ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,946, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S (Brande, Denmark).
"Service brake for a wind turbine yaw motor" was invented by Steen Damgaard (Herning, Denmark), Helge Fogh (Billum, Denmark) and Rune Nielsen (Ikast, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A service brake for a wind turbine yaw motor brake is provided, the service brake including a brake housing comprising a brake housing cavity extending axially, in direction of a central axis, through the length of the brake housing. A brake disc is included within the brake housing, being rotatable about the central axis in an airgap between friction pla...