Patents by Inventor Alfonso RUIZ ALDAMA

Alfonso RUIZ ALDAMA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10794360
    Abstract: Method of reducing loads acting on a wind turbine yaw system in a wind turbine comprising a nacelle (2), a rotor which comprises at least one rotor blade (3) with a pitch control system and further comprising a yaw system that comprises the steps of detecting a yaw misalignment (?), enabling a yaw maneuver and performing a pitch control in order to reduce a yaw moment (Mz) acting on the wind turbine once the yaw misalignment (?) is detected and prior to enabling the yaw maneuver. Thus, when a yaw movement to reduce the yaw misalignment is commanded, the yaw moment (Mz) due to aerodynamic forces has been reduced by means of the pitch control and undesired yaw movements are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ACCIONA WINDPOWER, S.A.
    Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Edurne Miranda Suescun, Alberto Garcia Barace, Oscar Luquin Hermoso de Mendoza, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Patent number: 10330080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine control method that makes it possible to detect misalignments in said wind turbine with respect to the wind direction, wherein once these situations are detected, the control method of the present invention makes it possible to perform an automatic correction of the control parameters and to return the wind turbine to its optimal operating point, together with the associated wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ACCIONA WINDPOWER, S.A.
    Inventors: Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Patent number: 10267054
    Abstract: It allows simplificating the assembling of a wind turbine (1). The dowels (4) comprise: a) an upper surface (5); b) a lower surface (6); c) an inner side surface (7); d) an outer side surface (8); e) at least an intermediate fixing surface (12), located in one of the outer (8) or inner (7) side surfaces, between the upper (5) and lower (6) surfaces; and f) at least a first grooved housing (13) made in that of the side surfaces (7, 8) comprising the intermediate fixing surface (12), where the first grooved housing (13) communicates the intermediate fixing surface (12) with one of the upper (5) and lower (6) surfaces and is configured to accommodate joining cables (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ACCIONA WINDPOWER, S.A.
    Inventors: Teresa Arlabán Gabeiras, José Miguel García Sayés, Miguel Nuñez Polo, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Francisco Javier Sanz Corretge
  • Patent number: 10094360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for a wind turbine whereby it is possible to detect situations in which the machine is not working at its maximum performance point, wherein in addition, once these situations have been detected, the control method of the present invention allows to perform an automatic correction of the control parameters and to return the turbine to its optimum operating point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ACCIONA WINDPOWER, S.A.
    Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Alberto Garcia Barace, Oscar Luquin Hermoso de Mendoza, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Publication number: 20180187646
    Abstract: Method of reducing loads acting on a wind turbine yaw system in a wind turbine comprising a nacelle (2), a rotor which comprises at least one rotor blade (3) with a pitch control system and further comprising a yaw system that comprises the steps of detecting a yaw misalignment (?), enabling a yaw maneuver and performing a pitch control in order to reduce a yaw moment (Mz) acting on the wind turbine once the yaw misalignment (?) is detected and prior to enabling the yaw maneuver. Thus, when a yaw movement to reduce the yaw misalignment is commanded, the yaw moment (Mz) due to aerodynamic forces has been reduced by means of the pitch control and undesired yaw movements are prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Edurne Miranda Suescun, Alberto Garcia Barace, Oscar Luquin Hermoso de Mendoza, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Patent number: 9903340
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20170184073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine control method that makes it possible to detect misalignments in said wind turbine with respect to the wind direction, wherein once these situations are detected, the control method of the present invention makes it possible to perform an automatic correction of the control parameters and to return the wind turbine to its optimal operating point, together with the associated wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Patent number: 9382901
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20160069323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control method for a wind turbine whereby it is possible to detect situations in which the machine is not working at its maximum performance point, wherein in addition, once these situations have been detected, the control method of the present invention allows to perform an automatic correction of the control parameters and to return the turbine to its optimum operating point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Diego Otamendi Claramunt, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Alberto Garcia Barace, Oscar Luquin Hermoso de Mendoza, Alejandro Gonzalez Murua, Miguel Nunez Polo
  • Patent number: 9238923
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 9169831
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20150176566
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    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
  • Publication number: 20150096240
    Abstract: It allows simplificating the assembling of a wind turbine (1). The dowels (4) comprise: a) an upper surface (5); b) a lower surface (6); c) an inner side surface (7); d) an outer side surface (8); e) at least an intermediate fixing surface (12), located in one of the outer (8) or inner (7) side surfaces, between the upper (5) and lower (6) surfaces; and f) at least a first grooved housing (13) made in that of the side surfaces (7, 8) comprising the intermediate fixing surface (12), where the first grooved housing (13) communicates the intermediate fixing surface (12) with one of the upper (5) and lower (6) surfaces and is configured to accommodate joining cables (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: ACCIONA WINDPOWER, S.A.
    Inventors: Teresa ARLABÁN GABEIRAS, José Miguel GARCÍA SAYÉS, Miguel NUÑEZ POLO, Alfonso Ruiz Aldama, Francisco Javier Sanz Corretge
  • Publication number: 20150035282
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    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
  • Publication number: 20140182240
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20140175038
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: 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