Patents by Inventor William Melis

William Melis 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: 10840703
    Abstract: A method for recording the magnitude and phase of electrical voltage in an electrical three-phase supply network for a fundamental and at least one harmonic is provided. The method includes measuring an electrical three-phase voltage of the supply network, transforming the measured voltage values into polar coordinates using a rotating voltage phasor for the fundamental as a measured reference phasor, and respectively observing values of at least one voltage phasor for the fundamental and of at least one voltage phasor for at least one harmonic to be recorded with the aid of a state observer, and tracking the observed values on the basis of the measured reference phasor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Strafiel, Sönke Engelken, Ingo Mackensen, Stefan Gertjegerdes, William Meli
  • Publication number: 20200072192
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind power installation, wherein the wind power installation has an aerodynamic rotor with rotor blades that are individually adjustable in their blade angle and the rotor can be operated with a variable rotational rotor speed, and the wind power installation has a generator coupled to the aerodynamic rotor, for generating a generator output, comprising the steps of: individually adjusting each blade angle in a way corresponding to an individual setpoint blade angle, wherein each setpoint blade angle is made up of a common basic angle, which is specified for all of the rotor blades, and an individual compensatory angle, to allow for individual load torques, detecting in each case at least one load torque on each of the rotor blades, or a variable that is representative of this, wherein for each rotor blade considered, there is a preceding rotor blade and the setpoint blade angle of each rotor blade considered is determined in dependence on the at least one load torque of its precedi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: William MELI TIWA, Volker DIEDRICHS, Stefan GERTJEGERDES
  • Publication number: 20150147175
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pod, a rotor, a first and/or second microwave technology and/or radar technology measuring unit for emitting microwaves and/or radar waves and for detecting the reflections of the microwaves and/or radar waves to acquire wind data and/or meteorological data or information in respect of a wind field in front of and/or behind the wind power installation, and a control means of the wind power installation, which controls operation of the wind power installation in dependence on the data detected by the first and/or second measuring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Stoltenjohannes, Werner Hinrich Bohlen, William Meli
  • Patent number: 4737288
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for conjuncting and separating density differentiated components from a moving carrier liquid. The liquid to be treated flows through zig-zagging separation passages comprising cells extending through a three-dimensional lattice constructed of interconnected triangle pairs each defining a cell therebetween. The shear of the liquid is increased to induce component particle conjunctions by flowing the liquid through a narrow cell passage opening. The shear is then decreased as the liquid flows through the ever-widening cell to a wide cell passage opening to induce separation of the component particles. Heavy and light separated component particles are channeled to a lower side and upper side, respectively, of the lattice along zig-zagging channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: Envirotech Corporation
    Inventors: William Melis, Richard D. Saam
  • Patent number: 4526691
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for conjuncting and separating density differentiated components from a moving carrier liquid. The liquid to be treated flows through zigzagging separation passages comprising cells extending through a three-dimensional lattice constructed of interconnected triangle pairs each defining a cell therebetween. The shear of the liquid is increased to induce component particle conjunctions by flowing the liquid through a narrow cell passage opening. The shear is then decreased as the liquid flows through the ever-widening cell to a wide cell passage opening to induce separation of the component particles. Heavy and light separated component particles are channeled to a lower side and upper side, respectively, of the lattice along zigzagging channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventors: William Melis, Richard D. Saam