Patents by Inventor Christof Rickeshenrich

Christof Rickeshenrich 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).

  • Safety system for a wind turbine
    Patent number: 9816484
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system for a wind turbine, comprising a pitch system (23), which comprises a plurality of drive systems (15, 16, 17) and at least one safety switching device (24), by means of which each of the drive systems (15, 16, 17) can be controlled to carry out a travel to a safe position in accordance with at least one control signal, a safety circuit, which is provided in a machine part adjacent to the pitch system (23) and which comprises a transmission device (32) and a controller (29), by means of which the at least one control signal can be generated, which can be transmitted from the controller (29) to the safety switching device (24) by means of the transmission device (32), wherein the control signal can be generated and/or output by the controller (29) in the form of at least two control signals (EFC 1, EFC 2), the control signals (EFC 1, EFC 2) can be transmitted from the controller (29) to the safety switching device (24) by means of the transmission device (32), a safety-r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christof Rickeshenrich, Jan De Veen, Dirk Klein, Ronald Horstjan
  • SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20150233351
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety system for a wind turbine, comprising a pitch system (23), which comprises a plurality of drive systems (15, 16, 17) and at least one safety switching device (24), by means of which each of the drive systems (15, 16, 17) can be controlled to carry out a travel to a safe position in accordance with at least one control signal, a safety circuit, which is provided in a machine part adjacent to the pitch system (23) and which comprises a transmission device (32) and a controller (29), by means of which the at least one control signal can be generated, which can be transmitted from the controller (29) to the safety switching device (24) by means of the transmission device (32), wherein the control signal can be generated and/or output by the controller (29) in the form of at least two control signals (EFC 1, EFC 2), the control signals (EFC 1, EFC 2) can be transmitted from the controller (29) to the safety switching device (24) by means of the transmission device (32), a safety-r
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SSB WIND SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christof Rickeshenrich, Jan De Veen, Dirk Klein, Ronald Horstjan