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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Inventors:
Martin Folmer Andersen, Copenhagen, DK;
Gustav Hoegh, Vejle, DK;
Assignee:
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 17/00 (2016.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 17/029 (2023.08); F03D 7/02 (2013.01); F03D 17/014 (2023.08); F05B 2260/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a wind turbine in an active idle mode is provided, the wind turbine including a rotor hub with a plurality of blades which are configured to be pitched. The method including the following steps: detecting a fault of the wind turbine; determining a number of faulty blades, whose pitching operation is faulty or affected by a fault; and operating the wind turbine in the active idle mode based on the determined number of faulty blades.