Method and apparatus for controlling a wind turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsHartmut Scholte-Wassink, Mark Edward Cardinal, Anthony Michael Klodowski, Till Hoffmann, Jignesh G. Gandhi, Sidney Allen Barker, Gert Torbohm, Christoph Schulten
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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.
Claims20
A control system for a wind turbine, said control system comprising:
- at least one measurement device configured to measure at least one operating condition of the wind turbine;
- and,
- a first controller configured to:
- calculate an operating limit of the wind turbine based on the measured operating condition;
- and,
- adjust the operating limit based on a limiting condition of a component of the wind turbine.
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a generator;
- a rotor configured to rotatably drive said generator;
- a control system comprising:
- at least one measurement device configured to measure at least one operating condition of said wind turbine;
- and,
- a first controller configured to:
- calculate an operating limit of said wind turbine based on the measured operating condition;
- adjust the operating limit based on a limiting condition of a component of said wind turbine;
- and,
- adjust an operating condition of at least one of said generator and said rotor based on the operating limit.
A method for controlling a wind turbine, said method comprising:
- measuring at least one operating condition of the wind turbine;
- calculating an operating limit of the wind turbine based on the measured operating condition;
- adjusting the operating limit based on a limiting condition of a component of the wind turbine;
- and,
- adjusting an operating condition of at least one of a generator and a rotor based on the operating limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.