US Patent Issued to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology on Aug. 4 for "System and method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state" (South Carolina, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,760, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"System and method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state" was invented by Bernard P. Landa (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and James H. Madge (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state includes fluidly coupling an auxiliary lubrication system with a gearbox of the wind turbine. The off-grid state is characterized in that the wind turbine is mechanically and electrically installed at a wind farm but not yet connected ...