Patents by Inventor Brian Mever

Brian Mever 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).

  • Pitch control battery backup methods and system
    Publication number: 20070057516
    Abstract: A method for controlling a pitch control system of a wind turbine includes providing a charged backup battery configured to supply no energy to a DC link when full AC input power is available, wherein the DC link includes a DC link capacitor. The method further includes using energy stored in the DC link capacitor to operate a pitch control system during a loss or dip of AC input power, and maintaining charge on the DC link capacitor using the charged backup battery as voltage across the DC link capacitor drops during the operation of the pitch control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Mever, Jeffrey Melius, Cyrus Harbourt, Christopher Tschapatt, Howard Edmunds, William Bonneau, Amy Ridenour, Andrew Wilkinson