Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and methods for adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine
- Patent Title (中): 用于调整风力涡轮机的偏航角的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12968525Application Date: 2010-12-15
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Publication No.: US08178989B2Publication Date: 2012-05-15
- Inventor: Christian Haag , Frank Mikael Björk , Detlef Menke
- Applicant: Christian Haag , Frank Mikael Björk , Detlef Menke
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Agent James McGinness, Esq.
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; H02P9/04 ; F03B13/00 ; F03B13/10 ; F03B13/12

Abstract:
A method of adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a nacelle that is rotatably coupled to a tower. The method includes coupling a yaw drive assembly to the nacelle for adjusting an orientation of the nacelle with respect to a direction of wind. A first sensor that is coupled to the wind turbine transmits at least a first monitoring signal that is indicative of an operating condition of the wind turbine to a control system. A yaw angle of the nacelle with respect to the direction of wind is calculated by the control system based at least in part on the first monitoring signal. The yaw drives assembly is operated to adjust a yaw of the nacelle based at least in part on the calculated yaw angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110210549A1 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A YAW ANGLE OF A WIND TURBINE Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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