Methods and systems for generating electrical power
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsNicholas Wright Miller, Kara Clark
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Abstract
A power generation system including a wind turbine generator for generating electrical power, an alternate power source, and a processor programmed to control operation of the alternate power source to control a power output of the alternate power source at least partially based on at least one of a wind parameter, a wind forecast, a wind turbine condition sensor, and a power output of the electrical generator.
Claims26
A power generation system comprising:
- a wind turbine generator for generating electrical power;
- an alternate power source;
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- a processor programmed to control operation of said alternate power source and said wind turbine generator to control a power output of at least one of said alternate power source and said wind turbine generator at least partially based on a wind density measured by a wind density sensor.
A method of generating electrical power, said method comprising:
- generating electrical power using a wind farm;
- generating electrical power using an alternate power source;
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- controlling operation of the alternate power source and said wind turbine generator to control a power output of at least one of the alternate power source and said wind turbine generator at least partially based on a wind density measured by a wind density sensor.
A processor for controlling operation of a power generation system including a wind farm and an alternate power source, said processor programmed to control operation of the alternate power source and a wind turbine generator to control a power output of at least one of the alternate power source and the wind turbine generator at least partially based on a wind density measured by a wind density sensor.
A power generation system comprising:
- a wind turbine generator for generating electrical power;
- a gas turbine;
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- a processor programmed to control operation of said gas turbine and said wind turbine generator to control a power output of at least one of said gas turbine and said wind turbine generator at least partially based on a wind density measured by a wind density sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.