Patents by Inventor Juha MANNINEN

Juha MANNINEN 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).

  • Control method for a wind propulsion device on a vessel
    Patent number: 12637189
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind propulsion device arranged on a vessel includes providing pressure information from a first pressure sensor arranged on a surface of the wind propulsion device, estimating pressure distribution on the surface of the wind propulsion device based on the pressure information from the first pressure sensor, providing angular position information of wind propulsion device, estimating apparent wind angle based on the angular position information of wind propulsion device and the estimated pressure distribution on the surface of the wind propulsion device, using the estimated apparent wind angle for determining initial approximation for control parameters, and using the estimated pressure distribution as a feedback in closed-loop control method to optimise the control parameters of the wind propulsion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Norsepower Oy Ltd
    Inventors: Roope Savolainen, Ville Paakkari, Juha Manninen, Jarkko Väinämö
  • A CONTROL METHOD FOR A WIND PROPULSION DEVICE ON A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20230339585
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind propulsion device arranged on a vessel includes providing pressure information from a first pressure sensor arranged on a surface of the wind propulsion device, estimating pressure distribution on the surface of the wind propulsion device based on the pressure information from the first pressure sensor, providing angular position information of wind propulsion device, estimating apparent wind angle based on the angular position information of wind propulsion device and the estimated pressure distribution on the surface of the wind propulsion device, using the estimated apparent wind angle for determining initial approximation for control parameters, and using the estimated pressure distribution as a feedback in closed-loop control method to optimise the control parameters of the wind propulsion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Norsepower Oy Ltd
    Inventors: Roope SAVOLAINEN, Ville PAAKKARI, Juha MANNINEN, Jarkko VÄINÄMÖ