F03D 7/0288
In relation to clearance between the blade and the tower, i.e. preventing
Official title: {in relation to clearance between the blade and the tower, i.e. preventing tower strike}
F03D7/0288 (In relation to clearance between the blade and the tower, i.e. preventing) appears on 53 US grants and 65 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03D- Granted patents
- 53
- Published applications
- 65
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 153
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
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Recent patents
- Wind turbine24 Mar 2026US 12,584,457 B2Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Method, apparatus, electronic device for monitoring tower clearance6 Jan 2026US 12,516,657 B2Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
- Determining tower to tip clearance for a wind turbine8 Jul 2025US 12,352,242 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Method for decreasing blade deflection during tower passage in a wind turbine1 Jul 2025US 12,345,234 B2
- Method for computer-implemented determination of control parameters of a turbine1 Jul 2025US 12,345,236 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Preventing blade tower strike of a wind turbine23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110291 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Method for operating a wind turbine, control system and wind turbine9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098516 A1Nordex Energy GmbH
- Method for operating a wind turbine, control system and wind turbine26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085655 A1Nordex Energy GmbH
- Pre-bent wind turbine blade with multiple inflection points and method of making same19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078734 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Wind turbine9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314232 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of controlling the operation of a wind turbine and wind turbine for use in said method81US 6,619,918 B1Vestas Wind Systems A/S · 2003
- Wind turbine blade deflection control system35US 7,246,991 B22007
- Wind turbine dump load system and method23US 7,276,807 B2General Electric Company · 2007
- System and method for preventing excessive loading on a wind turbine17US 9,605,558 B2General Electric Company · 2017
- System for detecting proximity between a wind turbine blade and a tower wall15US 8,131,402 B2General Electric Company · 2012