Patents by Inventor Christian Medgaard

Christian Medgaard 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: 8408870
    Abstract: A wind turbine having at least a blade comprising a first component having an aerodynamic profile with a leading edge, a trailing edge, and suction and pressure sides between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a second component, attached to the trailing edge and/or to the leading edge of the first component in at least a part of the blade, comprising one or several upwards and/or downwards deflectable flaps that allow changing the flow over the blade, in which a device for deflecting each of the flaps comprises an actuating force or torque provided by scaling devices connected to a predetermined location in the outer surface of the blade, through a duct, so that the changes in the wind pressure at this location can be scaled to the actuating force or torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Anders Rebsdorf, Christian Medgaard
  • Publication number: 20090074573
    Abstract: A wind turbine having at least a blade comprising a first component (11) having an aerodynamic profile with a leading edge, a trailing edge and suction and pressure sides between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a second component (13), attached to the trailing edge and/or to the leading edge of the first component (11) in at least a part of the blade, comprising one or several upwards and/or downwards deflectable flaps (15, 15?) that allow changing the flow over the blade, in which the means for deflecting each of said flaps (15, 15?) comprise an actuating force or torque provided by scaling devices (21) connected to a predetermined location (17) in the outer surface of the blade, through a duct (19), so that the changes in the wind pressure at said location (17) can be scaled to said actuating force or torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Anders Rebsdorf, Christian Medgaard