Patents by Inventor Frank Scheurich

Frank Scheurich 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: 11078885
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a wind turbine is provided. The rotor blade includes an aerodynamic device for influencing the airflow flowing from the leading-edge section of the rotor blade to the trailing edge section of the rotor blade. The aerodynamic device is mounted at a surface of the rotor blade and includes a pneumatic or hydraulic actuator, such as a hose a cavity, of which the volume depends on the pressure of a fluid being present inside the pneumatic or hydraulic actuator. The rotor blade further includes a control unit for controlling the pressure of the fluid in the hose or the cavity of the aerodynamic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Busra Akay, Peder Bay Enevoldsen, Alejandro Gomez Gonzalez, Jesper Monrad Laursen, Alex Loeven, Frank Scheurich
  • Publication number: 20190186463
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a wind turbine is provided. The rotor blade includes an aerodynamic device for influencing the airflow flowing from the leading-edge section of the rotor blade to the trailing edge section of the rotor blade. The aerodynamic device is mounted at a surface of the rotor blade and includes a pneumatic or hydraulic actuator, such as a hose or a cavity, of which the volume depends on the pressure of a fluid being present inside the pneumatic or hydraulic actuator. The rotor blade further includes a control unit for controlling the pressure of the fluid in the hose or the cavity of the aerodynamic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: BUSRA AKAY, PEDER BAY ENEVOLDSEN, ALEJANDRO GOMEZ GONZALEZ, JESPER MONRAD LAURSEN, ALEX LOEVEN, FRANK SCHEURICH
  • Patent number: 9822764
    Abstract: An automatic adjustment system for a variable-speed wind turbine is provided, having a power vector generator for generating a power vector (Pvec) of wind turbine output power; a mapping unit for establishing relationships (?vec, ?vec) between wind turbine output power and rotational speed and pitch angle on the basis of the power vector (Pvec) and an operational trajectory of the wind turbine; a wind speed estimator for estimating a wind speed (vest); an available power calculator for calculating the available power (Pest) of the wind turbine on the basis of the estimated wind speed (vest) and the established relationships (?vec, ?vec). A method of performing automatic analysis of a wind turbine configuration, a computer program product for carrying out the steps of such a method, and a wind turbine having such an automatic adjustment system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Esbensen, Ramakrishnan Krishna, Frank Scheurich, Michael Stoettrup
  • Publication number: 20150097373
    Abstract: An automatic adjustment system for a variable-speed wind turbine is provided, having a power vector generator for generating a power vector (Pvec) of wind turbine output power; a mapping unit for establishing relationships (?vec, ?vec) between wind turbine output power and rotational speed and pitch angle on the basis of the power vector (Pvec) and an operational trajectory of the wind turbine; a wind speed estimator for estimating a wind speed (vest); an available power calculator for calculating the available power (Pest) of the wind turbine on the basis of the estimated wind speed (vest) and the established relationships (?vec, ?vec). A method of performing automatic analysis of a wind turbine configuration, a computer program product for carrying out the steps of such a method, and a wind turbine having such an automatic adjustment system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Esbensen, Ramakrishnan Krishna, Frank Scheurich, Michael Stoettrup