Patents by Inventor Finn Kjaer Nielsen

Finn Kjaer Nielsen 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: 11156210
    Abstract: Methods for performing maintenance on a rotor blade of a wind turbine rotor comprising at least a first rotor blade with an airfoil body formed from a blade shell element, the airfoil body having a suction-side surface and a pressure-side surface, a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a root end for mounting to a wind turbine hub and a distal tip end are disclosed, as well as a related system for same. The method comprising the steps of bringing the wind turbine rotor to a standstill, introducing a mobile maintenance device into said first rotor blade at the blade root, moving said mobile maintenance device inside said first rotor blade to a location, performing a maintenance operation at the location with said mobile maintenance device, and removing said mobile maintenance device from said first rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER US TECHNOLOGY APS
    Inventors: Finn Kjaer Nielsen, Morten Philipsen
  • Patent number: 10781790
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade is described, wherein a pressure relief conduit is provided at the bulkhead to allow for pressure to equalise across the bulkhead. This helps to prevent faults or cracks in the bulkhead assembly due to differences in pressure on either side of the bulkhead. Furthermore, liquid traps and/or filter media can be accommodated in the conduit to prevent the passage of liquids or other matter across the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Aanchal Saini, Utsa Majumder, Christian Munk Christensen, Christian Roed Lysemose, Peter Hansen, Finn Kjaer Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20190316568
    Abstract: Methods for performing maintenance on a rotor blade of a wind turbine rotor comprising at least a first rotor blade with an airfoil body formed from a blade shell element, the airfoil body having a suction-side surface and a pressure-side surface, a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a root end for mounting to a wind turbine hub and a distal tip end are disclosed, as well as a related system for same. The method comprising the steps of bringing the wind turbine rotor to a standstill, introducing a mobile maintenance device into said first rotor blade at the blade root, moving said mobile maintenance device inside said first rotor blade to a location, performing a maintenance operation at the location with said mobile maintenance device, and removing said mobile maintenance device from said first rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Finn Kjaer NIELSEN, Morten PHILIPSEN
  • Publication number: 20190017493
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade is described, wherein a pressure relief conduit is provided at the bulkhead to allow for pressure to equalise across the bulkhead. This helps to prevent faults or cracks in the bulkhead assembly due to differences in pressure on either side of the bulkhead. Furthermore, liquid traps and/or filter media can be accommodated in the conduit to prevent the passage of liquids or other matter across the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Aanchal SAINI, Utsa MAJUMDER, Christian Munk CHRISTENSEN, Christian Roed LYSEMOSE, Peter HANSEN, Finn Kjaer NIELSEN
  • Patent number: 10100806
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade is described, wherein a pressure relief conduit is provided at the bulkhead to allow for pressure to equalise across the bulkhead. This helps to prevent faults or cracks in the bulkhead assembly due to differences in pressure on either side of the bulkhead. Furthermore, liquid traps and/or filter media can be accommodated in the conduit to prevent the passage of liquids or other matter across the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Aanchal Saini, Utsa Majumder, Christian Munk Christensen, Christian Roed Lysemose, Peter Hansen, Finn Kjaer Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20150267680
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly for a wind turbine blade is described, wherein a pressure relief conduit is provided at the bulkhead to allow for pressure to equalise across the bulkhead. This helps to prevent faults or cracks in the bulkhead assembly due to differences in pressure on either side of the bulkhead. Furthermore, liquid traps and/or filter media can be accommodated in the conduit to prevent the passage of liquids or other matter across the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Aanchal Saini, Utsa Majumder, Christian Munk Christensen, Christian Roed Lysemose, Peter Hansen, Finn Kjaer Nielsen