Patents by Inventor Karl Aarhus

Karl Aarhus 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: 9169824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine with internal transport devices which comprises: a power train including a generator (41) located in front of the rotor (15) and actuated directly by said rotor (15), a tower (11) and a supporting structure (13) mounted on the tower (11); the rotor (15), which is supported by a main non-rotating shaft (29) connected to the supporting structure (13) by means of at least one bearing, comprising a hub (17) and at least one blade; the generator rotor (45) being rigidly connected to the rotor hub (17) and the generator stator (43) being rigidly connected to the main shaft (29), the main shaft (29) being a hollow shaft which includes one or more transport devices, such as a device (61) for transporting hanging loads or a carriage (71) for making it easier to replace parts of the generator and/or to transport persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L.
    Inventor: Karl Aarhus
  • Patent number: 8337161
    Abstract: A blade root extender for a wind turbine assembled between the blade root and a hub fixed to the wind turbine's nacelle. The extender is made up of a hollow, corrugated cylinder and one or two terminal flanges with holes for some preloaded stud bolts that apply pressure to the blade root extender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventor: Karl Aarhus
  • Publication number: 20120228880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine with internal transport devices which comprises: a power train including a generator (41) located in front of the rotor (15) and actuated directly by said rotor (15), a tower (11) and a supporting structure (13) mounted on the tower (11); the rotor (15), which is supported by a main non-rotating shaft (29) connected to the supporting structure (13) by means of at least one bearing, comprising a hub (17) and at least one blade; the generator rotor (45) being rigidly connected to the rotor hub (17) and the generator stator (43) being rigidly connected to the main shaft (29), the main shaft (29) being a hollow shaft which includes one or more transport devices, such as a device (61) for transporting hanging loads or a carriage (71) for making it easier to replace parts of the generator and/or to transport persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L.
    Inventor: Karl Aarhus
  • Patent number: 8206111
    Abstract: Wind turbine having a rotor, a nacelle frame (13) housing with electrical generation means coupled to the rotor hub (11), braking means and control means of the drive train rotational position, the nacelle frame (13) and the rotor hub (11) having an arrangement for preventing the rotor hub (11) rotation when certain maintenance or assembly activities should be carried out, the arrangement including at least one sliding pin (21) in the nacelle (13), first actuating means (31) for pushing/pulling it axially into/from at least one corresponding hole (23) in the rotor hub (11) and means for allowing vertical and lateral adjustment displacements of the sliding pin (21) so that it can remain concentrically aligned with the hole (23) when it is inserted into it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Karl Aarhus, Javier Cerrada Garate
  • Patent number: 7748547
    Abstract: A movable independent crane system for moving or replacing components during maintenance operations and for mounting wind generators, including an auxiliary portal crane providing a portal structure designed to be movable around a pod about a rotation shaft. The mobile independent crane system includes raising devices being part of the crane system and designed to allow self-raising of the crane system because the mobile independent crane system is anchored to the pod through an anchoring unit and because the mobile independent crane system is designed to operate over the pod and outside the pod sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Llorente González, Jesus Zaldua Lasa, Michael Friedrich, Karl Aarhus
  • Publication number: 20100098552
    Abstract: The field of the invention is a blade root extender for a wind turbine assembled between the blade root and a hub fixed to the wind turbine's nacelle. The extender is made up of a hollow, corrugated cylinder, one or two terminal flanges with holes for some preloaded stud bolts that apply pressure to the blade root extender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Karl AARHUS
  • Publication number: 20100021299
    Abstract: Wind turbine comprising a rotor, a nacelle frame (13) housing with electrical generation means coupled to the rotor hub (11), braking means and control means of the drive train rotational position, the nacelle frame (13) and the rotor hub (11) having an arrangement for preventing the rotor hub (11) rotation when certain maintenance or assembly activities should be carried out, said arrangement including at least one sliding pin (21) in the nacelle (13), first actuating means (31) for pushing/pulling it axially into/from at least one corresponding hole (23) in the rotor hub (11) and means for allowing vertical and lateral adjustment displacements of said sliding pin (21) so that it can remain concentrically aligned with said hole (23) when it is inserted into it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY S.L.
    Inventors: Karl Aarhus, Javier Cerrada Garate