Patents by Inventor CLAUS MICHAELSEN

CLAUS MICHAELSEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20150023621
    Abstract: A bearing for a wind turbine, the use of the bearing and a method to control the temperature of the bearing is provided. A bearing for a wind turbine comprises an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring and the outer ring are prepared and arranged in a way to rotate with respect to each other. The inner ring comprises at least one channel. The channel is prepared and arranged in a way that air flows along inside the channel so that excess heat of the inner ring is removed by the airflow in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: UFFE ERIKSEN, CLAUS MICHAELSEN, CLAUS THYGESEN
  • Publication number: 20140346781
    Abstract: An airflow control arrangement for a direct-drive wind-turbine with a generator comprising a rotor and a stator, which airflow control arrangement comprises an outflow fan arranged to draw an exit airflow through an exit duct, which exit duct extends from an interior cavity of the stator to the exterior of the wind turbine. The invention further describes a direct-drive wind turbine comprising such an airflow control arrangement. The invention further describes a method of controlling an airflow in a direct-drive wind-turbine with a generator comprising a rotor and a stator is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: GIOVANNI AIROLDI, UFFE ERIKSEN, SOEREN GUNDTOFT, CLAUS MICHAELSEN, THORKIL MUNK-HANSEN, PETER HESSELLUND SOERENSEN, CLAUS THYGESEN, XAVIER TOURDE