Patents by Inventor Morten Hedegaard Petersen

Morten Hedegaard Petersen 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: 11629703
    Abstract: A nacelle of a wind turbine generator comprising: a base frame (10) that is separate from and which supports a main bearing housing (12), in use, the base frame (10) being configured to connect with a lower portion of the main bearing housing (12); and a nacelle structure (8) that is separate from and which is connected to the base frame (10) at a first connection, wherein that nacelle structure (8) extends away from the base frame (10) and defines at least in part an interior nacelle volume; characterised in that the nacelle structure (8) is connected to the main bearing housing (12) by way of a second connection at a point arranged above a plane of a rotor axis of the main bearing housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Joël Saraiva Nunes, Morten Hedegaard Petersen, Thomas Astrup
  • Publication number: 20210270250
    Abstract: A nacelle of a wind turbine generator comprising: a base frame (10) that is separate from and which supports a main bearing housing (12), in use, the base frame (10) being configured to connect with a lower portion of the main bearing housing (12); and a nacelle structure (8) that is separate from and which is connected to the base frame (10) at a first connection, wherein that nacelle structure (8) extends away from the base frame (10) and defines at least in part an interior nacelle volume; characterised in that the nacelle structure (8) is connected to the main bearing housing (12) by way of a second connection at a point arranged above a plane of a rotor axis of the main bearing housing (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Joël Saraiva Nunes, Morten Hedegaard Petersen, Thomas Astrup
  • Patent number: 10788019
    Abstract: The application relates to a liquid containment assembly (200) for a wind turbine (10), comprising: a support (202) for supporting wind turbine equipment (220); and a flexible container (300) suspended beneath the support (202). The flexible container (300) is arranged such that it is moveable between a collapsed position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a first depth (D1), and an expanded position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a second depth (D2), the second depth being greater than the first depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Morten Hedegaard Petersen, Steffen Hougaard, Erland Falk Hansen, Rasmus Dejgaard Jensen
  • Publication number: 20190127969
    Abstract: A nacelle of a wind turbine, the nacelle comprising a rear frame structure (1) comprising a plurality of truss members (2), and a plurality of pivot joints (3). Each pivot joint (3) interconnects ends of at least two truss members (2), thereby forming a truss structure with the pivot joints (3) arranged in node points of the truss structure. At least some of the pivot joints (3) are adjustable in such a manner that an angle between two truss members (2) being interconnected via a pivot joint (3) is adjustable by means of the pivot joint (3). Nacelles of varying dimensions can be provided using a limited number of basis components in the form of truss members (2) and pivot joints (3). The pivot joints (3) are moment neutral, and therefore bending moments are not introduced into the truss members (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Morten Hedegaard Petersen, Anders Haslund Liingaard, Christian Bovenkamp, Kristoffer Isbak Thomsen
  • Publication number: 20180245572
    Abstract: The application relates to a liquid containment assembly (200) for a wind turbine (10), comprising: a support (202) for supporting wind turbine equipment (220); and a flexible container (300) suspended beneath the support (202). The flexible container (300) is arranged such that it is moveable between a collapsed position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a first depth (D1), and an expanded position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a second depth (D2), the second depth being greater than the first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Morten Hedegaard Petersen, Steffen Hougaard, Erland Falk Hansen, Rasmus Dejgaard Jensen