Patents by Inventor Hendrikus J. T. Kooijman

Hendrikus J. T. Kooijman 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 apparatus for controlling acoustic emissions of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8215907
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for monitoring an acoustic emission of a wind turbine that includes a rotor blade. The apparatus includes at least one sensor operatively coupled to the wind turbine. The sensor is configured to detect an atmospheric condition. A control system is communicatively coupled to the sensor, and configured to control operation of the wind turbine to adjust the acoustic emission of the wind turbine based on the atmospheric condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hendrikus J. T. Kooijman, Andreas Petersen, Markus Koschinsky
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20100143119
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for monitoring an acoustic emission of a wind turbine that includes a rotor blade. The apparatus includes at least one sensor operatively coupled to the wind turbine. The sensor is configured to detect an atmospheric condition. A control system is communicatively coupled to the sensor, and configured to control operation of the wind turbine to adjust the acoustic emission of the wind turbine based on the atmospheric condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Hendrikus J.T. Kooijman, Andreas Petersen, Markus Koschinsky