Patents by Inventor Sara Simonne L. Delport

Sara Simonne L. Delport 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).

  • System and method for controlling wind turbines
    Patent number: 11022100
    Abstract: A control system for a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes at least one stationary component. The control system includes at least one mechanical load measurement sensor coupled to the at least one stationary component. The system also includes at least one modeling device configured to generate and transmit at least one wind turbine regulation device command signal to at least one wind turbine regulation device to regulate operation of the wind turbine based upon at least one wind inflow parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Fabiano Daher Adegas, Sara Simonne L. Delport, Carlo Luigi Bottasso, Stefano Cacciola
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20170175709
    Abstract: A control system for a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes at least one stationary component. The control system includes at least one mechanical load measurement sensor coupled to the at least one stationary component. The system also includes at least one modeling device configured to generate and transmit at least one wind turbine regulation device command signal to at least one wind turbine regulation device to regulate operation of the wind turbine based upon at least one wind inflow parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Fabiano Daher Adegas, Sara Simonne L. Delport, Carlo Luigi Bottasso, Stefano Cacciola
  • Methods and systems for reducing amplitude modulation in wind turbines
    Patent number: 9593668
    Abstract: A wind turbine system is presented. The wind turbine system includes a rotor comprising a plurality of blades and a hub, and a turbine controller configured to reduce an abnormal amplitude modulation of the wind turbine by adjusting pitch angles of the plurality of blades during a rotation of the rotor based upon aerodynamic loads acting on the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Simonne L. Delport, Saskia Gerarda Honhoff
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING AMPLITUDE MODULATION IN WIND TURBINES
    Publication number: 20150071778
    Abstract: A wind turbine system is presented. The wind turbine system includes a rotor comprising a plurality of blades and a hub, and a turbine controller configured to reduce an abnormal amplitude modulation of the wind turbine by adjusting pitch angles of the plurality of blades during a rotation of the rotor based upon aerodynamic loads acting on the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sara Simonne L. Delport, Saskia Gerarda Honhoff