IPC Main Group
F03D 17/00 Monitoring or testing of wind motors, e.g. diagnostics
Introduced: January 2016
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- WIND MOTORS
Additional Content
Glossary
Monitoring or testing Overseeing or analysing the operating conditions of the wind motor mechanism, typically to identify problematic conditions. This may involve reference to wind motor sensor signals indicating e.g. wind speed and direction, pitch angle, vibration, rotary torque, blade load and strain.
Limiting references
Testing during commissioning of wind motors
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VESTAS DK 3,539
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
- SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 2,747
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
- SIEMENS DE 886
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
- HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
- MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
- LM WIND POWER DK 600