F03D 7/00
Controlling wind motors
Official title: Controlling wind motors (supplying or distributing electrical power H02J, e.g. arrangements for adjusting, eliminating or compensating reactive power in networks H02J3/18; controlling electric generators H02P, e.g. arrangements for controlling electric generators for the purpose of obtaining a desired output H02P9/00)
F03D7/00 (Controlling wind motors) appears on 4,347 US grants and 5,196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03D- Granted patents
- 4,347
- Published applications
- 5,196
- Assignees
- 1,087
- Inventors
- 6,581
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 15 |
| 2003 | 16 | 26 |
| 2004 | 14 | 54 |
| 2005 | 40 | 37 |
| 2006 | 40 | 59 |
| 2007 | 47 | 98 |
| 2008 | 54 | 115 |
| 2009 | 63 | 189 |
| 2010 | 93 | 288 |
| 2011 | 182 | 338 |
| 2012 | 239 | 322 |
| 2013 | 173 | 317 |
| 2014 | 199 | 301 |
| 2015 | 184 | 355 |
| 2016 | 222 | 240 |
| 2017 | 282 | 230 |
| 2018 | 233 | 270 |
| 2019 | 269 | 285 |
| 2020 | 276 | 315 |
| 2021 | 271 | 301 |
| 2022 | 278 | 311 |
| 2023 | 249 | 268 |
| 2024 | 305 | 209 |
| 2025 | 212 | 151 |
| 2026 | 96 | 101 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for controlling a wind turbine during a communication loss6 Oct 2026US 12,753,737 B2GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
- System and method for counting fatigue-related winged animal stops of a wind turbine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,738 B1GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
- System and method for controlling a wind turbine based on an estimated rotor azimuth29 Sep 2026US 12,747,719 B2GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Model-based predictive control method for structural load reduction in wind turbines29 Sep 2026US 12,748,394 B2Universidad Del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
- Control device and method of controlling a wind turbine22 Sep 2026US 12,742,438 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Control device for a flat wind collector8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309126 A1Kite Dynamics AG
- Wind turbine pitch and yaw control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298199 A1Nordex Energy Spain, S.A.U.
- Wind turbine including pivotable blades and annular shroud1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298200 A1
- Method for controlling a wind farm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298201 A1
- Verifying wind turbine performance1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298207 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
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- Fail-safe actuation system926US 9,239,064 B2Moog Inc. · 2016
- Performance optimization controller and control method for doubly-fed machines427US 5,798,631 AState of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University · 1998
- Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks273US 9,015,093 B12015
- Variable speed wind turbine with reduced power fluctuation and a static VAR mode of operation266US 5,225,712 AU.S. Windpower, Inc. · 1993
- System, method and computer program product for enhancing commercial value of electrical power produced from a renewable energy power production facility260US 6,512,966 B2ABB AB · 2003