MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514070369 A) filed by Ge Vernova Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, U.S.A., on July 24, 2025, for 'system and method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state.'
Inventor(s) include Bernard P. Landa; and James H. Madge.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state includes fluidly coupling an auxiliary lubrication system with a gearbox of the wind turbine. The off-grid state is characterized in that the wind turbine is mechanically and electrically installed at a wind farm but not yet connected to a grid. The method also includes determining a time-based control scheme for the auxiliary 10 lubrication system to provide lubrication to the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state. The time-based control scheme is defined a first time period in which the lubrication is provided to the gearbox via the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state and a second time period in which the lubrication is not provided to the gearbox via the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state. The first 15 time period is less than the second time period. Further, the method includes implementing, via a controller, the control scheme for the auxiliary lubrication system to provide the lubrication to the gearbox of the wind turbine during the off-grid state."
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