Inventor · Roanoke, VA, US

Jeffrey Alan Melius

22Patents
5h-index
33Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 2004 → Dec 6, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7126236B2 Methods and apparatus for pitch control power conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US8093741B2 Method and system for providing increased turbine output for doubly fed induction generator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7740448B2 Pitch control battery backup methods and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7235895B2 Method and apparatus for gravity induced thermal energy dissipation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7509324B2 Apparatus and method for sharing configuration data among a plurality of devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8070439B2 Systems and methods for testing a wind turbine pitch control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7972112B2 Systems and methods for determining the angular position of a wind turbine rotor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10826306B2 System and method for monitoring ultracapacitors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10914290B2 System and method for testing an energy storage device of a wind turbine pitch system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10871144B2 System and method for reducing loads during an idling or parked state of a wind turbine via yaw offset Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7942631B2 Method and apparatus for powering a pitch control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9115694B2 Wind turbine pitch control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10965132B2 Grounding circuit for a backup power source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10788538B2 Predictive battery test systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11804336B2 Ultracapacitor module with integrated bypass diode and related systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10408191B2 Wind pitch adjustment system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9726148B2 System and method for improving speed control of a pitch drive system of a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10371122B2 System and method for improving speed control of a pitch drive system of a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11168663B2 Blade pitch system including power source for wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10738767B2 System and method for estimating consumed battery life of a pitch system of a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12203447B2 Method for operating a wind turbine and a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11156206B2 System and method for applying a pitch motor braking torque to a wind turbine rotor blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.