51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150361869 | MULTI-STAGE SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - It is intended to reduce generation of water mist in cooling of compressed air. A multi-stage supercharging system ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361870 | MAGNETIC DRIVE TYPE AIR CHARGING DEVICE - Provided is an air charging apparatus driven by a rotating magnetic field and compressing or pressurizing and transferring air. The air charging apparatus includes at least one impeller sucking air and giving kinetic energy to intake air; an impeller case leading external air inhaled by the impeller into the impeller and converting velocity energy of air out of the impeller into air having pressure energy to discharge air; and a rotating body accelerator equipped with the impeller and the impeller case and driving the impeller. Here, the rotating body accelerator drives the impeller by generating a torque by interaction with an intake negative pressure, by generating a torque by interaction with the intake negative pressure and using supplied power, or by generating a torque using supplied power. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361871 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DIVERTING AIRFLOW TO A PRESSURE SOURCE - Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for diverting a portion of intake airflow from a pressure source in an internal combustion engine system. The intake airflow is diverted to, for example, an air compressor at the intake of the pressure source before the airflow is pressurized by the pressure source. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361872 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL DEVICE AND EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When an EGR control valve is fixed and a valve opening degree EGRVO of the EGR control valve is greater than a valve-opening threshold value EGRVOth, a limit value Qlim of the intake air amount is set to a prescribed amount Qlim1. Conversely when the EGR control valve is fixed and the valve opening degree EGRVO of the EGR control valve is less than or equal to the valve-opening threshold value EGRVOth, the limit value Qlim of the intake air amount is set to a prescribed amount Qlim2. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361873 | SUPERCHARGER - A supercharger includes a turbine housing and a pipe. An exhaust-gas inlet portion of the turbine housing is connected to an exhaust system member, and includes a scroll port and a bypass port. The pipe is configured to cover an inner peripheral surface of the exhaust-gas inlet portion in a state where at least part of the pipe is distanced from the inner peripheral surface, and includes an inserted portion which is positioned in the exhaust-gas inlet portion of the turbine housing. An inner passage of the pipe is branched into a first branch passage connected to the scroll port and a second branch passage connected to the bypass port. At least part of a pipe wall of the pipe is a part of the second branch passage, and is distanced from the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust-gas inlet portion. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361874 | MULTI-STAGE TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM - A turbocharger system comprises a first relatively small high-pressure (HP) turbocharger and a second relatively large low pressure (LP) turbocharger. The turbine of the LP turbocharger is connected in series downstream of the turbine of the HP turbocharger. A first exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the HP turbine. A second exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the LP turbine. A rotary valve is located at a junction of the first and second bypass flow passages and a first exhaust gas flow passage. The rotary valve comprises a valve rotor which is rotatable selectively to permit or block flow to the LP turbine and to permit or block flow to the first and second bypass paths. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361875 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine has annular inlet passageway defined between a first surface of a radial wall of a movable wall mounted within a cavity and a facing wall of the turbine housing. The radial wall defines a second surface that opposes the first surface. The moveable wall member comprises an annular flange that extends axially into the cavity and supports a radial flange defining opposing third and fourth surfaces. The radial flange seals against an annular sleeve in the cavity to define a first area within the cavity which includes the radial second and third surfaces and a second area within the cavity which includes the radial fourth surface. The first and second areas are in fluid communication with regions of the annular inlet passageway which are respectively upstream and downstream of a radial vane passage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361876 | HYDROGEN FLUSHED COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A method for operating an engine is disclosed. The method may include supplying the engine with gas. The method may also include supplying the engine with hydrogen from a hydrogen source. Further the method may include charging a combustion chamber of the engine with a first amount of loaded gas, which may include a gas air mixture. The method may also include delivering, to the combustion chamber, a second amount of hydrogen. The second amount may be a predetermined fraction X of the first amount. The predetermined fraction may be selected to achieve a predetermined ratio λ of an actual amount of the air in the combustion chamber and a stoichiometric amount of the air in the combustion chamber. The hydrogen and the loaded gas may form a loaded gas mixture in the combustion chamber. The method may also include igniting the loaded gas mixture in the combustion chamber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361877 | Turbo-Compound Reheat Combined Cycle Power Generation - A power generation plant has two internal combustion engines (ICE) coupled in a compound configuration to operate electrical generators. A first ICE is a piston/cylinder engine producing high temperature and high pressure exhaust. The exhaust is coupled to the combustion air inlet of the second ICE, which is a gas turbine engine. A heat exchanger transfers heat from the exhaust of the first ICE to a bottoming cycle for additional power generation, also reducing the temperature at the turbine engine combustor. The second ICE (the gas turbine) is operated without an intake compressor, relying instead on the high pressure of the first ICE exhaust. The drive shaft of the gas turbine (or an associated generator/motor or a common shaft) operates a multi-stage turbo-compressor at the combustion air intake of the first ICE for improving engine power output without sapping exhaust energy as with a turbocharger. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361878 | GEARED TURBOFAN ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a fan bypass ratio greater than 12. A speed reduction device includes a gear ratio of at least 2.6. A turbine section includes a transition duct that is located between a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine and includes fewer support struts than vanes in a first vane row of the low pressure turbine. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361879 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH EMBEDDED DISTRIBUTED FANS - An aircraft body comprises a support structure. A gas turbine engine comprises a gas generator having at least one compressor rotor, at least one gas generator turbine rotor, and a combustion section. A fan drive turbine is positioned downstream of at least one gas generator turbine rotor, and is configured to drive a shaft. The shaft engages gears to drive a plurality of fan rotors. The gas turbine engine is embedded into the support structure such that there is an inlet leading through the support structure to the fan rotors to deliver air to the fan rotors. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361880 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH DISTRIBUTED FANS WITH DRIVE CONTROL - A gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of fan rotors. A gas generator comprises at least one compressor rotor, at least one gas generator turbine rotor, a combustion section, and a fan drive turbine downstream of at least one gas generator turbine rotor. A shaft is configured to be driven by the fan drive turbine. The shaft engages gears to drive the plurality of fan rotors. A system controls the amount of power supplied to the plurality of fan rotors. