Patents by Inventor Peter Frederick Mayer

Peter Frederick Mayer 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).

  • Wind power plant and a method for operating thereof
    Patent number: 10103661
    Abstract: A wind power plant is provided. The wind power plant comprises at least one wind turbine and a power plant controller. The power plant controller is configured to detect whether a grid voltage exceeds a predefined threshold, and if it has detected that the grid voltage exceeds the predefined threshold, the power plant controller sends a reactive power reference to the at least one wind turbine, thereby causing the at least one wind turbine to reduce its reactive power output in response to the reactive power reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Peter Frederick Mayer, Manoj Gupta
  • Multi bandwidth voltage controllers for a wind power plant
    Patent number: 9863401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind power plant, with at least one wind turbine generator, where each of the at least one wind turbine generator has a first voltage controller with a first bandwidth, arranged for controlling a voltage level, and where the wind power plant has a power plant controller with a second voltage controller with a second bandwidth also arranged for controlling the voltage level, the first bandwidth is larger than the second bandwidth. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the voltage level of a wind power plant, by using multi bandwidth voltage controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Sridhar Sahukari, Kouroush Nayebi, Peter Frederick Mayer
  • Fast run-back control including plant losses
    Patent number: 9528496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a wind power plant, with at least one wind turbine generator and a power plant controller, the method includes the steps of receiving a request to reduce active power output from the wind power plant, dispatching a reference set point to the at least one wind turbine generator to lower a voltage level of the least one wind turbine generator, and the at least one wind turbine generator controls the voltage level of the least one wind turbine generator, to a new lower set point. The present invention also relates to a wind power plant where the method is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Peter Frederick Mayer
  • FAST RUN-BACK CONTROL INCLUDING PLANT LOSSES
    Publication number: 20150300318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a wind power plant, with at least one wind turbine generator and a power plant controller, the method includes the steps of receiving a request to reduce active power output from the wind power plant, dispatching a reference set point to the at least one wind turbine generator to lower a voltage level of the least one wind turbine generator, and the at least one wind turbine generator controls the voltage level of the least one wind turbine generator, to a new lower set point. The present invention also relates to a wind power plant where the method is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Peter Frederick MAYER
  • MULTI BANDWIDTH VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS FOR A WIND POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20140300108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind power plant, with at least one wind turbine generator, where each of the at least one wind turbine generator has a first voltage controller with a first bandwidth, arranged for controlling a voltage level, and where the wind power plant has a power plant controller with a second voltage controller with a second bandwidth also arranged for controlling the voltage level, the first bandwidth is larger than the second bandwidth. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the voltage level of a wind power plant, by using multi bandwidth voltage controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Sridhar Sahukari, Kouroush Nayebi, Peter Frederick Mayer
  • WIND POWER PLANT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140225370
    Abstract: A wind power plant is provided. The wind power plant comprises at least one wind turbine and a power plant controller. The power plant controller is configured to detect whether a grid voltage exceeds a predefined threshold, and if it has detected that the grid voltage exceeds the predefined threshold, the power plant controller sends a reactive power reference to the at least one wind turbine, thereby causing the at least one wind turbine to reduce its reactive power output in response to the reactive power reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Peter Frederick Mayer, Manoj Gupta