Wind turbine noise controls
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorEric Eggleston
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Abstract
A method and system for providing noise control for a wind turbine system are disclosed. The method can include providing a wind turbine system comprising at least one blade operably mounted on the wind turbine and a controller, determining an external condition with at least one sensor, receiving a noise control signal related to the external condition, and adjusting an operating parameter in response to receiving the noise control signal related to the external condition.
Claims20
A method of providing noise control for a wind turbine system, comprising:
- providing a wind turbine system comprising at least one blade operably mounted on a wind turbine and a controller;
- determining an external condition with at least one sensor;
- receiving a noise control signal related to the external condition;
- and
- adjusting an operating parameter of the wind turbine system in response to receiving the noise control signal related to the external condition;
- wherein the operating parameter is adjusted to alter the amount of noise generated by the wind turbine.
A wind turbine system for providing noise control, comprising:
- at least one blade operably mounted on a wind turbine;
- a controller configured for adjusting an operating parameter of the wind turbine system in response to receiving a noise control signal related to an external condition, the noise control signal indicating whether the external condition is at or above a predetermined level;
- and,
- wherein the wind turbine system is configured to operate in a noise control mode in response to the controller receiving the noise control signal.
A wind turbine farm, comprising:
- a plurality of wind turbines, at least one of the plurality of wind turbines comprising:
- at least one blade operably mounted on the wind turbine, the wind turbine being configured to operate in a noise control mode in response to receiving a noise control signal from a controller;
- and,
- the controller being configured for adjusting an operating parameter of the at least one of the plurality of wind turbines in response to receiving the noise control signal related to an external condition, the noise control signal indicating whether the external condition is at or above a predetermined level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.