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361881 | GEARED TURBOFAN WITH THREE TURBINES ALL COUNTER-ROTATING - A gas turbine engine has a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor. The second compressor rotor compresses air to a higher pressure than the first compressor rotor. A first turbine rotor drives the second compressor rotor and a second turbine rotor. The second turbine drives the compressor rotor. A fan drive turbine is positioned downstream of the second turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The first compressor rotor and second turbine rotor rotate as an intermediate speed spool. The second compressor rotor and first turbine rotor together as a high speed spool. The high speed spool and the fan drive turbine configured to rotate in the same first direction. The intermediate speed spool rotates in an opposed, second direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361882 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH DISTRIBUTED FANS AND BYPASS AIR MIXER - A gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of distributed fan rotors. A gas generator has a core fan rotor. at least one compressor rotor. at least one gas generator turbine rotor, and a combustion section. A fan drive turbine is downstream of the at least one gas generator turbine rotor. A shaft is configured to be driven by the fan drive turbine, the shaft engaging gears to drive the plurality of distributed fan rotors. The core fan rotor delivers a portion of air into the at least one compressor rotor, and a portion of bypass air into a bypass duct which bypasses the gas generator. The bypass air mixes with products of combustion downstream of the at least one gas generator turbine rotor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361883 | GAS TURBINE PLANT WITH IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY - A gas turbine plant includes a gas turbine having a compressor, a combustion chamber and an expander; and a water-steam circuit which is thermally connected to the gas turbine such that during the operation of the gas turbine, waste gas drawn off therefrom transfers heat to the water-steam circuit in order to generate steam. The water-steam circuit is further thermally connected to a heat accumulator which in turn is thermally connected to a container for storing water. The container is fluidically coupled to the gas turbine such that water can be supplied from the container to the gas turbine during the operation of the latter in order to increase output. A flash valve is connected between the container and the gas turbine, the valve being designed to reduce the pressure of the water taken from the container to a lower pressure level. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361884 | SELF-PURGING FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A self-purge system for a fuel injector system of a gas turbine engine includes an accumulator in communication with a fuel passage to selectively purge the fuel passage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361885 | AN ACOUSTICALLY OPTIMIZED AIR INLET - A nacelle structure ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361886 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A lubrication system includes a lubrication tank, a gearbox driven pump, an electrically driven pump located in parallel with the gearbox driven pump, and a first control valve for selectively connecting the electrically driven pump or the gearbox driven pump with the lubrication tank. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361887 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH GEARED TURBOFAN AND OIL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH UNIQUE HEAT EXCHANGER STRUCTURE - An oil supply system for a gas turbine engine has a lubricant pump delivering lubricant to an outlet line. The outlet line is split into at least a hot line and into a cool line, with the hot line directed primarily to locations associated with an engine that are not intended to receive cooler lubricant, and the cool line directed through one or more heat exchangers at which lubricant is cooled. The cool line then is routed to a fan drive gear system of an associated gas turbine engine. A method and apparatus are disclosed. The heat exchangers include at least an air/oil cooler wherein air is pulled across the air/oil cooler to cool oil. The air/oil cooler is provided with an ejector tapping compressed air from a compressor section to increase airflow across the air/oil cooler. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361888 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, a shaft including at least one bearing, a speed change device in communication with the shaft, a first lubrication system in communication with the at least one bearing and a second lubrication system in communication with the speed change device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361889 | IMPINGEMENT COOLED WALL ARRANGEMENT - An impingement cooled wall arrangement includes a flow diverter arranged in the cooling flow path between the cooled wall and a sleeve to divert a cross flow away from a second aperture. The flow diverter extends in downstream direction of the cross flow beyond the second aperture with a first leg extending along one side of the second aperture in downstream direction of the cross flow and a second leg extending along the other side of the second aperture. No impingement cooling aperture is arranged in a first convective cooling section of the wall between the upstream end and downstream end of the flow diverter outside the section shielded by the diverter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361890 | HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE COOLING - A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section having a plurality of compressor stages, a combustor fluidly connected to the compressor section, a turbine section fluidly connected to the combustor section, the turbine section having at least one stage, a compressor bleed structure disposed in one of the plurality of compressor stages and operable to remove air from the compressor stage, a heat exchanger having an input connected to the compressor bleed, and an output connected to an active cooling system of at least one turbine stage, and wherein the compressor stage in which the compressor bleed structure is disposed includes airflow at a pressure above a minimum pressure threshold, and wherein the airflow has a temperature above a maximum temperature threshold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361891 | Air-Oil Heat Exchangers with Minimum Bypass Flow Pressure Loss - A geared turbofan engine having a bypass ratio of at least six (6) includes a nacelle that encloses a fan assembly and at least part of an engine case that houses an engine core. The fan assembly is disposed fore of the engine case. The nacelle and engine case defining an annular fan duct for air flow that passes through the fan but that bypasses the engine core. The nacelle includes a fore end and an aft end that defines a fan nozzle with the engine case. The engine case includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is connected to a duct that extends within the engine case to the outlet. The duct accommodates an air-oil heat exchanger between the inlet and outlet of the duct, which may be used for the gearbox dedicated to reducing the speed of the fan as compared to the low pressure turbine. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361892 | DUCT - The present invention provides a support duct for a gas turbine engine. The supported duct comprises at least one support frame having an aperture defined by an upper aperture wall, a lower aperture wall and opposing aperture side walls. It further comprises a duct extending through aperture, the duct comprising an upper panel in abutment with the upper aperture wall, a lower panel in abutment with the lower aperture wall and opposing side walls extending between the upper and lower panels. The opposing side walls of the duct are spaced from the opposing aperture side walls. