Patents by Inventor Nicholas Joseph Cleveland

Nicholas Joseph Cleveland 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).

  • Method for replacing a generator frame of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 10465664
    Abstract: A method for replacing an existing generator frame that supports a generator of a wind turbine includes removing the generator from atop the existing generator frame. The method also includes dismounting a control cabinet of the wind turbine from the existing generator frame. More specifically, the control cabinet is electrically connected to one or more wind turbine components via a plurality of cables. The method further includes relocating and securing the control cabinet to an uptower location within a nacelle of the wind turbine with the plurality of cables remaining electrically connected. As such, the method includes removing the existing generator frame from within the nacelle. Moreover, the method includes installing a new generator frame in place of the removed existing generator frame. Thus, the method also includes remounting the control cabinet to the new generator frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Garry, Hunter Ryan Anderson, Arianna Abram, Richard Jenkins, Nicholas Joseph Cleveland, Gregory Thomas, Michael Royce Johnson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jonathan Paul Signore
  • METHOD FOR REPLACING A GENERATOR FRAME OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20190024637
    Abstract: A method for replacing an existing generator frame that supports a generator of a wind turbine includes removing the generator from atop the existing generator frame. The method also includes dismounting a control cabinet of the wind turbine from the existing generator frame. More specifically, the control cabinet is electrically connected to one or more wind turbine components via a plurality of cables. The method further includes relocating and securing the control cabinet to an uptower location within a nacelle of the wind turbine with the plurality of cables remaining electrically connected. As such, the method includes removing the existing generator frame from within the nacelle. Moreover, the method includes installing a new generator frame in place of the removed existing generator frame. Thus, the method also includes remounting the control cabinet to the new generator frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Garry, Hunter Ryan Anderson, Arianna Abram, Richard Jenkins, Nicholas Joseph Cleveland, Gregory Thomas, Michael Royce Johnson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jonathan Paul Signore