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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

May. 05, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);

Murray Fisher, Greer, SC (US);

Sara Simonne Delport, Rheine, DE;

Jelmer Cnossen, Southampton, GB;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 17/00 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/0224 (2013.01); F03D 7/028 (2013.01); F03D 7/046 (2013.01); F05B 2270/20 (2013.01); F05B 2270/32 (2013.01); F05B 2270/321 (2013.01); F05B 2270/322 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2619 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a method for controlling a wind turbine using an adjusted aerodynamic performance map. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring at least one of an actual wind parameter or operating data of the wind turbine using one or more sensors. Further, the method includes determining an adjustment factor for the aerodynamic performance map based, at least in part, on either or both of the measured actual wind parameter or the wind turbine operating data. Moreover, the method includes applying the adjustment factor to a first aerodynamic performance map to obtain an adjusted aerodynamic performance map. Thus, the method also includes controlling the wind turbine based on the adjusted aerodynamic performance map.


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