Patents by Inventor Francisco Fernandez Faraldo

Francisco Fernandez Faraldo 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).

  • Method and device to extend the life cycle of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 11933268
    Abstract: A nacelle includes in turn a nacelle frame, and a yaw bearing having likewise/in turn at least a geared ring for providing a rotatable connection between the nacelle and the tower around a yaw axis. A method includes the steps of: a) disengaging the rotatable connection between the nacelle and the tower; b) lifting the nacelle from the tower by using lifting means, allowing the rotation of the geared ring; and c) rotating the geared ring around the yaw axis until the geared ring reaches a predetermined position with respect to the component to which the geared ring is connectable, either to the nacelle or the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NORDEX ENERGY SPAIN S.A.U.
    Inventors: Miguel Nunez Polo, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Francisco Fernandez Faraldo, Vicente Pigueiras Martinez, Jose Ramon Franco Caaveiro
  • Method and Device to Extend the Life Cycle of a Wind Turbine
    Publication number: 20200191124
    Abstract: A nacelle includes in turn a nacelle frame, and a yaw bearing having likewise/in turn at least a geared ring for providing a rotatable connection between the nacelle and the tower around a yaw axis. A method includes the steps of: a) disengaging the rotatable connection between the nacelle and the tower; b) lifting the nacelle from the tower by using lifting means, allowing the rotation of the geared ring; and c) rotating the geared ring around the yaw axis until the geared ring reaches a predetermined position with respect to the component to which the geared ring is connectable, either to the nacelle or the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Miguel Nunez Polo, Teresa Arlaban Gabeiras, Jose Miguel Garcia Sayes, Francisco Fernandez Faraldo, Vincente Pigueiras Martinez, Jose Ramon Franco Caaveiro