Patents by Inventor Mohan Kumar Lakshminarayana

Mohan Kumar Lakshminarayana 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).

  • Pitch assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade
    Patent number: 9970414
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a pitch assembly for coupling a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine. In one embodiment, the pitch assembly includes a first pitch bearing having a first outer race and a first inner race rotatable relative to the first outer race via a first set of rolling elements, a second pitch bearing having a second outer race and a second inner race rotatable relative to the second outer race via a second set of rolling elements, and at least one spacer configured axially between and contacting the first and second pitch bearings. Further, at least a portion of the first pitch bearing and at least a portion of the second pitch bearing are axially aligned between the rotatable hub and the rotor blade in a generally span-wise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Biju Nanukuttan, Rajanikanth Reddy Dasari, Dhanesh Chandrashekar Pathuvoth, Srikanth Samudrala, Mohan Kumar Lakshminarayana
  • PITCH ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20170002795
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a pitch assembly for coupling a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine. In one embodiment, the pitch assembly includes a first pitch bearing having a first outer race and a first inner race rotatable relative to the first outer race via a first set of rolling elements, a second pitch bearing having a second outer race and a second inner race rotatable relative to the second outer race via a second set of rolling elements, and at least one spacer configured axially between and contacting the first and second pitch bearings. Further, at least a portion of the first pitch bearing and at least a portion of the second pitch bearing are axially aligned between the rotatable hub and the rotor blade in a generally span-wise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Biju Nanukuttan, Rajanikanth Reddy Dasari, Dhanesh Chandrashekar Pathuvoth, Srikanth Samudrala, Mohan Kumar Lakshminarayana