Patents by Inventor Hans Kristian Bjørn

Hans Kristian Bjørn 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: 11525433
    Abstract: Regulating a power ramp rate of a wind park at a point of common coupling (PCC) between the wind park and a utility grid. The method comprises receiving a power reference for the wind park; determining the power ramp rate of the wind park as a function of the power output of each individual wind turbine in the park, wherein the power ramp rate of the wind park is based on the power ramp rates of the individual wind turbines and determining a corresponding plurality of power set-points for each wind turbine based on the power ramp rates and power reference. The corresponding plurality of power set-points is dispatched to the plurality of wind turbines for regulating the power ramp rate of the wind park in dependency of the power ramp rates of the plurality of wind turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Hans Kristian Bjørn, Jan Vestergaard Knudsen, Sanka Saibabu
  • Patent number: 11025064
    Abstract: A wind power plant system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators each having a corresponding generator controller, and a power plant controller for controlling the power generated by the wind power plant system; wherein at least some of the plurality of generator controllers are each configured to: generate a model that indicates the thermal capacity of one or more components of the wind turbine generator, determine power capacity data from the model, said data relating to: at least one reactive power supply level and a corresponding time limit for which that reactive power supply level may be maintained, and transmit to the power plant controller the determined power capacity data, wherein the power plant controller is operable to receive the power capacity data from the plurality of generator controllers and to transmit respective power references to the plurality of generator controllers to control the power generated by the wind power plant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Ciprian Biris, Manoj Gupta, Henrik Møller, Kouroush Nayebi, Janakiraman Sivasankaran, Mu Wei, Hans Kristian Bjørn
  • Publication number: 20200340449
    Abstract: Regulating a power ramp rate of a wind park at a point of common coupling (PCC) between the wind park and a utility grid. The method comprises receiving a power reference for the wind park; determining the power ramp rate of the wind park as a function of the power output of each individual wind turbine in the park, wherein the power ramp rate of the wind park is based on the power ramp rates of the individual wind turbines and determining a corresponding plurality of power set-points for each wind turbine based on the power ramp rates and power reference. The corresponding plurality of power set-points is dispatched to the plurality of wind turbines for regulating the power ramp rate of the wind park in dependency of the power ramp rates of the plurality of wind turbines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Hans Kristian BJØRN, Jan Vestergaard KNUDSEN, Sanka SAIBABU
  • Publication number: 20200076193
    Abstract: A wind power plant system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators each having a corresponding generator controller, and a power plant controller for controlling the power generated by the wind power plant system; wherein at least some of the plurality of generator controllers are each configured to: generate a model that indicates the thermal capacity of one or more components of the wind turbine generator, determine power capacity data from the model, said data relating to: at least one reactive power supply level and a corresponding time limit for which that reactive power supply level may be maintained, and transmit to the power plant controller the determined power capacity data, wherein the power plant controller is operable to receive the power capacity data from the plurality of generator controllers and to transmit respective power references to the plurality of generator controllers to control the power generated by the wind power plant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ciprian BIRIS, Manoj GUPTA, Henrik MØLLER, Kouroush NAYEBI, Janakiraman SIVASANKARAN, Mu WEI, Hans Kristian BJØRN
  • Publication number: 20190226454
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and wind power plant are disclosed for controlling power production of the wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators. The method comprises defining, based on received wind information, a wind wake zone comprising one or more first wind turbine generators of the plurality of wind turbine generators. The method further comprises increasing a reactive power production of at least one of the one or more first wind turbine generators of the wind wake zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hans Kristian BJØRN, Torben Werge MØLLER
  • Patent number: 9091248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a nacelle, the nacelle having a substantially longitudinal extension, a height extension and a width extension, comprising a front end, a rear end, a bottom part, a top part and side parts, and being adapted to house a number of wind turbine components, which wind turbine components are supported by an internal support structure, the support structure comprising at least a main foundation which is positioned at the front end of the nacelle, and a rear frame which is connected to the main foundation at one end and extends from the main foundation towards the rear end of the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Peter Haakon Á Porta, Yu Phu Du Tran, Hans Kristian Bjørn, Steffen Henrik Madsen, Erik Markussen
  • Publication number: 20120230836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a nacelle, the nacelle having a substantially longitudinal extension, a height extension and a width extension, comprising a front end, a rear end, a bottom part, a top part and side parts, and being adapted to house a number of wind turbine components, which wind turbine components are supported by an internal support structure, the support structure comprising at least a main foundation which is positioned at the front end of the nacelle, and a rear frame which is connected to the main foundation at one end and extends from the main foundation towards the rear end of the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Peter Haakon A Porta, (Yu) Phu Du Tran, Hans Kristian Bjørn, Steffen Henrik Madsen, Erik Markussen