Patents by Inventor Enrico Thiel

Enrico Thiel 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: 9422924
    Abstract: For a wind turbine, an electromagnetically shielding nacelle cover is formed of a composite material which can comprise, for example, an outer layer made of a fiber material or fiber mats such as glass fiber mats and an interposed foam layer. A conductor layer, for example a mesh, a woven fabric or a coating made of conductive material is integrated between the fiber layers of the composite material to provide electromagnetic shielding of the nacelle. The conductor layer is also connected, or can be connected, directly or indirectly, to at least one conductive structure that is applied to the outside of the nacelle cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SUZLON ENERGY GMBH
    Inventors: Enrico Thiel, Thorsten Klook, Stefan Heuer, Deepak Anand
  • Patent number: 9222467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission device for a wind turbine, having a holder, a sliding contact device having pressing means, and at least one electrode having adjustment means for transmitting lightning current. The electrode can form a spark gab having a sparking distance S together with a ring electrode, wherein the ring electrode can be arranged on the rotary device, or can be connected to a grounding device that cannot be rotated with respect to the rotary device. To improve the transmission, the holder is rotationally fixed arranged on the rotary device, or arranged in a non rotatable manner with respect to the grounding device. Furthermore, the electrode is arranged in a movable manner relative to the holder by means of a tracking device having support means. The electrode is supported by way of the supporting means relative to the rotary device or the ring electrode such that the sparking distance S can not fall below a minimum dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Suzion Energy GmbH
    Inventors: Enrico Thiel, Reinhard Vilbrandt
  • Publication number: 20130115073
    Abstract: For a wind turbine, an electromagnetically shielding nacelle cover is formed of a composite material which can comprise, for example, an outer layer made of a fiber material or fiber mats such as glass fiber mats and an interposed foam layer. A conductor layer, for example a mesh, a woven fabric or a coating made of conductive material is integrated between the fiber layers of the composite material to provide electromagnetic shielding of the nacelle. The conductor layer is also connected, or can be connected, directly or indirectly, to at least one conductive structure that is applied to the outside of the nacelle cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SUZLON ENERGY GMBH
    Inventors: Enrico Thiel, Thorsten Klook, Stefan Heuer, Deepak Anand
  • Publication number: 20120039011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission device for a wind turbine, having a holder, a sliding contact device having pressing means, and at least one electrode having adjustment means for transmitting lightning current. The electrode can form a spark gab having a sparking distance S together with a ring electrode, wherein the ring electrode can be arranged on the rotary device, or can be connected to a grounding device that cannot be rotated with respect to the rotary device. To improve the transmission, the holder is rotationally fixed arranged on the rotary device, or arranged in a non rotatable manner with respect to the grounding device. Furthermore, the electrode is arranged in a movable manner relative to the holder by means of a tracking device having support means. The electrode is supported by way of the supporting means relative to the rotary device or the ring electrode such that the sparking distance S can not fall below a minimum dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Suzlon Energy GmbH
    Inventors: Enrico Thiel, Reinhard Vilbrandt