Patents by Inventor Matteo Casazza

Matteo Casazza 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: 9006918
    Abstract: A wind turbine having an electric machine in turn having a stator, and a rotor which rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the stator; the rotor having a number of magnetized modules, and a number of supports for supporting the magnetized modules and arranged about the axis of rotation; and wherein at least two of the supports are parallel connected electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Wilic S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Otto Pabst, Alessandro Fasolo
  • Patent number: 8957555
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotary electric machine having a tubular body, in turn having a cylindrical wall; and a plurality of clips formed integrally with the cylindrical wall and configured so that each pair of facing clips defines a seat for housing an active sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Otto Pabst, Matteo Casazza
  • Patent number: 8937398
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotary electric machine having a rotor, which rotates about a designated axis and has a rotary body; a plurality of permanent magnets fitted to the rotary body; a plurality of cooling channels close to the permanent magnets; and a plurality of heat-conducting bodies, each located partly contacting at least one permanent magnet and partly inside a cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Wilic S.ar.l.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Georg Folie
  • Patent number: 8912680
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine for a wind power turbine for generating electric power has a tubular stator having a plurality of stator segments; a tubular rotor which has a plurality of rotor segments, is located inside the tubular stator, and rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the tubular stator; a sleeve located at least partly inside the tubular rotor and connectable to a supporting frame of the wind power turbine; and a bearing located inside and fixed to the sleeve, and which supports the tubular rotor rotating with respect to the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Emmanuele Gelmini, Matteo Casazza
  • Patent number: 8669685
    Abstract: An electric generator of a wind power turbine has a stator having a cylindrical shell; a number of segments arranged, along the inner face of the cylindrical shell, in a circumferential configuration; and a number of adjustable locking devices located between the segments to press the segments together circumferentially and lock the segments in a given position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Thomas Kassner
  • Publication number: 20140062231
    Abstract: A wind turbine having an electric machine, in turn having a stator, and a rotor which rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the stator; the rotor having a plurality of magnetized modules, and a rotor cylinder which extends circumferentially, rotates about an axis of rotation, and is configured to support the plurality of magnetized modules; and wherein the rotor cylinder is made of nonmagnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Otto Pabst, Alessandro Fasolo
  • Publication number: 20140054897
    Abstract: A fluid-cooled wind turbine has at least one electric machine, in turn having a stator with a stator supporting structure and a plurality of active stator sectors supported by the stator supporting structure, and a rotor which rotates about an axis of rotation and has a rotor supporting structure and a plurality of active rotor sectors supported by the rotor supporting structure; and a cooling system having a cooling circuit extending partly along a plurality of through channels adjacent to at least the active rotor sectors or the active stator sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: WILIC S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Georg Folie, Emmanuele Gelmini
  • Patent number: 8659867
    Abstract: A wind power system having a tower, a nacelle fitted to the tower to rotate about a first axis, a hub fitted to the nacelle to rotate about a second axis, and at least one blade fitted to the hub to rotate about a third axis, and wherein an elastic conducting member is positioned between the blade and the nacelle to connect the blade electrically to the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Wilic S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Schwarz Martin
  • Patent number: 8618689
    Abstract: A wind power turbine configured to generate electric energy, having a supporting structure; a nacelle; a blade assembly rotating with respect to the nacelle; a first and second electric machine having, respectively, a first and second stator, and a first and second rotor substantially coaxial with each other and fitted to the first and second stator to rotate about a first and second axis; and a transmission assembly for connecting the first and second rotor; the transmission assembly being deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventor: Matteo Casazza
  • Publication number: 20130334735
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a wind turbine blade tubular spar, wherein the tubular spar extends along a designated axis, is made of reinforced polymer material having fibers arranged in at least two directions, and a polymer matrix incorporating the fibers, and has two caps and two webs; the method including the steps of: molding and cross-linking at least part of a cap or web in composite material; molding and cross-linking an L-shaped structure, which has two opposite parallel flanges, and at least partly incorporates the previously molded, cross-linked cap or web of composite material; repeating the above steps to mold and cross-link a further L-shaped structure; and joining the two cross-linked, L-shaped structures, with the flanges positioned facing in pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Matteo Verdesca, Amedeo Sabbadin, Philip Baby
