Method and system for resonance dampening in wind turbines
US8258642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/76
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A resonance damping system for a wind turbine having a generator connected to a power grid, the resonance damping system comprising an adaptive resonance damper, operable to provide a control signal for the generator, wherein the variable torque signal of the adaptive resonance damper is automatically adjusted according to a parameter which represents a grid condition.
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