Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stray current detection in wind turbine generators
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Application No.: US17312732Application Date: 2019-12-17
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Publication No.: US11592005B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Peter Mongeau , Nicolaj Olesen , Lars Brink Christensen , Marek Swies
- Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
- Priority: DKPA201970005 20190103
- International Application: PCT/DK2019/050403 WO 20191217
- International Announcement: WO2020/125899 WO 20200625
- Main IPC: F03D17/00
- IPC: F03D17/00 ; F03D9/25 ; F03D7/02 ; G01R15/18

Abstract:
An electrical power generating assembly (20) for a wind turbine (1). The electrical power generating assembly comprises a gearbox (22) comprising a gearbox output shaft, a generator (24) comprising a rotor (32) that is coupled to the gearbox output shaft; and a current measuring module (40) located between the gearbox (22) and the generator (24). The current measuring module (40) comprises: an electrical pickup (42) mounted to the electrical power generating assembly (20), wherein the electrical pickup (42) includes an electrical contact (44) that engages with a slip ring (48) associated with the rotor (32). The current measuring module further comprises: a first current measuring device (50) mounted with respect to the electrical pickup (42) to detect current flowing at least through the electrical pickup; and a second current measuring device (52) mounted with respect to the electrical pickup (42) to detect current flowing through at least a component associated with the gearbox output shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220018337A1 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO STRAY CURRENT DETECTION IN WIND TURBINE GENERATORS Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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