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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Applicants:
GE Renewable Technologies Wind B.v., Breda, NL;
General Electric Renovcables Espana, S.l., Barcelona, ES;
Inventor:
Roger Bergua, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L., Barcelona, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/10 (2006.01); F16D 59/00 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.01); F03D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/10 (2013.01); F03D 1/00 (2013.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); F16D 59/00 (2013.01); F05B 2240/912 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); F16F 2222/08 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tuned mass damper for damping an oscillating movement of a structure along a first direction is provided. The tuned mass damper comprises a mass arranged to perform a reciprocating movement along the first direction in response to the oscillating movement of the structure, wherein the mass comprises a braking mechanism configured to at least partially brake the movement of the mass along the first direction when the mass exceeds a predefined speed.