Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Booth
Kenneth A. Booth 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).
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Patent number: 9689376Abstract: A sealing arrangement includes an interface seal part arranged between a stationary element of a wind turbine and a rotary element of the wind turbine. The interface seal part is arranged to establish a seal between an interior of the stationary element and an exterior environment. Also a brake disc is realized to accommodate at least a portion of an interface seal part of such a sealing arrangement. Also described is a wind turbine which includes the sealing arrangement and the brake disc.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Thorkil Munk-Hansen, Jacob Blach Nielsen
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Patent number: 9627949Abstract: A method of vertically assembling a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes A rotor part is arranged on a horizontal assembly which supports components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure; a stator part is arranged in the rotor part; and the stator part is joined to the rotor part. An assembly arrangement for a vertical assembly of a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The assembly arrangement includes a horizontal assembly support for supporting components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Rune Nielsen
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Patent number: 9407123Abstract: A generator, particularly for a wind turbine, having a rotor and a stator is provided. The rotor includes at least one disc-like shaped rotor end plate supporting the rotor and the stator includes at least one disc-like shaped stator end plate supporting the stator, wherein the at least one rotor end plate and/or the at least one stator end plate at least partially extends tilted relative to the center axis of the generator.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Jacob Blach Nielsen
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Patent number: 9379583Abstract: A magnet assembly is disclosed. The magnet assembly includes a base element and a magnet attached to a first surface of the base element. A second surface of the base element opposite to the first surface of the base element includes a contour, which is adapted to engage with a complementary contour of a support structure of a rotor arrangement. It is further described a method for engaging a magnet assembly to a support structure of a rotor arrangement, a rotor arrangement for an electromechanical transducer, an electromechanical transducer and a wind turbine.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: James Kenneth Booth
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Patent number: 9048711Abstract: A field structure of an electrical machine includes a plurality of field slots. Each field slot extends from a first surface of the field structure into the body of the field structure. Each filed slot also has a T-shaped cross-sectional area dimensioned to accommodate a magnet pole assembly comprising a corresponding cross-sectional area.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Bo Nedergaard Jacobsen, Rune Nielsen
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Patent number: 8841791Abstract: An access means for providing access to components within a stationary housing arrangement of an electrical machine with a stationary part and a rotatable part includes an arrangement of permanent fixtures arranged on the stationary housing arrangement of the electrical machine. Further, an electrical machine with a stationary part and a rotatable part is provided, which electrical machine includes such an access means arranged in a stationary housing arrangement of the electrical machine. Also, a wind turbine with such an electrical machine is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: James Kenneth Booth
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Patent number: 8648511Abstract: A magnetic component part for a rotor assembly of an electromechanical transducer is provided. The magnetic component part includes a base element having a first side and an opposing second side, a permanent magnet, attached to the base element at the first side, and a mounting structure fixed to the base element at the second side and adapted to be mechanically connected to a support structure of the rotor assembly. The permanent magnet is located in an offset position with respect to a central axis of the mounting structure, which central axis extends from the mounting structure through the second side to the first side. A rotor assembly, an electromechanical transducer and a wind turbine, which are all equipped with at least four magnetic component parts are also provided as well as a method for manufacturing a rotor assembly including at least four magnetic component parts.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Soeren Gundtoft
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Publication number: 20130305521Abstract: A method of vertically assembling a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes A rotor part is arranged on a horizontal assembly which supports components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure; a stator part is arranged in the rotor part; and the stator part is joined to the rotor part. An assembly arrangement for a vertical assembly of a generator of a wind turbine is provided. The assembly arrangement includes a horizontal assembly support for supporting components of the generator such that a rotational axis of a component is essentially vertical during assembly, and the assembly support is configured to allow access to an interior of a generator component during the assembly procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: James Kenneth Booth, Rune Nielsen
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Patent number: 8575776Abstract: A wind turbine with a generator includes a rotor with permanent magnets and a stator with stator coils mounted on a stator support structure. The stator support structure includes a base structure on which circular connection structures are mounted with their inner perimeter, whereby a stator base structure is connected to the outer perimeter of the circular connection structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Jacob Blach Nielsen, Henrik Stiesdal
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Publication number: 20130241365Abstract: A generator, particularly for a wind turbine, having a rotor and a stator is provided. The rotor includes at least one disc-like shaped rotor end plate supporting the rotor and the stator includes at least one disc-like shaped stator end plate supporting the stator, wherein the at least one rotor end plate and/or the at least one stator end plate at least partially extends tilted relative to the centre axis of the generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Jacob Blach Nielsen
