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Wind power plant stabilization

US6870281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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48Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2002
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention concerns wind newer plant stabilization. An embodiment of a wind power plant includes a rotor to rotate about a rotor axis, a rotor blade coupled with the rotor, the rotor blade including a torque adjustment, and a stabilizing system to stabilize the rotor in a position, the stabilizing system including a control to adjust the torque of the rotor blade to counteract changes in a rotational position of the rotor.

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