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Method and apparatus for controlling a wind turbine

US8022565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Hartmut Scholte-Wassink · Lage, DE
Mark Edward Cardinal · Altamont, US
Anthony Michael Klodowski · Hardy, US
Till Hoffmann · Salzbergen, DE
Jignesh Gandhi · Duluth, US
Sidney Allen Barker · Troutville, US
Gert Torbohm · Rheine, DE
Christoph Schulten · Salzbergen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2009
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/72
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control system for a wind turbine, the control system having at least one measurement device configured to measure at least one operating condition of the wind turbine and a first controller. The first controller is configured to calculate an operating limit of the wind turbine based on the measured operating condition and to adjust the operating limit based on a limiting condition of a component of the wind turbine.

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