Patents by Inventor Laia ESTEBAN

Laia ESTEBAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125301
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to drive train assemblies for a wind turbine. These assemblies may comprise a rotor hub and a generator module. The generator module comprises a generator stator, and a stationary frame for supporting the generator stator. The generator further comprises a generator rotor, a shaft for supporting the generator rotor, and a bearing assembly for rotatably mounting the shaft on the stationary frame. The shaft is removably connected to the generator rotor, and the bearing assembly comprises a front bearing and a rear bearing. An upwind end of the generator module is attached to a downwind end of the rotor hub. The present disclosure further relates to wind turbines including such wind turbine assemblies and to methods for assembling drive train assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jaco NIES, Laia ESTEBAN SOLER, Francesco MACCARANA, Thomas DROTS, Josep Bosch-Collado
  • Publication number: 20160258415
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention provides a hub to be mounted on a wind turbine having a frame to be surrounded by the hub. The hub comprises a front bearing seat and a rear bearing seat for rotatably mounting the hub on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub. The hub further comprises a plurality of beams connecting the front bearing seat and the rear bearing seat. In a second aspect, the invention provides a wind turbine comprising a hub according to the first aspect of the invention and a frame surrounded by the hub. The hub is rotatably mounted on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ricardo LÁZARO, Laia ESTEBAN
  • Publication number: 20150167634
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention provides a hub to be mounted on a wind turbine having a frame to be surrounded by the hub. The hub comprises a front bearing seat and a rear bearing seat for rotatably mounting the hub on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub. The hub further comprises a plurality of beams connecting the front bearing seat and the rear bearing seat. In a second aspect, the invention provides a wind turbine comprising a hub according to the first aspect of the invention and a frame surrounded by the hub. The hub is rotatably mounted on the frame through respective front and rear bearings, in such a way that the frame is provided at least partially internally of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Ricardo LÁZARO, Laia ESTEBAN