Patents by Inventor Rajasekaran Dhinakaran

Rajasekaran Dhinakaran 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 moving wind turbine components and a transport system for moving wind turbine components
    Patent number: 10119523
    Abstract: A method for moving a wind turbine component (42) relative to a wind turbine (16) having a tower (18) with a door (26) for closing off an opening (90) through the tower (18) includes removably positioning a transport system (40) relative to the wind turbine (16), the transport system (40) having a track (44) and a powered drive device (118), such that a first end (78) of the track (44) is positioned outside the tower (18), a second end (80) of the track (44) is positioned inside the tower (18), and the track (44) extends through the opening (90) in the tower (18). The transport system (40) is configured to facilitate movement of the wind turbine component (42) between an inside of the tower (18) and an outside of the tower (18) through the opening (90). The method further comprises moving the wind turbine component (42) vertically within the tower (18) away from or toward the track (44) using the powered drive device (118) of the transport system (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Rajasekaran Dhinakaran, Ben Møller Nielsen
  • METHOD FOR MOVING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS AND A TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR MOVING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180171982
    Abstract: A method for moving a wind turbine component (42) relative to a wind turbine (16) having a tower (18) with a door (26) for closing off an opening (90) through the tower (18) includes removably positioning a transport system (40) relative to the wind turbine (16), the transport system (40) having a track (44) and a powered drive device (118), such that a first end (78) of the track (44) is positioned outside the tower (18), a second end (80) of the track (44) is positioned inside the tower (18), and the track (44) extends through the opening (90) in the tower (18). The transport system (40) is configured to facilitate movement of the wind turbine component (42) between an inside of the tower (18) and an outside of the tower (18) through the opening (90). The method further comprises moving the wind turbine component (42) vertically within the tower (18) away from or toward the track (44) using the powered drive device (118) of the transport system (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Rajasekaran Dhinakaran, Ben Møller Nielsen