Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Braking and positioning system for a wind turbine rotor
- Patent Title (中): 风力发电机转子的制动和定位系统
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Application No.: US11959540Application Date: 2007-12-19
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Publication No.: US07948100B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Jacob Johannes Nies , Hartmut Scholte-Wassink
- Applicant: Jacob Johannes Nies , Hartmut Scholte-Wassink
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Global Patent Operation
- Agent Douglas D. Zhang
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; H02P9/04 ; G05B19/40

Abstract:
A method of positioning a wind turbine rotor comprises defining a predetermined angular position in a main rotation plane of the rotor and controlling a rate of deceleration of the rotor, such as to stop the rotor at the predetermined angular position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090162202A1 BRAKING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR Public/Granted day:2009-06-25
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