Patents by Inventor Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen

Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen 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).

  • Wind turbine with a load controller
    Patent number: 9970413
    Abstract: The invention provides a wind turbine, a control system for a wind turbine and a method for controlling a wind turbine where asymmetry in load on the rotor is compensated by individual pitching by comparing a load distribution over the rotor plane with a threshold value. To avoid unnecessary compensation, the threshold value is adjusted based on a loading of the wind turbine or based on climate conditions under which the turbine operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Ali Zaib, Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen
  • Wind turbine control
    Patent number: 9803621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, apparatus and computer program products for controlling a wind turbine that comprises a nacelle and one or more turbine blades to reduce or prevent edgewise vibrations building up on the one or more turbine blades. It is identified 202 whether the nacelle is unable to yaw to an upwind position and initiating a corrective action 203 to prevent edgewise vibrations building up on the one or more turbine blades if the nacelle is unable to yaw to an upwind position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen, Paw Rosenvard, David Steele
  • WIND TURBINE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150139797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, apparatus and computer program products for controlling a wind turbine that comprises a nacelle and one or more turbine blades to reduce or prevent edgewise vibrations building up on the one or more turbine blades. It is identified 202 whether the nacelle is unable to yaw to an upwind position and initiating a corrective action 203 to prevent edgewise vibrations building up on the one or more turbine blades if the nacelle is unable to yaw to an upwind position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen, Paw Rosenvard, David Steele
  • WIND TURBINE WITH A LOAD CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20150132128
    Abstract: The invention provides a wind turbine, a control system for a wind turbine and a method for controlling a wind turbine where asymmetry in load on the rotor is compensated by individual pitching by comparing a load distribution over the rotor plane with a threshold value. To avoid unnecessary compensation, the threshold value is adjusted based on a loading of the wind turbine or based on climate conditions under which the turbine operates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Ali Zaib, Kenneth Tougaard Simonsen