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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l., Barcelona, ES;
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L., Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to pitch assemblies and methods for determining one or more pitch references for a pitch control system of a wind turbine. The assembly comprises a wind turbine hub; a pitch bearing including a hub bearing ring configured to be attached to a hub flange and a blade bearing ring configured to be attached to a wind turbine blade; a target configured to be attached to one of the blade bearing ring and the hub; and a sensor configured to be connected to the other of the wind turbine hub and the blade bearing ring, and configured to sense the target such that a position of the target with respect to the sensor can be determined.