Patents by Inventor Christopher H. MCLEMORE

Christopher H. MCLEMORE 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).

  • Coordinating drone flights in an operating wind farm
    Patent number: 11854411
    Abstract: Systems and methods coordinate drone flights in an operating windfarm. A drone flight path that is removed from any location where the drone is conducting observations of a wind turbine and that extends through at least part of a windfarm to a destination location is determined. A respective wake pattern along at least one portion of the drone fight path is determined based on respective operating parameters for each of at least one wind turbine in the windfarm. Flight time commands to adjust at least one respective operating parameter of the respective wind turbine to reduce the effect of the respective wake pattern at a point ahead of the drone on the drone flight path are sent by a windfarm controller controlling the at least one wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Christopher H. McLemore, Eric D. Schwartz, Steven J. Shelp, Travis B. Pedriani
  • COORDINATING DRONE FLIGHTS IN AN OPERATING WIND FARM
    Publication number: 20220198944
    Abstract: Systems and methods coordinate drone flights in an operating windfarm. A drone flight path that is removed from any location where the drone is conducting observations of a wind turbine and that extends through at least part of a windfarm to a destination location is determined. A respective wake pattern along at least one portion of the drone fight path is determined based on respective operating parameters for each of at least one wind turbine in the windfarm. Flight time commands to adjust at least one respective operating parameter of the respective wind turbine to reduce the effect of the respective wake pattern at a point ahead of the drone on the drone flight path are sent by a windfarm controller controlling the at least one wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher H. MCLEMORE, Eric D. SCHWARTZ, Steven J. SHELP, Travis B. PEDRIANI