotor behavior of the second turbine to produce the measurement correlation. The power curve is produced by repeatedly and simultaneously recording a power output of the first turbine and an associated wind speed while operating the first turbine at varying wind speeds. The wind speed is calculated from rotor behavior of the first turbine based on the measurement correlation trained using the second turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Rodolphe Lebosq, Dennis Peter
  • Patent number: 11274659
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotor blade is provided with a rotor blade root region, a rotor blade tip region, a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, a trailing edge and at least one flange along a longitudinal direction of the rotor blade. Furthermore, a deflecting unit is provided between one end of the at least one flange and the rotor blade tip region. At least one air scoop is provided on the flange, wherein the air scoop protrudes in a region between a first and second flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Diethelm Godenau, Sven Krebs
  • Patent number: 11264798
    Abstract: A charging station for charging a plurality of electric vehicles, in particular electric automobiles, comprising: a supply device, in particular for connection to an electricity supply grid for supplying the charging station with electric power, a plurality of charging terminals for charging in each case at least one electric vehicle, and each charging terminal comprises a supply input for drawing electric power from the supply device, a charging output with one or more charging connections for outputting a respective charging current for charging a respective connected electric vehicle, and at least one DC chopper arranged between the supply input and the charging output in order to generate a respective chopper current from the electric power of the supply device, or as an alternative at least one chopper terminal arranged between the supply input and the charging output in order to provide a chopper current generated outside the charging terminal by a DC chopper, in particular chopper current generated in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Christian Strafiel, Stefan Gertjegerdes
  • Patent number: 11255312
    Abstract: A flange frame and to an assembly set for preassembling and/or for transporting and/or for assembling a tower segment for a wind turbine and/or a tower section of a wind turbine and/or a tower of a wind turbine, and also to methods. The flange frame comprises two flange sections for fastening the flange frame in a releasable manner on a horizontal flange of a tower segment, also comprises a lifting bolt for the engagement of a sling-like lifting unit, and further comprises a supporting element for supporting the flange frame on a standing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Küpker, Günter Flessner, Julia Sachs, Sascha Beeckmann, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Patent number: 11258262
    Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid having a grid voltage by a wind power installation. The installation comprises a generator for generating a generator current, an active rectifier for rectifying the generator current into a rectified current, a direct voltage intermediate circuit having an intermediate circuit voltage for receiving the rectified current, a chopper circuit for diverting excess energy out of the direct voltage intermediate circuit, and an inverter for generating an infeed current for feeding into the electrical supply grid. The feed takes place in a voltage-impressing manner, so that the inverter counteracts a deviation of the grid voltage from a voltage setpoint value through an adjustment of the fed current. The active rectifier has a lower current limit to limit a fall of the rectified current to protect the generator during a change of the grid voltage amplitude or phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Eckard Quitmann, Hanna Emanuel
  • Patent number: 11248679
    Abstract: A gear arrangement, in particular for a rotary connection of a wind turbine, comprising a first gear, a second gear in engagement with the first gear, wherein in the engaged position a gap space is provided between a first tooth and a second tooth of the first gear and a tooth of the second gear, and a sealing element which seals off the gap space to prevent lubricant escape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Fricke, Rainer Schlüter
  • Patent number: 11248341
    Abstract: A device for spreading a multi-stranded tensioning cable, in particular steel tensioning cables, comprising a main body having a feedthrough opening for the entire tensioning cable, and a number of spreading elements which are arranged radially movably in the main body and each have a contour which is of a configuration tapering inwardly in the radial direction for engaging and producing a gap between respectively adjacent strands of the tensioning cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Meyer, Karsten Albers, Joachim Jung
  • Patent number: 11251730
    Abstract: A method for controlling a generator of electrical energy connected to a grid connection point of an electrical supply grid, comprising the steps of: regularly feeding electrical reactive power and electrical active power into the electrical supply grid, the generator being operated at a first working point, at which the electrical generator generates electrical reactive power and electrical active power, first interrupting or changing the feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power into the electrical supply grid when there is, or it is indicated that there is, a disruption in the electrical supply grid or a disruption of the feed into the electrical supply grid, resuming the regular feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or electrical active power into the electrical supply grid, the generator performing the resumption at a second working point or being ramped up to the second working point, at which the electrical generator generates and feeds in electrical reactive po
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Marcel Kruse
  • Patent number: 11245265
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating a wind farm having a plurality of wind energy installations or a wind energy installation for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid, comprising the steps of: feeding electrical power into the electrical supply grid, identifying a forecast power, which describes a power that can be fed in in a predetermined, future forecast period by the wind farm or the wind power installation, determining a reduction forecast power, which denotes, for the forecast period, a power by which the power fed in in the forecast period can be reduced, and supplying the reduction forecast power as negative control power, wherein the reduction forecast power is determined depending on the forecast power and depending on a controllable consumption power, wherein the controllable consumption power describes a power that can be consumed on demand in the forecast period by controllable consumers present in the wind farm or in the wind power installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Katharina Schubert, Helge Giertz, David Rogge