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361893 | MID-FRAME FOR A GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE HAVING SUCH A MID-FRAME - The invention relates to a mid-frame ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361894 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY METHOD AND SYSTEM - An assembly system for assembling a gas turbine engine including a support beam defining a horizontal plane for assembly of engine components along a horizontal axis substantially parallel with the support beam. A forward arm is supported on the support beam for supporting a forward portion of an engine component. An aft arm is supported on the support beam for supporting an aft portion of the engine component. An aft mounting ring is attachable to an aft end of an engine assembly. A forward mounting ring is attachable to a forward end of the engine assembly. A drive is mounted to the aft arm engageable to the aft mounting ring for rotating the engine assembly about the horizontal axis. A roller is supported on the forward arm and engageable to the forward mounting ring to support the first end of the engine assembly during rotation about the horizontal axis. A method is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361895 | Atomizer, Combustion Device Including Atomizer, and Gas Turbine Plant - An atomizer of the invention includes a mixing chamber, spray fluid flow passages supplying a spray fluid to the mixing chamber, a spray medium flow passage supplying a spray medium to the mixing chamber, outlet holes spraying a fluid mixture of the spray fluid and the spray medium, and fluid mixture flow passages connecting the mixing chamber and the outlet holes to each other. The fluid mixture flowing through each of the fluid mixture flow passages joins with each other at a joining section and is sprayed from the outlet hole. The mixing chamber includes a middle ejection hole spraying the spray fluid to the mixing chamber. The middle ejection hole is arranged at a joining section of the spray fluid flow passages. The spray fluid flowing through the spray fluid flow passages joins with each other at the joining section and is sprayed from the middle ejection hole. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361896 | INJECTORS FOR MULTIPOINT INJECTION - An injector for a multipoint combustor system includes an inner air swirler which defines an interior flow passage and a plurality of swirler inlet ports in an upstream portion thereof. The inlet ports are configured and adapted to impart swirl on flow in the interior flow passage. An outer air cap is mounted outboard of the inner swirler. A fuel passage is defined between the inner air swirler and the outer air cap, and includes a discharge outlet between downstream portions of the inner air swirler and the outer air cap for issuing fuel for combustion. The outer air cap defines an outer air circuit configured for substantially unswirled injection of compressor discharge air outboard of the interior flow passage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361897 | FUEL MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTOR ARRANGEMENT - A fuel manifold and fuel injector arrangement comprises an annular fuel manifold and a plurality of fuel injectors. Each fuel injector comprises a fuel injector head and a hollow fuel feed arm. Each fuel injector has a pipe to supply fuel to the fuel injector head. The pipe extends from the fuel feed arm and through a corresponding aperture in the casing. The annular fuel manifold is arranged around the casing and the annular fuel manifold comprises a plurality of connectors. Each connector has a socket aligned with a corresponding aperture in the casing. Each pipe has a plug arranged to be radially slidably mounted in the socket of the corresponding connector of the annular fuel manifold to allow relative radial movement between the casing and the annular fuel manifold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361898 | Heat Shield for Gas Turbine Engine Gearbox - A heat shield ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361899 | Fire Shield for a Gas Turbine Engine - A gas turbine engine according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an engine case, a multiple of fuel injectors mounted to the engine case, and a fire shield mounted to the engine case to surround at least one, but less than all, of the multiple of fuel injectors. In a further embodiment of the foregoing embodiment, the fire shield includes a sheet metal alloy layer. In the alternative or additionally thereto, in the foregoing embodiment the fire shield includes a composite cloth on an interior of the sheet metal alloy layer with respect to the engine case. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361900 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH PAIRED DISTRIBUTED FAN SETS - A gas turbine engine comprises a gas generator rotating along a first axis of rotation, with at least one compressor rotor, at least one gas generator turbine rotor and a combustion section. A fan drive turbine rotates along a second axis of rotation, downstream of at least one gas generator turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives a pair of shaft portions extending in opposed directions beyond the axis of rotation of the gas generator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361901 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COUPLING STACK - The present disclosure relates generally a system for preventing relative rotation between three components. The three components include tabs and slots such that at least one first tab and at least one second tab on one component is disposed within at least one slot formed in the other two components to prevent relative rotation between any two of the three components. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361902 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ANTI-SURGE VALVE DISCHARGE TUBE - An anti-surge mechanism has a duct for tapping compressed air and delivering that air into an exhaust flow. A selectively open valve allows the tapped air to flow into the exhaust flow through a plurality of holes. The holes are sized to tune a frequency of a sound created by the tapped air to a frequency range outside of normal human hearing. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361903 | THROTTLE CONTROL DEVICE OF ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER - A control device for controlling an opening degree of a throttle valve that is provided in an intake passage of an engine with supercharger, includes an electronic control unit that is configured to correct an opening degree of the throttle valve so that the throttle valve opens, when an operation state of the engine in which the throttle valve is closed is established, and a differential pressure between pressure upstream of the throttle valve and pressure downstream of the throttle valve in the intake passage is equal to or greater than a determination value. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361904 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine which includes a variable compression ratio mechanism arranged to vary a mechanical compression ratio, and a high pressure fuel pump arranged to supply a high pressure fuel to a common rail, and to be driven from a crank shaft through a chain, the control device includes: a fuel pressure abnormal state sensing section configured to sense an abnormal increase of a fuel pressure within the common rail, the control device being configured to decrease the compression ratio in the abnormal state of the fuel pressure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361905 | HYBRID SYSTEM COMPRISING A SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION - The present invention relates to a hybrid system comprising a supercharging system for an internal combustion engine ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361906 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes an engine having a turbocharger and an automatic transmission. The control apparatus includes at least one electronic control unit configured to: control an air-fuel ratio of the engine and an operating state of the turbocharger based on a parameter indicating a load of the engine; control the turbocharger to execute turbocharging and operate the engine in a turbocharging lean combustion mode when the parameter is within a predetermined range, an air-fuel ratio set in the turbocharging lean combustion mode being a predetermined lean air-fuel ratio; and operate the engine in a predetermined operation mode instead of the turbocharging lean combustion mode in at least a part of the predetermined range when a downshift is performed in the automatic transmission, an air-fuel ratio set in the predetermined operation mode being a richer air-fuel ratio than the predetermined lean air-fuel ratio. