Patents Examined by Tulsidas C. Patel
  • Patent number: 11713746
    Abstract: A system for and a method of frequency control of a variable-speed wind power generator are proposed. According to an implementation example of the present technology, there is an advantage in which the present technology may be involved in a frequency control of the system, thereby stabilizing the frequency of the system by controlling the frequency of the variable-speed wind power generator on the basis of a gain being varied according to a speed of a rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hyenjun Choi, Jihoon Park, Hyewon Choi
  • Patent number: 11708815
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine. Accordingly, a controller of the wind turbine detects a loss of traction of the slip coupling based on a difference between data indicative of a rotor operating parameter and data indicative of a generator operating parameter. The controller then determines an angle of slip corresponding to the loss of traction as a function of the difference. Based, at least partially on the angle of slip, a degradation value for the slip coupling is determined. A control action is implemented based on the degradation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: General Electronic Company
    Inventors: Dayu Huang, Hullas Sehgal, Conner Brooks Shane, Kalpesh Singal
  • Patent number: 11710997
    Abstract: A cooling-channel integrated motor housing includes a motor housing, a plurality of stator cores press-fitted into the motor housing, and a cooling pipe inserted into the motor housing and disposed in a circumferential direction of a circle along which the stator cores are arranged. The 1cooling pipe is disposed to overlap with the stator cores in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a rotating shaft of a motor extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Ik Bae, Jae Won Ha, Dong Jae Kim, Myung Kyu Jeong, Hee Ra Lee
  • Patent number: 11703032
    Abstract: An optimal dispatching method and system for a wind power generation and energy storage combined system are provided. Uncertainty of a wind turbine output is characterized based on spatio-temporal coupling of the wind turbine output and an interval uncertainty set. Compared with a traditional symmetric interval uncertainty set, the uncertainty set that considers spatio-temporal effects effectively excludes some extreme scenarios with a very small probability of occurrence and reduces conservativeness of a model. A two-stage robust optimal dispatching model for the wind power generation and energy storage combined system is constructed, and a linearization technology and a nested column-and-constraint generation (C&CG) strategy are used to efficiently solve the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: North China Electric Power University
    Inventors: Shiwei Xia, Panpan Li, Liangyun Song, Jixian Qu, Yuehui Huang
  • Patent number: 11705781
    Abstract: A system and method of active endturn cooling of an electric motor of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises providing a motor having a coolant nozzle and a cam, and measuring speed, lateral acceleration, and road tilt angle of coolant due to road tilt. The method further comprises calculating coolant angle and coolant acceleration angle based on the road tilt angle and the lateral acceleration if the speed is greater than zero. The method further comprises comparing the coolant angle with a critical angle. The method further comprises calculating a first control angle and a first coolant distance based on the road tilt angle and the lateral acceleration of the vehicle if the acceleration angle is greater than the critical angle. The method further comprises determining a cam position based on the first control angle. The method further comprises moving the cam to the position to move the nozzle and compensate for the lateral acceleration such that coolant drops within a target area of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Insu Chang, SeungHwan Keum, Jun-mo Kang, Young J. Kim
  • Patent number: 11698053
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine. Accordingly, a controller of the wind turbine detects a transient grid event and generates a torque command via a drive-train-damper control module. The torque command is configured to establish a default damping level of a torsional vibration resulting from the transient grid event. The controller also determines at least one oscillation parameter relating to the torsional vibration and determines a target generator torque level based thereon. The target generator torque level corresponds to an increased level of damping the torsional vibration relative to the default damping level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Jishnu Kavil Kambrath, Veena Padmarao, Kapil Jha, Arvind Kumar Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11695364
    Abstract: A motor/generator/transmission system includes: an axle; a stator ring having a plurality of stator coils disposed around the periphery of the stator ring, wherein each phase of the plurality of stator coils includes a respective set of multiple parallel non-twisted wires separated at the center tap with electronic switches for connecting the parallel non-twisted wires of each phase of the stator coils all in series, all in parallel, or in a combination of series and parallel; a rotor support structure coupled to the axle; a first rotor ring and a second rotor ring each having an axis of rotation coincident with the axis of rotation of the axle, at least one of the first rotor ring or the second rotor ring being slidably coupled to the rotor support structure and configured to translate along the rotor support structure in a first axial direction or in a second axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Falcon Power, LLC
