Patents by Inventor Paul Bockelmann

Paul Bockelmann 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: 20240011757
    Abstract: A method for performing a plurality of measurements in the air gap between a stator and a rotor of a generator for a wind turbine is provided The method steps include: mounting distance measuring sensors on a surface of the stator and/or the rotor, the surface facing the air gap, each distance measuring sensor distanced from the other distance measuring sensor(s) along rotational axis, rotating the rotor about the rotational axis, while rotating the rotor, measuring distances between the distance measuring sensors and respective facing points across the air gap, deriving from the distances one or more value(s) of one or more parameter(s) associated with the air gap and/or the stator and/or rotor, wherein a portion of distance measuring sensors are fixed to a longitudinal support, the longitudinal support being fixed on a surface of the stator and/or the rotor, the surface facing the air gap, during the step of mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Bockelmann, Erik Groendahl, Peter Morgenstern, Thorsten Schneider, Kirill Schumkov
  • Patent number: 11691360
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, including the step of monitoring a process of infusing and/or curing a fiber lay-up with resin in a mold, wherein the monitoring is based on sensor data obtained from the resin infusion and/or curing process displayed in an augmented reality device, is provided. Displaying sensor data obtained from the resin infusion and/or curing process in an augmented reality device allows to better monitor the resin infusion and/or curing process. Thus, the quality of the manufactured wind turbine blade can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
    Inventors: Paul Bockelmann, Sebastian Elbano Diaz Farago, Michael Nauheimer, Fabian Walz
  • Publication number: 20210299980
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, including the step of monitoring a process of infusing and/or curing a fiber lay-up with resin in a mold, wherein the monitoring is based on sensor data obtained from the resin infusion and/or curing process displayed in an augmented reality device, is provided. Displaying sensor data obtained from the resin infusion and/or curing process in an augmented reality device allows to better monitor the resin infusion and/or curing process. Thus, the quality of the manufactured wind turbine blade can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Bockelmann, Sebastian Elbano Diaz Farago, Michael Nauheimer, Fabian Walz