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Invented by G.P. Corten and Claimed in Patents:
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1997: |
Stall Flag an optical detector to visualise stall on full scale objects in the field such as wind turbines. (US6065334) |
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| 1999: |
Corotorq: COnstant ROtation speed TORQue based anemometer (PCT/NL00/00819) |
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2000: |
Blade Root Strip: 1 An adaptation improving performance of the blade root of wind turbine blades (US2004013512). |
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| 2002: |
Controlling Wind: 1 Method to improve energy capture by wind farms by generating large scale atmospheric circulations above farms (US2006131889). |
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2003: |
Heat and Flux: 1,2 Method to improve energy capture by wind farms and to reduce axial turbine loads (US2006232073). |
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| 2006: |
Vortex Blades: Blade design with 2-12% less loads. (patents pending) |
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The applicant of those patents is Energy Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). ECN both exploits those patents and carries out further research regarding the patented matter. |
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The part ‘’Flux 1’’ of the invention Heat and Flux was discovered for 66% by former colleague ir. P. Schaak. |
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