Nathan A Brilliant

US Patent:

20090059975, Mar 5, 2009

Filed:

Mar 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/043340

Inventors:

Nathan Brilliant - Denver CO, US
Dave Fish - Golden CO, US

Assignee:

OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG - Balzers

International Classification:

H01S 5/026

US Classification:

372 22

Abstract:

A laser module with a linear laser diode array includes multiple, mutually separated laser cells. A nonlinear optical material serves to double the frequency of the radiation emitted by the laser cells. The linear laser diode array and the nonlinear optical material are so positioned relative to each other that the resulting frequency-doubled radiation propagates, within the nonlinear optical material and essentially within mutually separated columns associable with the laser cells, both in the direction of the radiation emitted by the laser cells and in the opposite direction. The laser module includes optical elements which divert the bidirectionally propagating frequency-doubled radiation in a manner whereby, upon diversion between the columns in the respective other direction, the radiation propagates in the nonlinear optical material, so that frequency-doubled light ultimately exits the nonlinear optical material in only one direction.

US Patent:

20220228571, Jul 21, 2022

Filed:

Jun 24, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/623123

Inventors:

- Aarhus N, DK
Nathan A. BRILLIANT - Arvada CO, US

International Classification:

F03D 80/30
H02G 13/00

Abstract:

Embodiments herein describe a discharge filter, located in a root of a wind turbine blade, which includes one or more cables wound into large scale inductors using an internal or external surface of the root as a mandrel. These cables provide power inputs to an electrical panel for one or more a powered systems that are located in a body of the wind turbine blade. The electrical panel is connected to a lightning protection system that selectively provides a path to ground, and the inductors form a high-impedance barrier that shunts power away from the cables and onto the lightning protection system in the event of a lightning strike or other electrical discharge traveling from the powered systems to the electrical panel.

US Patent:

20230003186, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Dec 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/781397

Inventors:

- Aarhus N, DK
Rens Christiaan Verhoef - Ringkøbing, DK
Gurmukh Singh - Skjern, DK
Nathan A. Brilliant - Arvada CO, US
Toby Collard - Cowes, GB

International Classification:

F03D 1/06
F03D 80/30

Abstract:

A wind turbine rotor blade having a blade shell with a generally chordwise layup of fibre plies and a generally spanwise spar cap. A lightning conductor extends over the spar cap, and the spar cap includes conductive material. An equipotential bonding element electrically bonds the lightning conductor to the spar cap. The equipotential bonding element extends between an outboard edge of one stack of the fibre plies and an inboard edge of an adjacent stack of the fibre plies, which overlap to define an overlapping edge region.

US Patent:

20210164447, Jun 3, 2021

Filed:

Jul 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/258764

Inventors:

- Aarhus N., DK
Nathan A. Brilliant - Arvada CO, US
Chris Sutton - Romsey, Hampshire, GB
Lasse Lykkegaard - Herning, DK

International Classification:

F03D 80/30
F03D 1/06

Abstract:

Improvements relating to wind turbine blades A wind turbine blade is described that comprises a main blade and one or more separate edge modules attached to the main blade module. The main blade module defines a main body of the blade, and the separate edge module(s) defines at least part of a leading edge or a trailing edge of the blade. A down conductor for a blade lightning protection system is embedded within the edge module.

US Patent:

20200232444, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Aug 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/644989

Inventors:

- Aarhus N., DK
Lyle Stratton - Greeley CO, US
Bjarne Korshøj Mathiasen - Skjern, DK
Nathan A. Brilliant - Arvada CO, US
Andrew Leaver - Loveland CO, US
Bo Birkelund Mogensen - Vildbjerg, DK

International Classification:

F03D 80/30
F03D 1/06

Abstract:

A device for aligning a tool at a predetermined orientation with respect to a target surface of a wind turbine blade, the device comprising: a suction cup having an outer sealing element for sealing against the target surface; an inner sealing element located radially inward of the outer sealing element for sealing against the target surface, a suction cavity being defined between the outer sealing element and the inner sealing element; and a tool guide located radially inward of the inner sealing element, wherein the tool guide defines a tool access passage.