Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine lifetime estimator
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Application No.: US13556234Application Date: 2012-07-24
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Publication No.: US09605654B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Anders Wickström
- Applicant: Anders Wickström
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: GE GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION
- Agent Douglas D. Zhang
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D7/04

Abstract:
A method of operating at least one wind turbine is described, comprising: determining a plurality of stress events of at least one component of the at least one wind turbine; determining at least one accumulated stress from at least two of the plurality of stress events; determining at least one residual lifetime based at least partially on the at least one accumulated stress.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140030089A1 WIND TURBINE LIFETIME ESTIMATOR Public/Granted day:2014-01-30
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