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361907 | FUEL CONSUMPTION BASED CYLINDER ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A cylinder control method includes: generating a torque request for an engine based on at least one driver input; based on the torque request, determining a target number of activated cylinders of the engine; determining possible sequences for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to achieve the target number of activated cylinders; determining predicted fuel consumption values for the possible sequences, respectively; identifying first ones of the possible sequences having predicted fuel consumption values that are less than a predetermined amount from a lowest one of the predicted fuel consumption values; selecting one of the first ones of the possible sequences; setting a selected sequence for activating and deactivating cylinders of the engine to the selected one of the first ones of the possible sequences; based on the selected sequence, one of activating and deactivating a next cylinder in a predetermined firing order of the cylinders. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361908 | SHIP - The purpose is to provide a ship such that the pressure in a common rail of a fuel injection device for a stopped engine is prevented in advance from increasing due to a rotating force generated by a stream of water. Provided is a ship with multiple engines controlled by means of a ship navigation control device, said ship being configured such that a single or multiple propellers for propulsion are connected to the multiple engines, and such that the ship navigation control device determines, when the sea speed of the ship is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed when engine(s) among the multiple engines are stopped, that there is a possibility of the output shafts of the stopped engines being rotated by a motive force applied to the propellers for propulsion by a stream of water. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361909 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an accelerator detection unit that detects an amount of depression of an accelerator pedal, brake detection units that detect depression of a footbrake pedal, vehicle speed detection units that detect a vehicle speed, and an output regulation unit that regulates an engine output when the following conditions are met: the amount of detected depression of the accelerator pedal is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, depression of the footbrake pedal detected, and the detected vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined vehicle speed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361910 | INTELLIGENT IDLE STOP AND GO CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An intelligent ISG control device of a vehicle includes a signal detection unit configured to detect a plurality of signals of including a signal indicating a voltage or a state of charge of a battery, a signal indicating an engine RPM, a signal indicating a coolant temperature, a signal indicating an engine oil temperature of an engine, a signal indicating a vehicle speed, a signal indicating a phase or variation in phase of an accelerator pedal, a signal indicating manipulation of a brake pedal, a signal indicating a steering angle or operation of a power steering, and a signal indicating a brake booster pressure, and an ISG control unit configured to determine whether an engine stop condition or an engine stop release condition is satisfied based on at least one signal of the plurality of signals. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361911 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, and the control apparatus including: an electronic control unit configured to: a) determine whether or not acceleration of a crank shaft at compression top dead center is equal to or greater than a threshold value; b) determine that a compression loss has occurred in the cylinder, when the acceleration of the crank shaft is equal to or greater than the threshold value; and c) prohibit the determination of compression loss, when acceleration of rotation of the crank shaft at compression top dead center has occurred a first specific number of times consecutively in the plurality of cylinders. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361912 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine comprising: a plurality of cylinders in which combustion chambers are provided, wherein an ignition device and/or a fuel introduction device is associated with each combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chambers are adapted for cyclic ignition of fuel, an open-loop or closed-loop control device for actuation or closed-loop control of the ignition devices and/or fuel introduction devices, and at least one measuring device for detecting a temperature which is characteristic for each cylinder, wherein the open-loop or closed-loop control device is adapted for actuation or closed-loop control of the ignition devices or the fuel introduction devices in dependence on the signals of the at least one measuring device so that no ignition takes place in at least one selected cylinder during at least one cycle and that an even temperature distribution over all cylinders is achieved. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A LAMBDA SENSOR - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine includes commanding operation of the engine at a selected air/fuel ratio and adjusting a signal output from a lambda sensor corresponding to the selected air/fuel ratio. A controller executes control of the engine based upon the adjusted signal output from the lambda sensor corresponding to the selected air/fuel ratio. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361914 | PREIGNITION RESTRAINING DEVICE - An ECU has an output-value obtaining portion, a preignition estimating portion and a valve-opening-time controller. The output-value obtaining portion obtains the output value of the knock sensor, which corresponds to an intensity of an engine knocking. A preignition estimating portion estimates that a preignition will be generated in an internal combustion engine, when the obtained output value is greater than or equal to the specified threshold. When the preignition estimating portion estimates that a preignition will be generated, the exhaust-valve timing control mechanism advances the opening time of the exhaust valve to suppress the preignition. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SMART TORQUE CURVE OPTIMIZING USER PERFORMANCE - Systems and methods for controlling performance characteristics of a vehicle are provided. A system for controlling performance characteristics of a vehicle includes a memory storage device including at least one torque curve profile stored thereon. The at least one torque curve profile includes a mapping of accessible torque for the vehicle with respect to an engine speed of an engine coupled to the vehicle. The system also includes an electronic control unit operatively coupled to the memory storage device, the electronic control unit configured to re-map the at least one torque curve profile in response to receipt by the electronic control unit of an electronic signal indicating a change in a vehicle condition. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OPERATING IN HCCI COMBUSTION MODE - An internal combustion engine is configured to operate in a homogeneous-charge compression-ignition combustion mode and a spark-ignition combustion mode employing late intake valve closing. A method for operating the internal combustion engine includes determining an amount of residual gas re-inducted into a combustion chamber from a previous engine cycle and determining an amount of fresh air trapped in the combustion chamber for the present engine cycle based upon the amount of residual gas re-inducted into the combustion chamber from the previous engine cycle. Engine fueling to the cylinder for the present engine cycle is controlled based upon the amount of fresh air trapped in the combustion chamber for the present engine cycle. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361917 | FUEL CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND FUEL CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A fuel control apparatus for a vehicle, having an electric pump configured to have electric power supplied, to supply fuel from a fuel tank to an injector of an internal combustion engine through a fuel pipe, and a control unit configured to have the internal combustion engine stop automatically when a first predetermined condition is satisfied, and after having the internal combustion engine stop automatically, start automatically when a second predetermined condition is satisfied, includes an operation unit configured, when the control unit has the internal combustion engine stop automatically, to supply electric power from a predetermined electric power supply apparatus to the electric pump, to have the electric pump operate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361918 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL INJECTOR - A device for controlling a fuel injector driving is disclosed, which relates to a technology for enabling a drive semiconductor to actively control a drive current in response to a load condition of an output terminal of an injector when an injector for fuel injection is driven. The device for controlling a fuel injector includes: a micro control unit (MCU) configured to generate a drive signal for controlling a fuel injector operation; a drive semiconductor configured to sense a current flowing in the fuel injector, to measure a time period at which the sensed current arrives at a target current value, and to change a drive current setting value of a current driver in response to a result of a comparison between the measured time period and a predetermined time period; and an injector driver configured to operate the fuel injector in response to an output current of the current driver. