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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l., Barcelona, ES;
GE Vernova Renovables Espana, S.L., Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for operating wind turbines () and charging one or more auxiliary power sources () for providing auxiliary power to one or more wind turbines (). A method comprises pitching the wind turbine blades () to a predetermined idling pitch angle such that the wind turbine generator () produces power for charging one or more auxiliary power sources () above a predetermined wind speed. The method further comprises keeping the pitch angle () of the blades () at the idling pitch angle and charging the auxiliary power sources () when a prevailing wind speed reaches or exceeds the predetermined wind speed.