  • Publication number: 20130300227
    Abstract: A wind power generator has a nacelle; a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to the nacelle; at least two blades fitted to the hub; an electric machine which is fitted to the nacelle, is bounded by an inner surface extending about the axis of rotation, and has a rotor and a stator; and a cooling system for airflow cooling the electric machine, and which has a deflector body for defining a gap between the deflector body and the electric machine and guiding the airflow into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Otto Pabst, Georg Folie, Matteo Casazza, Paolo Bustreo, Peter Gebhard
  • Patent number: 8541902
    Abstract: A cooling system for cooling an electric generator of a wind power turbine including, in one embodiment: (a) a first heat exchanger fittable to the wind power turbine to release heat, produced by the electric generator, to the outside; (b) a second heat exchanger fittable to the rotor of the electric generator to receive heat from the rotor by thermal conduction, and which rotates about the axis of rotation of the rotor with respect to the first heat exchanger; and (c) a closed circuit extending through the first and second heat exchanger to circulate cooling liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Georg Folie
  • Publication number: 20130234443
    Abstract: An auxiliary unit for a wind power turbine having a nacelle and a rotary electric machine; the auxiliary unit having a frame configured to connect the nacelle of the wind power turbine and defining an auxiliary chamber for housing at least one device for conditioning electric energy produced by the rotary electric machine; and a bridge crane for handling the device inside and outside the auxiliary chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventor: Matteo Casazza
  • Patent number: 8492919
    Abstract: A wind power generator has a nacelle; a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to the nacelle; at least two blades fitted to the hub; an electric machine which is fitted to the nacelle, is bounded by an inner surface extending about the axis of rotation, and has a rotor and a stator; and a cooling system for airflow cooling the electric machine, and which has a deflector body for defining a gap between the deflector body and the electric machine and guiding the airflow into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Otto Pabst, Georg Folie, Matteo Casazza, Paolo Bustreo, Peter Gebhard
  • Publication number: 20130136594
    Abstract: A wind turbine is provided with a rotor rotatable about a rotor axis and having a plurality of blades rotatably fitted to a hub about a blade axis and a plurality of pitch actuators configured to adjust the pitch angles of the blades; a brake controlled by a brake actuator configured to arrest the rotor; a rotating electric machine connected to the rotor; an inverter configured to control the rotating electric machine; and a control system including a plurality of image reflection measuring devices configured to detect the deformations of each blade and configured to emit control signals configured to selectively control at least one of pitch actuators; the brake actuator; and the inverter as a function of the deformations retrieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Amedeo Sabbadin, Gunther Stockner
  • Publication number: 20130062975
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotary electric machine having a tubular body, in turn having a cylindrical wall; and a plurality of clips formed integrally with the cylindrical wall and configured so that each pair of facing clips defines a seat for housing an active sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Otto Pabst, Matteo Casazza
  • Publication number: 20120248781
    Abstract: A wind turbine having an electric machine in turn having a stator, and a rotor which rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the stator; the rotor having a number of magnetized modules, and a number of supports for supporting the magnetized modules and arranged about the axis of rotation; and wherein at least two of the supports are parallel connected electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Otto Pabst, Alessandro Fasolo
  • Publication number: 20120248780
    Abstract: A wind turbine rotary electric machine having a rotor, which rotates about a designated axis and has a rotary body; a plurality of permanent magnets fitted to the rotary body; a plurality of cooling channels close to the permanent magnets; and a plurality of heat-conducting bodies, each located partly contacting at least one permanent magnet and partly inside a cooling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Georg Folie
  • Patent number: 8272822
    Abstract: A packing for wind power turbine blades having at least one inflatable annular structure, which in turn has a flat outer supporting wall, and inner clamping walls for clamping a blade in a designated position with respect to the outer supporting wall. A method of packing wind power turbine blades which includes applying at least one inflatable annular structure about a blade, and causing the at least one inflatable annular structure to inflate to distend at least one outer supporting wall and at least one inner clamping wall to clamp the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L.
    Inventor: Matteo Casazza
  • Publication number: 20120162850
    Abstract: A wind power system having a tower, a nacelle fitted to the tower to rotate about a first axis, a hub fitted to the nacelle to rotate about a second axis, and at least one blade fitted to the hub to rotate about a third axis, and wherein an elastic conducting member is positioned between the blade and the nacelle to connect the blade electrically to the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: WILIC S.AR.L.
    Inventors: Matteo Casazza, Martin Schwarz