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361919 | Fan Variable Area Nozzle for a Gas Turbine Engine Fan Nacelle With Sliding Actuation System - A linkage comprises a drive ring, a flap linkage mounted to each of a multiple of flaps and the drive ring, and an actuator system which drives the drive ring to cause the multiple of flaps to pivot. A method of driving a multiple of flaps is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361920 | OPTIMISING THE AVAILABILITY OF A THRUST REVERSER - A method of controlling a thrust reverser made up of a plurality of pieces of equipment, wherein, in the event of it being detected that one of the pieces of equipment has not activated by the end of a predetermined activation period, an error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is generated, and in spite of the error message being generated, activation of the equipment is continued, and if the equipment is finally activated before a predetermined maximum period for deployment of the thrust reverser, then deployment of the thrust reverser is continued and the error message relating to the malfunction of the thrust reverser is withdrawn. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361921 | Modifying Direct Drive Gas Turbine Engine Core to Provide a Geared Turbofan - A method comprises the steps of modifying a direct drive engine, which includes a first fan rotor, a high pressure compressor driven by a high pressure turbine on a first high spool and a first low pressure turbine designed to drive a first low pressure compressor on a first low spool, and the fan rotor all at the same speed. The modifying step includes providing a second fan rotor, second low spool, including a second low pressure compressor rotor and second low pressure turbine rotor and incorporating a gear reduction between a shaft driven by the second low pressure turbine rotor and the second fan rotor to provide a geared turbofan, such that at least a portion of the design of the high pressure compressor rotor, the combustor and the high pressure turbine rotor from the designed direct drive engine are utilized in the geared turbofan. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361922 | HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGNS USING VARIABLE GEOMETRIES AND CONFIGURATIONS - A heat exchanger may include at least one fluid passageway adjacent a heat transfer plate and a plurality of heat transfer elements positioned in the at least one fluid passageway and joined with the heat transfer plate. The heat transfer elements may be positioned with first spacings therebetween at an inlet end of the at least one fluid passageway. The heat transfer elements may be positioned with second spacings therebetween at an outlet end of the at least one fluid passageway. The first spacings may be smaller than the second spacings. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361923 | Rocket Motors and Their Use - Apparatus, methods and computer programs are provided. In one example, an apparatus is a rocket motor, comprising: a casing having a length dimension, a width dimension and a depth dimension, wherein the length dimension is greater than the width dimension and greater than the depth dimension; and propellant, located inside the casing, arranged to generate a force in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the length dimension of the casing. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361924 | REGULATOR HAVING ELECTRONIC VALVE INSTALLED THEREIN - The present invention relates to a regulator having an electronic valve installed therein. The A regulator having an electronic valve installed therein, the regulator including: a first pressure reducing part connected to an inlet port; and a second pressure reducing part connected to the first pressure reducing part, wherein the second pressure reducing part includes: a pressure reducing chamber into which fuel is introduced from the first pressure reducing part; an orifice formed in the pressure reducing chamber; a valve shaft for opening and closing the orifice; a diaphragm for moving the valve shaft by use of an input pressure and an output pressure; and a spring for resiliently supporting the diaphragm, wherein an auxiliary conduit is formed to interconnect the pressure reducing chamber and an upper space of the diaphragm, and an electronic valve for controlling the pressure of an outlet port is installed on the auxiliary conduit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361925 | Dual Fuel Common Rail Engine with Co-Axial Quill Assembly - A dual fuel common rail engine supplies pressurized natural gas and liquid diesel fuel at different pressures through a co-axial quill assembly for direct injection from a single fuel injector into an engine cylinder. Pressure waves in the gaseous fuel common rail are damped in a pressure damping chamber of the co-axial quill assembly to promote consistent gaseous fuel injection rates and quantities from the fuel injector. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361926 | INCREASED DIESEL ENGINE EFFICIENCY BY USING NITROUS OXIDE AS A FUEL ADDITIVE - A diesel engine fuel delivery system is equipped for addition of N | 2015-12-17 |
20150361927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOOST CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for reducing turbo lag in an engine system configured with a cylinder dedicated for exhaust gas recirculation and distinct turbines coupled to the dedicated EGR cylinder and remaining engine cylinders. An air-fuel ratio of combustion in the dedicated cylinder is adjusted responsive to a tip-in event by providing blow-through air and additional fuel based on the amount of heat required to spin up a turbine coupled to the dedicated cylinder and provide the requested boost pressure. The approach enables turbo lag to be reduced while providing high EGR at high boost conditions. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361928 | VEHICLE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - A compartment wall structure defines a fuel filler compartment that includes a tube receiving opening and a vent opening. A fuel receiving end of a fuel filler tube is located at the tube receiving opening of the fuel filler compartment. A fuel tank attachment end thereof is located outside the fuel filler compartment and is spaced apart from the compartment wall structure. An air vent structure is in fluid communication with the vent opening. The air vent structure defines a chamber opening connected via a vent line to a fuel vapor filter canister. Vapor from the fuel filler compartment is vented to the fuel vapor filter canister through the chamber opening. The air vent structure has a screen at the chamber opening to prevent entry of objects, such as, for example, insects and/or debris through the chamber opening. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361929 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR EVAPORATED-GAS PURGING SYSTEM - An abnormality diagnosis device introduces a pressure into a reference-pressure detecting portion by utilizing a pressure introducing portion to detect a reference pressure correlative to a reference orifice, detects a purge-valve closed pressure that is a pressure in an evaporation system of when a pressure is introduced into the evaporation system by the pressure introducing portion after the purge valve is controlled to be closed, and detects a purge-valve open pressure that is a pressure in the evaporation system of when a pressure is introduced into the evaporation system by the pressure introducing portion after the purge valve is controlled to be open. The abnormality diagnosis device determines whether a leakage abnormality of the evaporation system and a fixed open abnormality are generated, based on a magnitude relation between the reference pressure, the purge-valve closed pressure, and the purge-valve open pressure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361930 | IMPROVED DIESEL ENGINE EFFICIENCY BY TIMING OF IGNITION AND COMBUSTION USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - An exemplary embodiment of a UV light injector assembly is used to apply intense light that includes short wavelength UV to the interior of an engine cylinder near the desired time of fuel ignition. In an example embodiment, the light is produced by a short-arc xenon flash lamp. This flash lamp includes an integral reflector (e.g., a parabolic reflector) to collimate the majority of its light into parallel rays. The assembly includes a window for passing UV light into the cylinder. To direct the collimated rays of light from the flash lamp through the window a UV-transparent condensing lens is used to focus the light from the flash lamp onto the window. