Patents by Inventor Poul Skjaerbaek

Poul Skjaerbaek 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).

  • Patent number: 11965488
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine including a tower, a tower adapter attached to the tower and a nacelle attached to the tower adapter, whereby the tower adapter houses at least one electrical device of the wind turbine for conditioning or switching power provided by a generator of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Patent number: 11655799
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine, with at least one hollow construction including at least two longitudinal hollow elements each having a connection interface for connecting the elements either by a slip joint connection or by a flange connection especially a tower including at least two hollow tower elements, wherein at least one connector is guided through the slip joint or flange connection from an inner space to the outer of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20230134159
    Abstract: A method is provided for connecting two tubular or conical sections of a structure, especially of a wind turbine, by joining respective circular ends of the outer walls of these sections by welding, including the steps: positioning the two sections in such a way, that the circular ends are adjacent to each other, positioning a first part of a connection tool adjacent to the circular ends of the two sections, positioning a second part of the connection tool in such a way that the first and second part of the connection tool form a ring-shaped housing, blocking access to the circular ends from the outside of the sections, and using a welding head of the connection tool arranged within the ring-shaped housing to join the outer walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20230042604
    Abstract: A method for operating at least one wind turbine is provided, the wind turbine being electrically coupled to a power-to-gas converter and an electric grid, wherein a control unit determines a power level for the power generated by at least one generator of the at least one wind turbine and at least partially feeds the generated power to the power-to-gas converter when the determined power level reaches or exceeds a given lower threshold value, wherein the amount of power fed to the power-to-gas converter is kept constant when the determined power level reaches or exceeds a given upper threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Finn Daugaard Madsen, Poul Skjaerbaek, Jan Thisted, Jens Thomsen, Henrik Bach Mortensen
  • Publication number: 20220341397
    Abstract: A method of offshore mounting a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a foundation, a tower, a nacelle and a plurality of blade is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) mounting the foundation on a sea ground; b) mounting the tower to the foundation; c) mounting the nacelle to the tower; and d) mounting the plurality of blades to the nacelle. At least one of the steps a) through c) is performed by use of at least one floating vessel which is exclusively supported by buoyancy when performing the at least one of the steps a) through c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20220260061
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine including a tower, a tower adapter attached to the tower and a nacelle attached to the tower adapter, whereby the tower adapter houses at least one electrical device of the wind turbine for conditioning or switching power provided by a generator of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20210277872
    Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine, with at least one hollow construction including at least two longitudinal hollow elements each having a connection interface for connecting the elements either by a slip joint connection or by a flange connection especially a tower including at least two hollow tower elements, wherein at least one connector is guided through the slip joint or flange connection from an inner space to the outer of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Johnny Soerensen
  • Patent number: 8484905
    Abstract: A number of pre-casted elements are stacked vertically to build the tower, while parts of the elements are forming the tower wall. Each element of the tower is fixed on its position and is connected with a tower foundation by a number of assigned post-tensioned cables. These cables are running inside the tower and they are pulled through the tower without embedding in dedicated channels. The post-tensioned-cables are fixed at certain points with the tower wall via damper-means to prevent their oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Henrik Stiesdal
  • Publication number: 20110113708
    Abstract: A number of pre-casted elements are stacked vertically to build the tower, while parts of the elements are forming the tower wall. Each element of the tower is fixed on its position and is connected with a tower foundation by a number of assigned post-tensioned cables. These cables are running inside the tower and they are pulled through the tower without embedding in dedicated channels. The post-tensioned-cables are fixed at certain points with the tower wall via damper-means to prevent their oscillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Poul Skjaerbaek, Henrik Stiesdal
  • Patent number: 7634890
    Abstract: A tower segment erection tool having a frame with a first side, a second side showing in the opposite direction than the first side and a holding mechanism for holding the frame with its first side at the bottom of a tower segment to be erected. A first support element adjoins the frame's second side such that it is located substantially under a section of the tower segment's peripheral wall when the tool is attached to the tower segment to be erected. The first support element has a curved surface allowing a rolling motion of the tower segment erection tool A second support element adjoins the frame's second side and has a foot that is spaced from the curved surface of the first support element such that it is located substantially in the tower segment's centre axis and that it is further away from the tower segment's bottom in a direction parallel to the tower segment's centre axis than the curved surface when the tower segment erection tool is attached to the tower segment to be erected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Aage Maj, Poul Skjærbæk
  • Publication number: 20080245029
    Abstract: A tower segment erection tool having a frame with a first side, a second side showing in the opposite direction than the first side and a holding mechanism for holding the frame with its first side at the bottom of a tower segment to be erected. A first support element adjoins the frame's second side such that it is located substantially under a section of the tower segment's peripheral wall when the tool is attached to the tower segment to be erected. The first support element has a curved surface allowing a rolling motion of the tower segment erection tool A second support element adjoins the frame's second side and has a foot that is spaced from the curved surface of the first support element such that it is located substantially in the tower segment's centre axis and that it is further away from the tower segment's bottom in a direction parallel to the tower segment's centre axis than the curved surface when the tower segment erection tool is attached to the tower segment to be erected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Karl Aage Maj, Poul Skjaerbaek