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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Monika Marwaha, Bangalore, IN;
Nadine Schuell, Laurens, SC (US);
Pranav Soni, Indore, IN;
Gert Torbohm, Rheine, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a wind turbine to avoid stall during derating thereof includes providing an initial pitch setting for one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes operating the wind turbine based on a rated power curve with the one or more rotor blades fixed at the initial pitch setting. Further, the method includes identifying at least one condition of the wind turbine that is indicative of stall. The method also includes derating the wind turbine. Further, the method includes modifying the initial pitch setting to an updated pitch setting when the at least one condition is identified.