Patents by Inventor Hugo De Carlos Alegre

Hugo De Carlos Alegre 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: 11560877
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine including: a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, an electrical generator housed in the nacelle, a wind rotor rotatably coupled to the nacelle for rotating about a rotational axis and having at least one rotatable blade, two rotating shafts for connecting the wind rotor to the electrical generator, a shaft connector for rigidly connecting the two rotating shafts. The shaft connector includes: a hollow body, at least an inner flange protruding from the hollow body towards an axis of rotation of the shaft connector, the inner flange being connectable to one of the two rotating shafts, at least one hole provided on the hollow body for accessing the inner flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Juan Albizua Macua, Hugo De Carlos Alegre, Mickaël Durand, Roberto Repiso Barrera
  • Patent number: 11466730
    Abstract: A drive train for an electric machine is provided. The drive train includes a shaft. The shaft has a front end and a rear end and which is supported in a housing via a front bearing and a rear bearing, wherein the front bearing including a front bearing outer ring and a front bearing inner ring, and the rear bearing including a rear bearing outer ring and a rear bearing inner ring). The drive train includes a first cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal a rear side of the front bearing, wherein the first cover is mounted to the housing by an auxiliary support which connects the first cover to the housing, a second cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal a front side of the rear bearing, a third cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal the rear bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Juan Albizua Macua, Hugo De Carlos Alegre, Mickaël Durand, Pedro Irigoyen Escorza, Roberto Repiso Barrera
  • Publication number: 20210164517
    Abstract: A drive train for an electric machine is provided. The drive train includes a shaft. The shaft has a front end and a rear end and which is supported in a housing via a front bearing and a rear bearing, wherein the front bearing including a front bearing outer ring and a front bearing inner ring, and the rear bearing including a rear bearing outer ring and a rear bearing inner ring). The drive train includes a first cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal a rear side of the front bearing, wherein the first cover is mounted to the housing by an auxiliary support which connects the first cover to the housing, a second cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal a front side of the rear bearing, a third cover mounted to the housing and being configured to seal the rear bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Juan Albizua Macua, Hugo De Carlos Alegre, Mickaël Durand, Pedro Irigoyen Escorza, Roberto Repiso Barrera
  • Publication number: 20200318617
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine including: a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, an electrical generator housed in the nacelle, a wind rotor rotatably coupled to the nacelle for rotating about a rotational axis and having at least one rotatable blade, two rotating shafts for connecting the wind rotor to the electrical generator, a shaft connector for rigidly connecting the two rotating shafts. The shaft connector includes: a hollow body, at least an inner flange protruding from the hollow body towards an axis of rotation of the shaft connector, the inner flange being connectable to one of the two rotating shafts, at least one hole provided on the hollow body for accessing the inner flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Juan Albizua Macua, Hugo De Carlos Alegre, Mickaël Durand, Roberto Repiso Barrera
  • Publication number: 20200166021
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing assembly of a wind turbine, the bearing assembly including a front bearing for a rotor shaft, a rear bearing for the rotor shaft, and a plurality of bearing connectors arranged between the front bearing and the rear bearing, wherein one end of a bearing connector is secured to the front bearing, and the other end of the bearing connector is secured to the rear bearing. Also provided is a wind turbine, and a method of designing a bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Juan Albizua Macua, Hugo De Carlos Alegre, Joseba Erdoiza Lejarreta, Roberto Repiso Barrera