Patents by Inventor Thomas Riis Jakobsen

Thomas Riis Jakobsen 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).

  • Cooler for a wind turbine having pivotable cooling panels
    Patent number: 11788513
    Abstract: A wind turbine (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) coupled to the tower (12) and housing one or more heat generating components (18, 20), a rotor (16) having a least one wind turbine blade (24), and a cooler (38) mounted to the nacelle (14) and configured to cool the one or more heat generating components (18, 20) in the nacelle (14) by circulating a working fluid. The cooler (38) includes a support frame (46) coupled to the nacelle (14) and a heat exchanger (48) coupled to the support frame (46) and configured to cool the working fluid. The heat exchanger (48) includes at least two cooling panels (58) in non-planar relation with each other. The at least two cooling panels (50) may also be pivotably coupled to each other. A method of assembling a cooler (38) is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Hyldelund, Jesper Nyvad, Poul T. Tietze, Thomas Riis Jakobsen
  • COOLER FOR A WIND TURBINE HAVING PIVOTABLE COOLING PANELS
    Publication number: 20220325701
    Abstract: A wind turbine (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) cou- pled to the tower (12) and housing one or more heat generating components (18, 20), a rotor (16) having a least one wind turbine blade (24), and a cooler (38) mounted to the nacelle (14) and configured to cool the one or more heat generating components (18, 20) in the nacelle (14) by circulating a working fluid. The cooler (38) includes a support frame (46) coupled to the nacelle (14) and a heat exchanger (48) coupled to the support frame (46) and config- ured to cool the working fluid. The heat exchanger (48) includes at least two cooling panels (58) in non-planar relation with each other. The at least two cooling panels (50) may also be pivotably coupled to each other. A method of assembling a cooler (38) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Hyldelund, Jesper Nyvad, Poul T. Tietze, Thomas Riis Jakobsen