Patents by Inventor Ulrich MEINEKAT

Ulrich MEINEKAT 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: 11677299
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide an electrical machine comprising a stator with a stator winding arrangement, a rotor arranged for rotation inside the stator, a machine housing for housing the stator, at least one temperature sensor arrangement and wherein a sensor-end of the temperature sensor is arranged for insertion into the immersion sleeve and for insertion through an insertion bore arranged in an opening in the machine housing, so that the sensor-end of the temperature sensor is positioned within a cooling slot of the stator windings, when inserted, so as to allow sensing of a temperature of measure of temperature of the stator windings by electric connection to the wire-end of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Ulrich Meinekat
  • Publication number: 20230041688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator for a wind turbine including a housing of substantially cuboidal form within which is mounted a stator. The stator has one or more multi-phase windings and a bus ring is provided for conveying electrical power from the windings to power take-off modules. One end of the power take-off modules is connected to the bus ring, and the other end of the modules has a plurality of power take-off interfaces for connection to power take-off cables. The distal ends of the power take-off modules are located in the corners of the cuboidal generator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh, Mustafa Gündüz, Xiaolu Ding, Ulrich Meinekat, Nicole Farell
  • Patent number: 11496018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator for a wind turbine including a housing of substantially cuboidal form within which is mounted a stator. The stator has one or more multi-phase windings and a bus ring is provided for conveying electrical power from the windings to power take-off modules. One end of the power take-off modules is connected to the bus ring, and the other end of the modules has a plurality of power take-off interfaces for connection to power take-off cables. The distal ends of the power take-off modules are located in the corners of the cuboidal generator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh, Mustafa Gündüz, Xiaolu Ding, Ulrich Meinekat, Nicole Farell
  • Publication number: 20220085680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator for a wind turbine comprising a housing of substantially cuboidal form within which is mounted a stator. The stator has one or more multi-phase windings and a bus ring is provided for conveying electrical power from the windings to power take-off modules. One end of the power take-off modules are connected to the bus ring, and the other end of the modules have a plurality power take-off interfaces for connection to power take-off cables. The distal ends of the power take-off modules are located in the corners of the cuboidal generator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh, Mustafa Gündüz, Xiaolu Ding, Ulrich Meinekat, Nicole Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20220065229
    Abstract: A generator (24) for a wind turbine (1) comprises a rotor (32) with an axis of rotation, a stator and a radial and/or axial locking mechanism. The radial locking mechanism comprises a plurality of radial locks (60) with a fixed portion (70) coupled to the stator and a movable elongate portion (72) configured to move relative to the fixed portion (70) and radially with respect to the axis of the rotation to lock the stator in a radial direction. The rotor (32) may comprise at least one lock engagement feature (86) arranged at its end surface and an end shield (90) located axially outward and at least partially adjacent the end surface. The end shield (90) comprises at least one opening enabling access to the end surface of the rotor (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Henrik Zaar Mannik, Mustafa Gündüz, Ulrich Meinekat, Peter Mongeau, Marcin Janota
  • Publication number: 20210075300
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide an electrical machine comprising a stator with a stator winding arrangement, a rotor arranged for rotation inside the stator, a machine housing for housing the stator, at least one temperature sensor arrangement and wherein a sensor-end of the temperature sensor is arranged for insertion into the immersion sleeve and for insertion through an insertion bore arranged in an opening in the machine housing, so that the sensor-end of the temperature sensor is positioned within a cooling slot of the stator windings, when inserted, so as to allow sensing of a temperature of measure of temperature of the stator windings by electric connection to the wire-end of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich MEINEKAT