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Kirk Gee Pierce
Also filed as: PIERCE KIRK · PIERCE KIRK G · PIERCE KIRK GEE
23 granted patents·2 pending applications·930 citations·filing 2003–2021
97Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC17SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS4AVAGLIANO AARON JOHN1BOULDER WIND POWER INC1FRIC THOMAS FRANK1
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25 records- 0198US7160083B2Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load controlGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 9, 2007·149 cites·27 claims
- 0297US7352075B2Methods and apparatus for controlling rotational speed of a rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2008·75 cites·19 claims
- 0397US7004724B2Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control based on shaft radial displacementGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 28, 2006·143 cites·21 claims
- 0496US7118338B2Methods and apparatus for twist bend coupled (TCB) wind turbine bladesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·76 cites·33 claims
- 0595US7118339B2Methods and apparatus for reduction of asymmetric rotor loads in wind turbinesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·79 cites·28 claims
- 0694US8360722B2Method and system for validating wind turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·20 cites·17 claims
- 0794US7488155B2Method and apparatus for wind turbine brakingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 10, 2009·48 cites·18 claims
- 0894US7437264B2Methods and apparatus for balancing a rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2008·40 cites·24 claims
- 0994US7298059B2System and method for operating a wind farm under high wind speed conditionsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 20, 2007·73 cites·22 claims
- 1092US7679215B2Wind farm power ramp rate control system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 16, 2010·46 cites·17 claims
- 1189US8649911B2System and method for operating a wind farm under high wind speed conditionsAVAGLIANO AARON JOHN·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 11, 2014·27 cites·36 claims
- 1288US7220104B2Vibration reduction system for a wind turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·39 cites·19 claims
- 1386US7874797B2Methods and apparatus for balancing a rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 25, 2011·19 cites·20 claims
- 1486US7121795B2Method and apparatus for reducing rotor blade deflections, loads, and/or peak rotational speedGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·32 cites·20 claims
- 1584US7999406B2Wind turbine plant high wind derating controlGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·20 cites·18 claims
- 1682US7581921B2Methods and apparatus for controlling rotary machinesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 1, 2009·19 cites·20 claims
- 1776US8096761B2Blade pitch management method and systemFRIC THOMAS FRANK·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·17 cites·12 claims
- 1865US7845236B2Resistive contact sensors for large blade and airfoil pressure and flow separation measurementsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·4 cites·20 claims
- 1959US11927173B2Imbalance estimation for the wind rotor of a wind turbineSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 2056US12055126B2Determination of wind parameter values for use in wind turbine control systemsSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 2155US8215906B2Variable tip speed ratio tracking control for wind turbinesPIERCE KIRK GEE·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 10, 2012·4 cites·5 claims
- 2254US12088226B2Estimation of rotor operational characteristics for a wind turbineSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 2350US12203446B2Controlling a wind turbine using blade pitch angle setting and blade add-on settingSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2447US2015188391A1Apparatus for cooling an electromagnetic machineBOULDER WIND POWER INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2543US2009311097A1Wind turbine inflow angle monitoring and control systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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