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Publication number: 20130149156Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wind turbine is provided. The sealing arrangement includes an interface seal part arranged between a stationary element of the wind turbine and a rotary element of the wind turbine, which interface seal part is arranged to establish a seal between an interior of the stationary element and an exterior environment. Also disclosed is a brake disc for a wind turbine. The brake disc is realized to accommodate at least a portion of an interface seal part of such a sealing arrangement. Also described is a wind turbine which includes the sealing arrangement and the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: JAMES KENNETH BOOTH, THORKIL MUNK-HANSEN, JACOB BLACH NIELSEN
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Patent number: 8456418Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest includes a first reflective element extending along a first side of the region of interest and reflecting light towards the region of interest. A second reflective element extends along a second side of the region of interest and reflects light towards the region of interest. The second side is joined to the first side to define a first corner. A non-reflective region generally in the plane of at least one of the first and second reflective elements is adjacent the first corner. At least one imaging device captures images of the region of interest including reflections from the first and second reflective elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Chi Man Charles Ung, David Kenneth Booth, Stephen Worthington, Mark Andrew Fletcher, Roberto A. L. Sirotich
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Publication number: 20130033142Abstract: A field structure of an electrical machine includes a plurality of field slots. Each field slot extends from a first surface of the field structure into the body of the field structure. Each filed slot also has a T-shaped cross-sectional area dimensioned to accommodate a magnet pole assembly comprising a corresponding cross-sectional area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Bo Nedergaard Jacobsen, Rune Nielsen
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Publication number: 20120286520Abstract: A magnet assembly includes a base element and a magnet attached to a first surface of the base element. A second surface of the base element opposite to the first surface of the base element includes a contour, which is adapted to engage with a complementary contour of a support structure of a rotor arrangement. In an example embodiment, the contour and/or the complementary contour is funned in a dove tail manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventor: James Kenneth Booth
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Publication number: 20120274765Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest comprises a first reflective element extending along a first side of the region of interest and reflecting light towards the region of interest. The first reflective element comprises at least two generally parallel bands thereon, the bands at least comprising a retro-reflective band and a reflective band. A second reflective element extends along a second side of the region of interest and reflects light towards the region of interest, the second side being joined to the first side to define a first corner. The second reflecting element comprises at least two generally parallel bands thereon, the bands at least comprising a retro-reflective band and a reflective band. At least one imaging device captures images of the region of interest including reflections from the reflective and retro-reflective bands of the first and second reflective elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Chi Man Charles Ung, David Kenneth Booth, Stephen Worthington, Roberto A.L. Sirotich, Mark Andrew Fletcher, Holly Wytrykush
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Publication number: 20120263602Abstract: An access means for providing access to components within a stationary housing arrangement of an electrical machine with a stationary part and a rotatable part includes an arrangement of permanent fixtures arranged on the stationary housing arrangement of the electrical machine. Further, an electrical machine with a stationary part and a rotatable part is provided, which electrical machine includes such an access means arranged in a stationary housing arrangement of the electrical machine. Also, a wind turbine with such an electrical machine is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventor: James Kenneth BOOTH
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Patent number: 8274496Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pointer includes a waveguide and a touch surface over the waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made. At least one reflecting device extends along a first side of the waveguide and touch surface. The reflecting device defines an optical path between the interior of the waveguide and the region of interest above the touch surface. At least one imaging device looks across the touch surface and into the waveguide. The imaging device captures images of the region of interest and within the waveguide including reflections from the reflecting device.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Chi Man Charles Ung, David Kenneth Booth, Roberto A. L. Sirotich
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Publication number: 20120217752Abstract: A wind turbine with a generator includes a rotor with permanent magnets and a stator with stator coils mounted on a stator support structure. The stator support structure includes a base structure on which circular connection structures are mounted with their inner perimeter, whereby a stator base structure is connected to the outer perimeter of the circular connection structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: James Kenneth BOOTH, Uffe ERIKSEN, Jacob Blach NIELSEN, Henrik STIESDAL
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Patent number: 8242644Abstract: In one aspect, an arrangement for cooling of an electrical machine is provided. The arrangement includes a rotor and a stator of the electrical machine, while an air-gap is between the rotor and the stator. The electrical machine includes an air-cooling-arrangement, which circulates air inside the electrical machine. The electrical machine includes a liquid-cooling-arrangement, which circulates cooling-liquid inside the electrical machine. The air-cooling arrangement and the liquid-cooling-arrangement are connected by an air-to-liquid heat-exchanger, which is applied to transport heat out from the electrical machine by the cooling-liquid.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Soeren Gundtoft, Jacob Blach Nielsen
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Patent number: 8198764Abstract: An air-gap is between a rotor and a stator. The stator comprises a number of stacked laminate-plates. The laminate-plates are positioned and fixed by a structural support and by end-plates in relation to a central-part of the stator to achieve the air-gap. A cavity is formed by the end-plates, the central-part of the stator, the air-gap and an internal surface of the rotor. An air-cooling arrangement is arranged and used to circulate a gaseous medium for cooling purposes inside the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: James Kenneth Booth, Uffe Eriksen, Soeren Gundtoft, Jacob Blach Nielsen