Patents by Inventor Arthur Lawrence Romano

Arthur Lawrence Romano 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).

  • Method and system for braking in a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8177510
    Abstract: A braking system for a wind turbine is provided. The system includes one or more motors for driving a part of the wind turbine, a first group of brakes for braking the part of the wind turbine, and a second group of brakes for braking the part of the wind turbine. The first group of brakes is in a normally closed condition and the second group of brakes is in a normally open condition, so that a default brake torque can be selectively chosen that is less than a maximum brake torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jacob Johannes Nies, Shanmuga-Priyan Subramanian, Mikael Lindberg, Kristina Anne Cruden, Arthur Lawrence Romano
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BRAKING IN A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110211961
    Abstract: A braking system for a wind turbine is provided. The system includes one or more motors for driving a part of the wind turbine, a first group of brakes for braking the part of the wind turbine, and a second group of brakes for braking the part of the wind turbine. The first group of brakes is in a normally closed condition and the second group of brakes is in a normally open condition, so that a default brake torque can be selectively chosen that is less than a maximum brake torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jacob Johannes Nies, Shanmuga-Priyan Subramanian, Mikael Lindberg, Kristina Anne Cruden, Arthur Lawrence Romano