Patents by Inventor Pablo VITAL AMUCHASTEGUI

Pablo VITAL AMUCHASTEGUI 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).

  • CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE AND A WIND TURBINE COMPRISING CONTROL MEANS CONFIGURED FOR CARRYING OUT THE CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20200386204
    Abstract: A control method for controlling a wind turbine comprising a rotor hub with a shaft and at least two blades, and a nacelle rotatably coupled to the tower through a yaw system, is provided. The control method includes steps for measuring a first periodic variable relating to the nacelle, measuring a second periodic variable relating to the shaft, estimating a yaw moment based on the data obtained from the first variable, processing the signal corresponding to the estimated yaw moment to extract a 1P frequency component from the signal, calibrating the yaw moment estimated, and adjusting the pitch angle of the corresponding blade to counteract the 1P frequency component of the estimated signal of the yaw moment after calibration, in turn comparing it with the signal of the second variable, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Octavio Hernandez Mascarell, Rosa-María Martínez-Vega, Ketan Daniel Tigga, Carlos Pizzaro De La Fuente, Jaime Suarez Aizpun, Pablo Vital Amuchastegui
  • Preventing wind turbine misalignment situations
    Patent number: 10527024
    Abstract: Control system to prevent wind turbine misalignment situations employing mathematical algorithms implemented in the wind turbine controller. Different optimization algorithms have been analyzed getting results that yaw the nacelle of the wind turbine to positions that would maximize the efficiency function. Control system for detecting and preventing wind turbine misalignment situations that comprises a parameters acquisition unit that relates the wind direction with the deviation of the wind turbine nacelle, a wind turbine efficiency function calculation unit and a deviation comparison unit of the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Siemans Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Pablo Vital Amuchastegui, Octavio Hernandez Mascarell, Alberto Moreno Robles, Carlos Pizzarro de la Fuente, Jaime Suarez Aizpun
  • PREVENTING WIND TURBINE MISALIGNMENT SITUATIONS
    Publication number: 20180372070
    Abstract: Control system to prevent wind turbine misalignment situations employing mathematical algorithms implemented in the wind turbine controller. Different optimization algorithms have been analyzed getting results that yaw the nacelle of the wind turbine to positions that would maximize the efficiency function. Control system for detecting and preventing wind turbine misalignment situations that comprises a parameters acquisition unit that relates the wind direction with the deviation of the wind turbine nacelle, a wind turbine efficiency function calculation unit and a deviation comparison unit of the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L.
    Inventors: Pablo VITAL AMUCHASTEGUI, Octavio HERNANDEZ MASCARELL, Alberto MORENO ROBLES, Carlos PIZZARRO DE LA FUENTE, Jaime SUREZ AIZPUN