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361931 | LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE EMISSIONS CONTROL SUITE - A locomotive diesel engine emissions control suite includes retarding fuel injection timing and heating the diesel fuel. Switch locomotives are now required to comply with USEPA emission standards under 40 CFR Part 1033 regulations. Retarding the fuel injection timing reduces peak temperatures during combustion which in turn reduces production of Nitrogen oxides (NOx) but also increases emissions of particulate matter (PM), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Hydrocarbons (HC) in the exhaust. Unrelated efforts to reduce the smoke in diesel exhaust by pre-heating the diesel fuel showed an unexpected reduction in PM, CO, and HC. Such heating of the diesel fuel did not affect the reduction in NOx but reduced emissions of PM, CO, and HC to acceptable levels. Further experiments showed that two degrees of fuel injection retarding and fuel heated to 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit resulted in meeting the 40 CFR Part 1033 regulations. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361932 | ENGINE FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT - An air cleaner system that potentially reduces debris entering a prime mover (e.g., engine) during removal/replacement of an air cleaner. In one embodiment, the engine includes a shroud defining an air cleaner compartment. The engine further includes a tubular air feed port defining a combustion air intake. The air feed port terminates at an end face located at or within the air cleaner compartment, and a lower portion of the end face is notched relative to other portions of the end face. In other embodiments, an engine oil drain system is provided that selectively positions a distal end of an oil drain tube at a drain position located away from the engine. The oil drain tube may also be repositioned to a stored position, wherein the distal end of the drain tube attaches to a nipple connected to either an engine housing or surrounding structure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361933 | VIBRATION PREVENTING INTERCOOLER PIPE - An intercooler pipe that improves noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance is provided. The intercooler pipe includes a plurality of bellowses, wherein an exterior of the bellows is made of a soft material and an inside thereof is made of a hard material to make a storage modulus of the inside of the bellows greater than that of the exterior thereof. In addition, the intercooler pipe improves the durability of an intercooler pipe. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361934 | MULTI-FREQUENCY QUARTER-WAVE RESONATOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE - A variable noise attenuation element is disclosed that comprises a tube, at least one valve seat, at least one valve body and a wire connected to the valve body. The tube has an overall length that defines a first effective length for noise attenuation. The valve seat is disposed in the tube. Retraction of the wire brings the valve body into engagement with the valve seat to selectively define a second effective length of the tube that is less than the overall length. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361935 | VALVE DEVICE AND HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP USING THE SAME - A valve device is provided between a high-pressure pump and a fuel tank. A first valve member, an intermediate member and a second valve member are accommodated in a valve housing. The first valve member, which is arranged on a downstream side of the intermediate member, is biased by a first spring in a direction to a first valve seat formed in the intermediate member. The second valve member, which is arranged on an upstream side of the intermediate member, is biased by a second spring in a direction to a second valve seat formed in the intermediate member. When the first valve member is separated from the first valve seat, fuel flows in a forward direction from an upstream-side fuel passage to a downstream-side fuel passage. When the second valve member is separated from the second valve seat, the fuel flows in a reverse direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361936 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank, has a reservoir, a fuel pump, a suction filter, a fuel transfer and a pressure accumulator. The reservoir is located in the fuel tank and is hermetically sealed. The fuel pump is configured to suck fuel from the reservoir and to supply the fuel to the internal combustion engine. The suction filter is configured to filter the fuel sucked by the fuel pump. The fuel transfer is configured to transfer the fuel from the fuel tank into the reservoir and to pressurize the fuel in the reservoir. The pressure accumulator is connected to the reservoir in order to control a pressure of the fuel in the reservoir. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361937 | PLUNGER - The invention relates to a plunger ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361938 | Fuel Injection Valve - An object of the invention is to provide a fuel injection valve that applies a swirl to an upstream side of a seat section to shorten spray penetration. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361939 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle control device includes: a controller configured to adjust a temperature of an evaporator constituting an air conditioning system of the vehicle to a target temperature; the controller being configured to automatically stop an engine when a predetermined engine automatic stop condition is satisfied; the controller being configured to automatically start the engine when at least the temperature of the evaporator reaches a predetermined temperature or higher during automatic stop of the engine, and the predetermined temperature being higher than the target temperature; and the controller being configured to set the target temperature of the evaporator to be lower when a vehicle speed is low than that when the vehicle speed is high. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361940 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - An engine control device applied to a vehicle equipped with an actuator for changing a suspension property of the vehicle, a suspension control device for driving the actuator, and an engine. The engine control device automatically stops the engine operation when a stop condition is satisfied and automatically starts the engine operation when a start condition is satisfied. The engine control device continues the engine operation when a signal for inhibiting the automatic stop of the engine operation is sent to the engine control device in order to drive the actuator and the engine control device judges that no malfunction occurs in the suspension control device even if the stop condition is satisfied. The engine control device ignores the signal and automatically stops the engine operation when the stop condition is satisfied and judges that the malfunction occurs in the suspension control device even if the signal is sent to the engine control device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361941 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine employs a starting system. A method for evaluating the starting system includes determining a cranking resistance ratio between a starter and a battery of the starting system during engine cranking. The cranking resistance ratio is normalized based upon an operating temperature of the starting system, and the starting system is evaluated based upon the normalized cranking resistance ratio. