Patents by Inventor Florian Sartorius

Florian Sartorius 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: 11795923
    Abstract: A machine support for a wind power installation, in particular a gearless wind power installation, wherein the machine support is designed to be rotated about a tower axis by means of an azimuth drive, and has a supporting structure which has a first mechanical interface for connecting the machine support indirectly or directly to an azimuth bearing and a second mechanical interface for assembling a generator or an axle journal on the machine support. It is proposed in particular that the supporting structure has one or a plurality of lateral through openings as access to the azimuth drive and/or the azimuth bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Sartorius, Walter Lambertz
  • Patent number: 11788514
    Abstract: A wind power plant comprising a first structural element, a second structural element, a bearing assembly by means of which the first structural element is rotatably mounted on the second structural element, a first flange connection between the first structural element and the bearing assembly, a second flange connection between the second structural element and the bearing assembly, and at least one drive, held by a support structure for rotating the first structural element relative to the second structural element. The support structure is formed as a plate and is arranged at one of the flange connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Sartorius
  • Publication number: 20220307484
    Abstract: A machine support for a wind power installation, in particular a gearless wind power installation, wherein the machine support is designed to be rotated about a tower axis by means of an azimuth drive, and has a supporting structure which has a first mechanical interface for connecting the machine support indirectly or directly to an azimuth bearing and a second mechanical interface for assembling a generator or an axle journal on the machine support. It is proposed in particular that the supporting structure has one or a plurality of lateral through openings as access to the azimuth drive and/or the azimuth bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Sartorius, Walter Lambertz
  • Publication number: 20220154687
    Abstract: A rotor hub for a wind power installation, with at least two flange portions each for receiving a rotor blade, wherein the rotor hub has a housing with a wall which is interrupted by the flange portions, wherein the housing has a wall region between two adjacent flange portions. A rotor arrangement for a wind power installation, and a wind power installation. A surface portion with cylindrical curvature is formed in the wall region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jörg Schüller, Florian Sartorius, Wilko Gudewer
  • Publication number: 20220025872
    Abstract: A wind power plant comprising a first structural element, a second structural element, a bearing assembly by means of which the first structural element is rotatably mounted on the second structural element, a first flange connection between the first structural element and the bearing assembly, a second flange connection between the second structural element and the bearing assembly, and at least one drive, held by a support structure for rotating the first structural element relative to the second structural element. The support structure is formed as a plate and is arranged at one of the flange connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Florian SARTORIUS
  • Patent number: 10337491
    Abstract: A wind turbine is provided, having a nacelle, and having a rotor that has at least two rotor blades. The rotor blades each have a rotor blade root, at least one metallic conductor, for conducting a lightning strike, and connected thereto, provided in the region of a rotor blade root, have a conducting ring. In addition, a lightning protection unit is fastened to the non-rotating part of the nacelle in such a manner that the lightning protection unit lies on the ring. The lightning protection unit has two rollers and a lightning rod, a free end of the lightning rod being separated from an outer end of the rollers by a distance that defines a spark gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Eden, Florian Sartorius
  • Publication number: 20180375407
    Abstract: Provided a support element for a support of a ring generator, in particular a stator support element for a stator support of a ring generator, and/or a rotor support element for a rotor support of a ring generator, wherein, to form the support, a number of support elements are assembled over a generator surface and which support is designed with an outer-circumferential supporting ring for the attachment of a winding and with an inner-circumferential supporting flange for the attachment of a pin for connection to a bed plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Florian SARTORIUS
  • Publication number: 20180198349
    Abstract: A support element for a support of a ring generator, in particular a stator support element for a stator support of a ring generator, and/or a rotor support element for a rotor support of a ring generator, wherein, to form the support, a number of support elements are assembled over a generator surface and which support is designed with an outer-circumferential supporting ring for the attachment of a winding and with an inner-circumferential supporting shoulder, in particular for linking up with a pin for connection to a bed plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: Florian SARTORIUS
  • Patent number: 9394887
    Abstract: The invention relates to nacelle of a wind turbine. According to the invention, the wind turbine has a tower or mast, an aerodynamic rotor, and a generator having an electric-machine rotor and a stator, and the nacelle is provided with a nacelle covering, wherein the nacelle, in particular the nacelle covering, is self-supporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Roer, Florian Sartorius
  • Patent number: 9316204
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a module carrier for fixing electric modules provided for controlling one or more pitch drives of a wind power installation to a rotor hub of the wind power installation comprising a main body for carrying the electric modules, wherein the rotor hub is adapted to rotate about a substantially horizontal rotor axis, and the main body is adapted to be fixed in front of the rotor hub in the axial direction of the rotor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Fricke, Florian Sartorius, Christian Baumgaertel, Arno Hildebrand, Wilko Gudewer, Peter Geiken, Jochen Roer
  • Publication number: 20160084232
    Abstract: A wind turbine is provided, having a nacelle, and having a rotor that has at least two rotor blades. The rotor blades each have a rotor blade root, at least one metallic conductor, for conducting a lightning strike, and connected thereto, provided in the region of a rotor blade root, have a conducting ring. In addition, a lightning protection unit is fastened to the non-rotating part of the nacelle in such a manner that the lightning protection unit lies on the ring. The lightning protection unit has two rollers and a lightning rod, a free end of the lightning rod being separated from an outer end of the rollers by a distance that defines a spark gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Georg EDEN, Florian SARTORIUS
  • Publication number: 20150016976
    Abstract: The invention relates to nacelle of a wind turbine. According to the invention, the wind turbine has a tower or mast, an aerodynamic rotor, and a generator having an electric-machine rotor and a stator, and the nacelle is provided with a nacelle covering, wherein the nacelle, in particular the nacelle covering is self-supporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jochen Roer, Florian Sartorius
  • Publication number: 20130334819
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a module carrier for fixing electric modules provided for controlling one or more pitch drives of a wind power installation to a rotor hub of the wind power installation comprising a main body for carrying the electric modules, wherein the rotor hub is adapted to rotate about a substantially horizontal rotor axis, and the main body is adapted to be fixed in front of the rotor hub in the axial direction of the rotor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Fricke, Florian Sartorius, Christian Baumgaertel, Arno Hildebrand, Wilko Gudewer, Peter Geiken, Jochen Roer