Patents by Inventor Neils Chris Schmitt

Neils Chris Schmitt 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).

  • Remote wind turbine inspection using image recognition with mobile technology
    Patent number: 10440504
    Abstract: Systems and methods of inspecting a wind turbine system are provided. In particular, a user device located proximate a wind turbine can obtain location data and component data associated with one or more components of the wind turbine. The component data can be associated with the location data. Maintenance data can then be determined based at least in part on the location data and the component data. The maintenance data can be associated with one or more repair procedures for the one or more components. The maintenance data can then be provided for display by the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raymond Francis Rose, Jr., Neils Chris Schmitt, Quinn Schneller
  • System and method for operating a wind turbine
    Patent number: 9822762
    Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a system and method for operating a wind turbine. The method includes determining an actual operating time for one or more wind turbine components at multiple power levels; determining a corresponding wind condition for each of the operating times at each power level; estimating a loading condition acting on the one or more wind turbine components at the multiple power levels and the corresponding wind conditions; estimating an accumulated fatigue life consumption of the one or more wind turbine components based at least partially on the operating times and the estimated loading conditions; and, operating the wind turbine based on the accumulated fatigue life consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henk-Jan Kooijman, Neils Chris Schmitt, Kapil Dagg
  • WIND TURBINE INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20170078841
    Abstract: Systems and methods of inspecting a wind turbine system are provided. In particular, a user device located proximate a wind turbine can obtain location data and component data associated with one or more components of the wind turbine. The component data can be associated with the location data. Maintenance data can then be determined based at least in part on the location data and the component data. The maintenance data can be associated with one or more repair procedures for the one or more components. The maintenance data can then be provided for display by the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond Francis Rose, JR., Neils Chris Schmitt, Quinn Schneller
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20150167637
    Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a system and method for operating a wind turbine. The method includes determining an actual operating time for one or more wind turbine components at multiple power levels; determining a corresponding wind condition for each of the operating times at each power level; estimating a loading condition acting on the one or more wind turbine components at the multiple power levels and the corresponding wind conditions; estimating an accumulated fatigue life consumption of the one or more wind turbine components based at least partially on the operating times and the estimated loading conditions; and, operating the wind turbine based on the accumulated fatigue life consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henk-Jan Kooijman, Neils Chris Schmitt, Kapil Dagg