Method and system for controlling a wind turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsXiongzhe Huang, Danian Zheng, Wei Xiong
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Abstract
A control system for a wind turbine having a tower, a generator, and at least one rotor blade. The control system includes a sensor configured to measure an angle of inclination of the tower with respect to a surface, at least one pitch assembly configured to adjust a pitch angle of the rotor blade, and a controller configured to control at least one of the pitch assembly and the generator based on the measured angle of inclination.
Claims20
A control system for a wind turbine having a tower, a generator, and at least one rotor blade, said control system comprising:
- a sensor configured to measure an angle of inclination of the tower with respect to a surface;
- at least one pitch assembly configured to adjust a pitch angle of the rotor blade;
- and,
- a controller configured to control at least one of said pitch assembly and the generator based on the measured angle of inclination.
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a tower coupled to a surface;
- at least one rotor blade;
- a generator;
- and,
- a control system comprising:
- a sensor configured to measure an angle of inclination of said tower with respect to the surface;
- at least one pitch assembly configured to adjust a pitch angle of said rotor blade;
- and,
- a controller configured to control at least one of said pitch assembly and said generator based on the measured angle of inclination.
A method of controlling a wind turbine, said method comprising:
- using a sensor to measure an angle of inclination of a tower with respect to a surface;
- and,
- configuring a controller to control at least one of a pitch assembly and a generator based on the measured angle of inclination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.