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361942 | METHOD FOR TESTING A SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND A CORRESPONDING SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR AT LEAST ONE IGNITION CIRCUIT - In a method for testing a supply circuit for an ignition circuit having at least one energy accumulator, a first conversion circuit that raises a supply voltage to a specified voltage level and charges the at least one energy accumulator, a controllable discharging circuit that discharges the at least one energy accumulator as needed, the energy accumulator is connected via a first coupling diode to the ignition circuit, and the supply voltage is applied via a second coupling diode to the at least one ignition circuit. Following the system start-up, a state of charge of the at least one energy accumulator is ascertained and compared to the at least one specified threshold value, and as a function of the comparison, a faultless supply circuit or at least one fault is recognized. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361943 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling an engine is disclosed. The method may include receiving a pressure data set of a combustion event. The pressure data set may correspond to a temporal development of a cylinder pressure during the combustion event in a cylinder. The method may also include determining using a controller that the received pressure data set indicates an actual ignition timing within a preset ignition timing window. Further, the method may include deriving an actual combustion duration (D | 2015-12-17 |
20150361944 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine. Target ignition times for the individual cylinders are given by an engine control device through trigger signals transmitted to the ignition control device. After receiving a trigger signal, the ignition control device activates the ignition device associated with this trigger signal to effect ignition in the respective cylinder. The ignition control device stores a firing order in which an ignition is to be cyclically effected in the individual cylinders, and it is checked whether trigger signals for all cylinders are received in the stored firing order, and if not, a substitutional ignition time is calculated for the at least one cylinder for which no trigger signal has been received, from at least two trigger signals for the cylinders or one of the remaining cylinders, and the respective ignition device or ignition devices are activated according to the calculated substitutional ignition time. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361945 | Pre-Chamber Spark Plug With Tubular Electrode And Method of Manufacturing Same - A pre-chamber spark plug that includes a shell, and an end cap attached to the shell. Additionally, the pre-chamber spark plug includes an insulator disposed within the shell. In a particular embodiment, a center electrode has a first portion surrounded by the insulator, and a second portion that extends from the insulator into a pre-chamber. The pre-chamber defined by the shell and end cap. In a further embodiment, a ground electrode is attached to the shell. In particular embodiments, the ground electrode is tubular in shape and includes an inner spark surface ring spaced in surrounding relation to the center electrode to create a spark gap, an outer ring attached to the shell, and a plurality of rounded spokes connecting the inner and outer rings. In a particular embodiment, the ground and center electrodes accommodate attachment of precious metal alloys to increase electrode surface life. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IGNITION COIL TESTING - An ignition coil tester for testing an ignition coil having primary and secondary circuits. The tester includes a cable connector including a primary circuit connector and a secondary circuit connector electrically connectable to the ignition coil. The tester further includes an electronic ignition control module electrically coupled to the primary and secondary circuit connectors and configured to generate ignition coil testing signals for communication to the ignition coil via the primary and secondary circuit connectors The electronic ignition control module is further configured to monitor the connection between the primary circuit connector and the primary circuit of the ignition coil and the connection between the secondary circuit connector and the secondary circuit of the ignition coil, and cease communication of the ignition coil testing signals when the primary circuit connector or secondary circuit connector are not connected to the respective ones of the primary and secondary circuits. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361947 | Convertible Water Pump - A convertible pump formed of wound flexible tubing having an inlet communicating water to an outlet at an opposite end of the tubing. A paddle wheel with collapsible fins provides power to rotate the pump when in a vertical position. A planar surface of the wound tubing forms a table when pivoted on a stand to a horizontal disposition with the support surface for the stand. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361948 | Pumped-Storage Power Plant - An underwater pumped storage power plant that includes: an accumulator system with pressure vessels fillable with water and; a water outlet for water flow out of the system into a surrounding ocean against hydrostatic water pressure (PT) corresponding to water depth (T); a pump at the water outlet to pump water out of the system by converting electrical energy into potential energy corresponding to a displaced water column PT; a water inlet to allow water flow into the system from the surrounding ocean; a common generator at the water inlet, to convert the potential energy back into electrical energy when water flows in; electric lines to transport the electrical energy from the ocean surface to the power plant and back, wherein the pressure vessels are pressure-resistant and resistant to deformation from the PT at the ocean floor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361949 | SUBMERSIBLE POWER GENERATOR - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a submersible power generator which can be stably moored in water and can generate high electromotive voltage and achieve high power generation efficiency without being increased in size. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361950 | FIXATION FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE TO THE HUB - The blade root ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361951 | PRESSURE SIDE STALL STRIP FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE - A stall strip ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361952 | ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - A rotor blade ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361953 | HORIZONTALLY CHANNELED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A horizontally channeled vertical axis wind turbine for electrical power generation is provided. The wind turbine may collect ambient wind speed from between | 2015-12-17 |
20150361954 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A WEAKENED GRID CONDITION AND CONTROLLING A POWER PLANT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE TO THE GRID CONDITION - Method and apparatus are provided for determining a grid condition, such as a weakened grid condition, and controlling a power plant, such as a wind or solar power plant, in a manner which is appropriate to the grid condition. The method includes measuring ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361955 | BLADE SPEED ADJUSTMENT DEVICE BY AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE BLADE ELEVATION ANGLE OF A WINDMILL GENERATOR - A blade speed adjustment device by automatic adjustment of the blade elevation angle of a windmill generator and includes a casing, a first shaft extending through the casing, a slide and a passive member. The slide has at least one centrifugal unit including two links which are respectively connected to the casing and the passive member which has a rack. A bevel gear set has a second shaft which is perpendicularly engaged with the rack and located corresponding to the first shaft. The bevel gear set has a first bevel gear. The second shaft has a second bevel gear located corresponding to the first bevel gear. The centrifugal force of the block increases to move the rack, the elevation angle of the blade can be adjusted via the bevel gear set to maintain the elevation angle of the blade not to exceed the critical angle during strong wind. