Patents by Inventor Allen G. Quynn

Allen G. Quynn 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: 4584486
    Abstract: A control system for adjusting the pitch of variable-pitch angle blades in a wind turbine for generating electric power maintains the control signal for the variable-pitch angle blades above a minimum level representing the minimum desired angle of the variable-pitch blades. The control system includes a subtractor for generating a difference signal; a device for generating from the difference signal a first blade control signal greater than a minimum level, from a device for generating a second blade control signal greater than a minimum level, from first blade control signal and the difference signal; a device for generating a third blade control signal for adjusting the pitch of variable-pitch angle blades, from second blade control signal and power rate signal. All devices include limiters which limit their respective output signals to a minimum level representing a preset minimum blade angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Allen G. Quynn