公开(公告)号：US20240318637A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18679701

申请日：2024-05-31

申请人： NEARTHLAB INC.

发明人： Young Suk CHUNG ,  Dong Yeon LEE ,  Seung Ho BACK ,  Byung Yoon LEE

IPC分类号： F03D17/00 ,  B64U10/00 ,  B64U101/26 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70

CPC分类号： F03D17/003 ,  F03D17/036 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06T7/70 ,  B64U10/00 ,  B64U2101/26 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/30184

摘要： An inspection system for a wind power generator includes a drone that transmits image information obtained by capturing images of a wind power generator and the surroundings of the wind power generator, and sensor detection information for detecting the wind power generator and the surroundings of the wind power generator; an inspection server that receives, from the drone, the image information and the sensor detection information as a transmission; and a mobile device that receives the image information and the sensor detection information, and controls operation of the drone by transmitting at least one instruction to the drone. On the basis of at least one piece of information from among the image information and the sensor detection information, the inspection server may identify a location of the wind power generator and inspect a current state of the wind power generator.

公开(公告)号：US20240361369A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18579289

申请日：2022-07-18

申请人： SUPAIRVISION

发明人： David PERINET ,  Zhewei YU ,  Sebastien ARNOULD

IPC分类号： G01R27/02 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U101/26 ,  B64U101/30 ,  F03D17/00

CPC分类号： G01R27/02 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/26 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/202 ,  F03D17/003 ,  F03D17/004

摘要： A remotely controlled, unmanned, rotorcraft, such as a drone, can measure an electrical parameter. The rotorcraft includes an electrically conductive contact element having a rigid substrate perpendicular to the connecting arm. The element is coated, at least on the face thereof opposite said arm, with a coating made of conductive flexible material.

公开(公告)号：US20230366775A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18355540

申请日：2023-07-20

申请人： TOP seven GmbH & Co. KG

发明人： Ulrich SENG

IPC分类号： G01M5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64U10/13 ,  F03D17/00

CPC分类号： G01M5/0075 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64U10/13 ,  F03D17/003 ,  G06T2207/10148 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2101/30

摘要： Embodiments according to a first and second aspect of the present invention are based on the core idea of flying along the object for detecting a feature of an object and detecting at least a part of the object with a capturing unit with a first resolution and providing, for those areas of the object that comprise the feature, images with the second resolution that is higher than the first resolution.

公开(公告)号：US20240175426A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18284649

申请日：2022-03-21

申请人： Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S

发明人： Maxim Karatajew ,  Lars Holm Nielsen

IPC分类号： F03D17/00 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/695

CPC分类号： F03D17/003 ,  F03D17/028 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/695 ,  F05B2270/8041

摘要： A wind turbine rotor blade imaging arrangement is provided, including a multi-axis gimbal mounted to the exterior of the wind turbine and configured to adjust its orientation in response to one or more received settings; a camera mounted on the multi-axis gimbal and arranged to capture images of a rotor blade; an image analysis unit configured to analyze the captured images; and a camera orientation controller configured to compute updated gimbal settings on the basis of the image analysis output.

公开(公告)号：US20240117791A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18276229

申请日：2022-02-09

申请人： Wind Farm Analytics Ltd.

发明人： Theodore HOLTOM

IPC分类号： F03D17/00

CPC分类号： F03D17/011 ,  F03D17/003

摘要： Turbines, including fluid driven turbines, including wind turbines, do not always operate to their maximum capability due to sub-optimal selection of various possible parameters. Therefore there is industrial advantage in systems which can calculate, adjust or constrain such parameters in order to improve the productivity of turbines. New data also allows for new control methodologies. Such systems may be established through the provision of relevant data. The overall productivity of turbines may be improved, or increased, by extending the lifetime of the turbine, or by increasing the average power output during its lifetime, or reducing maintenance costs. One particular example of turbine under-performance has been observed by the present author for wind turbines operating in hilly terrain such as frequently found on Scottish wind farms but also in many locations around the world. Hilly terrain, or complex terrain, results in complex wind flow and energy production losses when control systems are not best designed to handle such flow. Although complex flow may arise for other reasons, such as complex weather or storms (both onshore and offshore), the complex flow due to complex terrain is always present for many turbines and therefore impacts productivity throughout their operational lifetime. Complex fluid flow data may be measured by instruments including converging beam Doppler LIDAR which is especially advantageous in providing three-dimensional fluid velocity data. Therefore the provision of data allows for control parameter adjustment to account for operational variables including fluid characteristics. Therefore the control parameters may be adjusted in order to better control a turbine for its local conditions. This allows for greater generation of renewable energy. Derivations thereof may also be applied to improve operational parameters of vehicles, including vehicles incorporating a rotor, as well as aircraft and spacecraft launching or operating within a fluid. This offers better vehicle control and improved safety.