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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Cornelius Edward Holliday, III, Forest, VA (US);
Fernando Arturo Ramirez Sanchez, Salem, VA (US);
Mathew Doyle Angel, Greenville, SC (US);
Nathan Michael Killeen, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Edward Wayne Hardwicke, Jr., Greenville, SC (US);
Steven Wade Sutherland, Roanoke, VA (US);
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
Govardhan Ganireddy, Salem, VA (US);
Talha Irfanul Haque, Roanoke, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine. Accordingly, a controller of the wind turbine detects a loss of traction of the slip coupling between a generator and a rotor of the drivetrain of the wind turbine. In response to detecting the loss of traction, the controller overrides a generator torque setpoint to alter a rotational speed of the generator. In response to the altered rotational speed of the generator, the traction of the slip coupling is increased. Increasing the traction of the slip coupling facilitates an application of generator torque to the drivetrain of the wind turbine.