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361956 | WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a wind turbine ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361957 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO OPERATE A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine system, comprising a tower, a plurality of blades, a rotor supported by the tower and rotatably coupled to the plurality of blades, a pitch control device for regulating pitch angles of the plurality of blades, a torque control device for regulating torque of the rotor, a processing subsystem programmed to slow down the wind turbine system by using the torque control device alone to slow down the rotor when the torque control device is fully capable of slowing down the rotor, and using both the torque control device and the pitch control device to slow down the rotor when the torque control device alone is not fully capable of slowing down the rotor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361958 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, AND PRESSURE PULSATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AERODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WIND TURBINE BLADE WAKES AND THE WIND TURBINE TOWER - A noise, vibration, and pressure pulsation reducing collar for a wind turbine having a stationary tower, nacelle and rotor, a method of using such a reducing collar, and a wind turbine system comprising a said reducing collar are disclosed. The wind turbine includes rotating rotor blades, a nacelle containing an electric generator, and a stationary vertical supporting tower. The tower is provided with a reducing collar mounted thereon. The reducing collar can include elements of, e.g., rods or tubes or perforations or corrugations extending parallel to and along or adjacent to the outer surface of the tower and located downstream of the rotor blades. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361959 | ADJUSTED OPERATING TIME - A method for determining an adjusted operating time of a component in a rotating system, the method comprising steps of: during operation of the rotating system, measuring a value of an operating characteristic of a component for a predetermined period of time, determining an average of the measured value of the operating characteristic for the predetermined period of time, determining a ratio of the average and a maximum value of the operating characteristic, and determining the adjusted operating time as the product of the ratio and the predetermined period of time. The method is also adapted to a system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOADS ON A WIND TURBINE - A method and a system for managing loads on a wind turbine are provided. The computer-implemented method is implemented using a processor coupled to a memory device. The method includes determining a first moment of a wind load acting about a first axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, determining a second moment of a wind load acting about a second axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, and determining a resultant moment of the first moment and the second moment. The method also includes generating an error signal indicating a difference between the resultant moment and a predetermined moment level threshold signal and generating, by the processor, a first activation signal over a range of the generated error signal between a first zero activation signal level and a first full activation signal level. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361961 | VENTILATION ARRANGEMENT - A ventilation arrangement for a wind turbine includes a manhole cover for covering a manhole of a rotor hub. The rotor hub is contained within the nose cone and spaced therefrom to form an internal space between an inner surface of the nose cone and an outer surface of the rotor hub. The manhole cover provides a vent opening for venting hot air from an interior space of the rotor hub into the internal space. A pipe extends from a forward internal space through the manhole cover and into the rotor hub. The pipe establishes fluid communication between the forward internal space and the interior space. A fan is mounted to the pipe, and draws air from the forward internal space. An exhaust, fluidly connected with the pipe, is located in the rotor hub and away from the manhole cover by 50% to 90% of a rotor hub axial length. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361962 | WIND TURBINE GEARBOX - The invention relates to a wind turbine gearbox ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361963 | TRANSPORTATION OF A DIRECT DRIVE GENERATOR - A method of handling a direct drive generator of a wind turbine is provided. The direct drive generator comprises a stator and a rotor concentrically arranged about an axis of the direct drive generator. The method includes steps of placing the direct drive generator on a support structure, fixing a selected one of the stator or the rotor to the support structure, connecting actuator means to a remaining one of the stator or the rotor, and rotating the remaining one of the stators or the rotor using the actuator means. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361964 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE - A control method and a control system for a wind turbine are disclosed. The control method comprises measuring wind turbine blade pitch angles; obtaining a wind turbine rotor acceleration value; determining whether a blade pitch runaway fault condition is occurring; and during the blade pitch runaway fault condition, adjusting a pitch angle command based at least in part on the rotor acceleration value, a pitch angle of at least one faulted blade and a pitch angle of a healthy blade; and controlling wind turbine blades based at least in part on the adjusted pitch angle command. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361965 | METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE TOWER, WITH CEMENT BASED ON PILES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - Method for installation of an offshore tower, which comprises: providing a tower mast, piles, anchoring means, a platform with securing means, and buoyancy means with securing means; fastening piles to platform; fastening mast to platform in the use position; providing actuation and/or braking means between piles and platform; providing a platform between lower zone and upper zone; anchoring means to piles and to platform; launching buoyancy means; launching base assembly (platform, mast, piles, anchoring means); securing base assembly to buoyancy means using securing means; transferring transport assembly to tower location; actuating actuation and/or braking means until piles are fixed in the seabed; fastening piles to seabed; actuating actuation and/or braking means until platform is on a level with pile upper zone; mounting wind turbine on mast; removing securing means and withdrawing buoyancy means from platform; and tensioning anchoring means. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361966 | EQUIPMENT FOR A WHEEL OF A BICYCLE AND CORRESPONDING RIM - The invention relates to an equipment for a bicycle wheel. The equipment comprises at least one profiled wing-shaped projection adapted to be secured to the inner surface of the rim of the wheel. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361967 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM A ROLLING MOTION - A method for the production of hydraulic and electric energy from the rolling motion generated by vehicular and non-vehicular traffic, which envisages the establishment of a flow of fluid moving between at least two tanks, the first of which is an accumulation; tank, with a fixed volumetric capacity, and the second is an expansion tank, with a volumetric capacity which varies between two limit conditions, namely, full/empty; the said flow being established by two independent circuits, the second of which is activated following the activation of the first, the latter being generated, in turn, by the rolling motion of vehicular and non-vehicular traffic. The said first and second circuit have a flow and pressure rate multiplier system interposed there between. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361968 | HYDRAULIC PROPORTIONING SYSTEM WITH FLOW DIVIDER - A hydraulic proportioning system has a flow divider providing hydraulic fluid to drive two hydraulic pumps. The flow divider provides set amounts of hydraulic oil to each of two pumps, and the pumps each provide one material of the plural component material downstream to a mixing manifold. The two materials are mixed at the mixing manifold before application. The flow divider drives each pump at a set speed depending on the volume of hydraulic oil provided to each pump. The flow divider thus determines the ratio of the first material to the second material provided to the mixing manifold by the pumps. | 2015-12-17 |