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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Statoil Petroleum As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STATOIL PETROLEUM AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 17/00 (2016.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/047 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 7/0224 (2013.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of dynamically controlling a wind turbine having a rotor supporting a plurality of blades and a main bearing supporting the rotor, the method comprising detecting a load profile around the circumference of the main bearing, generating a control signal based on the detected load profile and dynamically adjusting the load profile of the main bearing using the control signal.