Patents by Inventor Andreas Joergens

Andreas Joergens 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).

  • System and method for improved overspeed monitoring of a wind turbine operating at reduced rotor speeds
    Patent number: 10316822
    Abstract: A method for overspeed monitoring of a wind turbine may generally include monitoring an actual rotor speed of the wind turbine while the wind turbine is operating at a current speed setpoint and referencing a dynamic overspeed setting for the wind turbine. The method may also include determining a final overspeed setting to be applied for the wind turbine based on a comparison between the dynamic overspeed setting and a predetermined overspeed setting for the wind turbine. In addition, the method may include comparing the actual rotor speed of the wind turbine to the final overspeed setting, and when the actual rotor speed is equal to or exceeds the final overspeed setting, initiating a control action to adjust an operation of the wind turbine in a manner that reduces the actual rotor speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Till Hoffmann, Hartmut Scholte-Wassink, Andreas Joergens, Thomas Joseph Fischetti
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED OVERSPEED MONITORING OF A WIND TURBINE OPERATING AT REDUCED ROTOR SPEEDS
    Publication number: 20180119671
    Abstract: A method for overspeed monitoring of a wind turbine may generally include monitoring an actual rotor speed of the wind turbine while the wind turbine is operating at a current speed setpoint and referencing a dynamic overspeed setting for the wind turbine. The method may also include determining a final overspeed setting to be applied for the wind turbine based on a comparison between the dynamic overspeed setting and a predetermined overspeed setting for the wind turbine. In addition, the method may include comparing the actual rotor speed of the wind turbine to the final overspeed setting, and when the actual rotor speed is equal to or exceeds the final overspeed setting, initiating a control action to adjust an operation of the wind turbine in a manner that reduces the actual rotor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Till Hoffmann, Hartmut Scholte-Wassink, Andreas Joergens, Thomas Joseph Fischetti