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US 11,952,981 B2Granted
Wind power installation and method for controlling a wind power installation
AssigneeWobben Properties GmbH
InventorsNils Noffke, Uli Krause, Tilko Nietsch
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Abstract
Provided is a method for controlling a wind power installation, the wind power installation having a generator for the generation of electric current, the generator having an air gap with a variable air gap thickness, the wind power installation being controlled in a part load range by means of a control regulation, the wind power installation being controlled in a manner which is dependent on the air gap thickness, the control regulation being selected or set in a manner which is dependent on the air gap width.
Claims16
A method for controlling a wind power installation,
- wherein the wind power installation includes:
- a generator configured to generate electric current, wherein the generator has an air gap with a variable air gap thickness, and
- wherein the method comprises:
- controlling the wind power installation in a part load range using control regulation;
- and
- selecting or setting the control regulation depending on the air gap thickness to control a tonality of the wind power installation.
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A wind power installation, comprising:
- a generator configured to generate electric current, where in the generator has an air gap with a variable air gap thickness;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the wind power installation in a part load range using control regulation;
- and
- select or set the control regulation depending on the air gap thickness to control a tonality of the wind power installation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.