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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Danian Zheng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mohamed Ali, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kirk Gee Pierce, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Vasanth Kothnur, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Danian Zheng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mohamed Ali, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kirk Gee Pierce, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Vasanth Kothnur, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A wind turbine includes a tower, a nacelle supported at an upper end of a tower, a rotor having at least one blade and being arranged at the nacelle, and a vibration load reduction system disposed at either the tower or the nacelle. The vibration load reduction system includes a base, at least two columns extending from the base, and a flowable mass located within the base and the at least two columns.