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US 2010/0140936 A1Published application
Wind turbine with gps load control
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPedro L. Benito, Eugenio Yegro
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Abstract
A wind turbine includes at least one global positioning sensor for determining a deflection of a component of the wind turbine.
Claims20
A wind turbine, comprising at least one global positioning sensor for determining a deflection of a component of the wind turbine.
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a tower;
- a nacelle arranged on the tower for supporting a drive train;
- a hub arranged at one end of the drive train
- a blade arranged on the hub for rotating the drive train;
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- a global positioning sensor arranged on one of the tower and blade for determining a deflection of the one of the tower and blade.
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