    Inventors: Harley C. McDonald, James L. Bailey, Matthew C. McDonald
  • Patent number: 11692527
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling a wind turbine, including predicting behaviour of one or more wind turbine components such as a wind turbine tower over a prediction horizon using a wind turbine model that describes dynamics of the one or more wind turbine components or states. The method includes determining behavioural constraints associated with operation of the wind turbine, wherein the behavioural constraints are based on operational parameters of the wind turbine such as operating conditions, e.g. wind speed. The method includes using the predicted behaviour of the one or more wind turbine components in a cost function, and optimising the cost function subject to the determined behavioural constraints to determine at least one control output, such as blade pitch control or generator speed control, for controlling operation of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Fabio Caponetti, Tobias Gybel Hovgaard, Christian Jeppesen, Silvia Estelles Martinez
  • Patent number: 11692526
    Abstract: Methods and Apparatuses for rotational speed avoidance control of a wind turbine, and the wind turbine are provided. An exemplary method includes: identifying whether a wind turbine operates repeatedly traversing a rotational speed avoidance range, based on statistical information about a rotational speed of a generator being in the rotational speed avoidance range; and adjusting a parameter of a pitch control system and/or a parameter of an electromagnetic torque control of the wind turbine based on the statistical information about the rotational speed being in the rotational speed avoidance range, in response to determining that the wind turbine operates repeatedly traversing the rotational speed avoidance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xinli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11682958
    Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of a base formed with an opening, and a driving coil wound on the bobbin, a stator including a driving magnet opposite to the driving coil, and a yoke secured by the driving magnet at an inner surface of a lateral plate, and a tilting unit including a tilt magnet arranged at an outer surface of the lateral plate, a housing fixing the tilt magnet, and a tilt coil unit opposite to the tilt magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 11682954
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly that accommodates the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core including tooth portions corresponding to first to third phase currents, respectively, and a coil wound around the tooth portions and defining a Y connection of the first to third phase currents, a neutral point terminal defining a neutral point of the Y connection, and power terminals configured to communicate each phase current with the Y connection. The coil includes a primary winding and a secondary winding that are wound around each of the tooth portions, that are electrically connected parallel to each other, and that are connected to each of the power terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Jin Ji, Seongguk Kim, Hosuk Kim, Gyeong Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11674500
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind energy farm is disclosed. A wake state of the wind energy farm is determined, including determining wake chains defining wake relationships among the wind turbines of the wind farm under the current wind conditions. For at least one of the wind turbines of the wind energy farm, a lifetime usage is estimated, based on an accumulated load measure for the wind turbine. In the case that the estimated lifetime usage is below a predefined lifetime usage limit, the wind turbine is operated in an overrated state, while monitoring wake effects at each of the wind turbines. In the case that a downstream wind turbine detects wake effects above a predefined wake threshold level, at least one wind turbine having an upstream wake relationship with the downstream wind turbine is requested to decrease the generated wake, e.g. by decreasing power production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Anders Steen Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11670981
    Abstract: A motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a housing comprising an accommodation space and a refrigerant supply hole; a stator core disposed in the accommodation space and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the housing; a rotor core rotatably disposed in the accommodation space; a shaft coupled to a central portion of the rotor core; and a refrigerant supply groove formed as a recess in a portion of the inner circumferential surface of the housing adjacent to a location where the inner circumferential surface of the housing is coupled to the stator core. The refrigerant supply groove may comprise a main groove communicating with the refrigerant supply hole and extending in a circumferential direction of the stator core; and a plurality of branched grooves extending in an axial direction from both sides of the main groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG MAGNA E-POWERTRAIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonjung Sung, Jaemin Kim, Gyeongjae Park, Jeongmin Lee
  • Patent number: 11658449
    Abstract: A slipring with at least one slip ring module having at least one sliding track, and at least one wear indication track. A wear indication circuit is connected to the at least one wear indication track for monitoring electrical properties of the wear indication track and signaling an abnormal slipring condition. A wear indication track may be exposed to higher load, higher rotation speed, higher brush pressure force, or other lifetime-reducing influence as compared to a normal sliding track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLEIFRING GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Holzapfel, Matthias Hermann, Holger Steffens, Holger Häffner
