Method and apparatus for controlling a wind turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsHartmut Scholte-Wassink, Andreas Kirchner, Enno Ubben
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Abstract
A power system for a wind turbine having a measurement device configured to detect an overfrequency condition within an electrical system and a controller communicatively coupled to the measurement device. The controller is configured to switch the wind turbine between a power generation mode and a power consumption mode based on an existence of a detected overfrequency condition.
Claims20
A power system for a wind turbine, said power system comprising:
- a measurement device configured to detect an overfrequency condition within an electrical system;
- and,
- a controller communicatively coupled to said measurement device, said controller configured to switch the wind turbine between a power generation mode and a power consumption mode based on an existence of a detected overfrequency condition.
A wind turbine operatively coupled to an electrical system, said wind turbine comprising:
- a generator configured to be coupled to the electrical system;
- a measurement device operatively coupled to the electrical system and configured to detect an overfrequency condition within the electrical system;
- and,
- a controller communicatively coupled to said measurement device, said controller configured to switch said wind turbine between a power generation mode and a power consumption mode based on an existence of a detected overfrequency condition.
A method for controlling a wind turbine, said method comprising:
- coupling a generator to the wind turbine and to an electrical system;
- detecting an overfrequency condition within the electrical system;
- and,
- switching the generator between a power generation mode and a power consumption mode based on an existence of a detected overfrequency condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.