Patents by Inventor Morten Hartvig Hansen

Morten Hartvig Hansen 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: 20220389905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for tracking the motion of a blade of a wind turbine. One embodiment relates to a blade motion tracking system for installation on a wind turbine blade, where the wind turbine blade comprises a blade root and a blade tip. The system comprises at least one light module comprising at least a first light source, preferably adapted to emit light in the direction of the blade root. An optical measuring device is provided, preferably located at the blade root, adapted to receive light emitted from the first light source(s). The optical measuring device is preferably a position sensitive detector identifying the position of the first light source relative to the position sensitive detector. A single light source located at the tip of the blade, close to the tip of the or towards the tip of the blade, is sufficient to measure deflection of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Syddansk Universitet
    Inventors: Morten Hartvig Hansen, René Lynge Eriksen
  • Patent number: 8419363
    Abstract: A deformable trailing edge section (3) of a wind turbine blade (1), at least part of said section (3) being formed in a deformable material. The blade section (3) comprises one or more cavities (5) being in connection with or connectable to a fluid source in a way that allows fluid to stream from the fluid source to the cavity or cavities (5), so that the shape of the deformable trailing edge section (3) and thereby the camber of the blade cross-section (3) is changeable by the pressure of fluid in the cavity or cavities (5) with insignificant changes of the thickness and chord wise length of the deformable trailing edge section. Furthermore a wind turbine blade (1) is described, having at least one of such trailing edge section (s) (3) and to a system (11) for mounting a blade section (3) on a main blade (2) of a wind turbine. In addition a method of manufacturing a deformable trailing edge section (3) of a wind turbine blade (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
    Inventors: Helge Aagaard Madsen, Flemming Rasmussen, Thomas Buhl, Morten Hartvig Hansen, Dan Christian Bak, Mac Gaunaa, Peter Bjørn Andersen
  • Patent number: 7723900
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical wave device which may be used for movement of a mechanical member, e.g. by friction, a motor comprising one or more wave devices, and a method of providing the electro-mechanical wave device. The electro-mechanical wave device comprises a substrate comprising a plurality of conductors, and a plurality of actuators positioned on the substrate for generation of mechanical waves along a predetermined propagation path, each of the actuators being connected to a respective set of the conductors of the substrate for reception of an excitation signal transmitted by the set of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: PCB Motor APS
    Inventors: Henning Ellesgaard, Elvind Johansen, Tom Olesen, Henrik Andersen, Morten Hartvig Hansen
  • Publication number: 20090290982
    Abstract: A deformable trailing edge section (3) of a wind turbine blade (1), at least part of said section (3) being formed in a deformable material. The blade section (3) comprises one or more cavities (5) being in connection with or connectable to a fluid source in a way that allows fluid to stream from the fluid source to the cavity or cavities (5), so that the shape of the deformable trailing edge section (3) and thereby the camber of the blade cross-section (3) is changeable by the pressure of fluid in the cavity or cavities (5) with insignificant changes of the thickness and chord wise length of the deformable trailing edge section. Furthermore a wind turbine blade (1) is described, having at least one of such trailing edge section (s) (3) and to a system (11) for mounting a blade section (3) on a main blade (2) of a wind turbine. In addition a method of manufacturing a deformable trailing edge section (3) of a wind turbine blade (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Helge Aagaard Madsen, Flemming Rasmussen, Thomas Buhl, Morten Hartvig Hansen, Dan Christian Bak, Mac Gaunaa, Peter Bjørn Andersen
  • Publication number: 20080309193
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical wave device which may be used for movement of a mechanical member, e.g. by friction, a motor comprising one or more wave devices, and a method of providing the electro-mechanical wave device. The electro-mechanical wave device comprises a substrate comprising a plurality of conductors, and a plurality of actuators positioned on the substrate for generation of mechanical waves along a predetermined propagation path, each of the actuators being connected to a respective set of the conductors of the substrate for reception of an excitation signal transmitted by the set of conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Henning Ellesgaard, Elvind Johansen, Tom Olesen, Henrik Andersen, Morten Hartvig Hansen