Patents by Inventor David ROMERO DURAN

David ROMERO DURAN 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: 10620255
    Abstract: Evaluation method and system for a lightning protection system of a wind turbine with blades, the lightning protection system including a down conductor connected to earth and to each blade by conductor plates embedded in the corresponding blade. The method is configured for determining the quality of the connections between the conductor plates and the blade thereof and includes injecting direct current between two conductor plates of one and the same blade, a flow of current being generated through the segment of the blade comprised between both conductor plates, measuring the voltage at measurement points of the segment, comparing the voltages to one another, and determining the quality of the connections between the conductor plates and the blade depending on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L.
    Inventors: Victor March Nomen, David Romero Duran, Ricard Horta Bernús, Joan Montanyà Puig
  • Publication number: 20180313884
    Abstract: Evaluation method for a lightning protection system of a wind turbine with blades (P), the lightning protection system comprising a down conductor connected to earth and to each blade (P) by means of conductor plates (1, 2) embedded in the corresponding blade (P). The method is configured for determining the quality of the connections between the conductor plates (1, 2) and the blade (P) thereof and comprises injecting direct current (I) between two conductor plates (1, 2) of one and the same blade (P), a flow of current being generated through the segment of the blade (P) comprised between both conductor plates (1, 2), measuring the voltage (V) at measurement points (Pm) of said segment, comparing the voltages (V) to one another, and determining the quality of the connections between said conductor plates (1, 2) and said blade (P) depending on the result of said comparison. Associated evaluation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Victor MARCH NOMEN, David ROMERO DURAN, Ricard HORTA BERNÚS, Joan MONTANYÀ PUIG