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Variable rated speed control in partial load operation of a wind turbine

US10634121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Ryan Andrew Risdon · Greenville, US
Jignesh Gandhi · Duluth, US
Mark Edward Cardinal · Altamont, US
Govardhan Ganireddy · Roanoke, US
Arne Koerber · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2017
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/72
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a wind turbine during partial load operation includes determining a power output of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining whether the power output is below a rated power of the wind turbine. If the power output is at the rated power, the method includes maintaining a speed set point of the wind turbine equal to a rated speed set point. However, if the power output is below the rated power, then the method includes varying, via a controller, the speed set point of the wind turbine as a function of a torque of the wind turbine in a non-monotonic torque-speed relationship.

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