  • Patent number: 11658533
    Abstract: An electric machine for an electrified vehicle includes a stator core configured to receive a plurality of windings and an overmolded midsection formed about the stator core. The midsection also defines a first interlocking feature disposed near an end face of the stator core. The electric machine also includes an end cap defining at least a portion of a coolant channel and a second interlocking feature configured to engage the first interlocking feature and create a fluid seal to retain fluid within the coolant channel. The coolant channel is further arranged to encase end portions of the plurality of windings and direct circulating coolant across the end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Franco Leonardi, Michael W. Degner, Prasad Dev Hanumalagutti, Myung Ki Sung
  • Patent number: 11649805
    Abstract: A modular wind turbine system and a method of use thereof are provided. The system comprises: a mounting frame; a fixed toroidal support structure attached to the mounting frame, the toroidal support structure having a concave portion and a convex portion; a wind turbine located proximal to the concave portion of the toroidal support structure, wherein the wind turbine travels about at least a portion of the concave portion of the toroidal support structure; and a first baffle, wherein the first baffle extends about the portion of the concave portion of the toroidal support structure about which the first turbine travels, wherein the baffle surrounds a portion of the wind turbine opposite the fixed toroidal support structure, and wherein the baffle includes at least one component selectively variably adjustable so as to vary the force, direction, or disruption of flow of fluid thereby, relative to the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KKR IP LLC
    Inventors: Karen Anne Paré, James Work Bailar
  • Patent number: 11652390
    Abstract: A compact electric motor (1) includes a housing (2), a stator (3), a rotor (4) with a rotor winding (5) or permanent magnets located thereon. A thermal protection device protects the electric motor against overheating. A sensor unit (6) is provided as a thermal protection device. The sensor unit (6) includes a temperature sensor (7) for detecting temperature-based measurement values, a radio module (8) with an antenna (8a) for sending sensor signals of temperature-based measurement values or data or information derived therefrom by radio to an external receiving unit (9). The sensor unit (6) has a memory (13) and a microcontroller (10). The sensor unit (6) is a self-supplying assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: INTER CONTROL HERMANN KÖHLER ELEKTRIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Peter Pössnicker
  • Patent number: 11652381
    Abstract: A filtering of a load in an electrical architecture is provided. The load is equipped with power supply terminals allowing it to be connected to an electrical line of the architecture. The electrical architecture comprises, in addition to the connection to the electrical line and associated with each of the power supply terminals, an insulated electrical conductor connected, at a first of its ends, to the terminal under consideration, and not connected at a second of its ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Eric Ravindranath Dubois, Hocine Kherbouchi, Stéphane Guguen, Kamel El Koraichi
  • Patent number: 11652379
    Abstract: An electric motor comprises a stator presenting a first surface. A rotor is rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor presents a rotor raceway disposed in spaced relationship with the first surface of the stator. The first surface of the stator defines a plurality of slots in spaced relationship with one another to define a plurality of spaced teeth between the slots. At least one electrical conductor is disposed in each of the slots and configured to selectively create a moving magnetic field for acting upon the rotor for providing rotational movement of the rotor. A portion of the at least one electrical conductor extends substantially into radial alignment with, or past the first surface of the stator to at least partially define a stator raceway of the stator for engaging the rotor raceway of the rotor during relative radial movement between the rotor and the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Remboski, Jacqueline Dedo, Mark Versteyhe
  • Patent number: 11649804
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine of a wind farm. Accordingly, a controller implements a first model to determine a modeled performance parameter for the first wind turbine. The modeled performance parameter is based, at least in part, on an operation of a designated grouping of wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines, which is exclusive of the first wind turbine. The controller then determines a performance parameter differential for the first wind turbine at multiple sampling intervals. The performance parameter differential is indicative of a difference between the modeled performance parameter and a monitored performance parameter for the first wind turbine. A second model is implemented to determine a predicted performance parameter of the first wind turbine at each of a plurality of setpoint combinations based, at least in part, on the performance parameter differential the first wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Samuel Bryan Shartzer, Scott Charles Evans, Arunvenkataraman Subramanian, Dhiraj Arora, Samuel Davoust