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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Xiongzhe Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Wei Xiong, Sichuan, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for a wind turbine having a tower, a generator, and at least one rotor blade. The control system includes a sensor configured to measure an angle of inclination of the tower with respect to a surface, at least one pitch assembly configured to adjust a pitch angle of the rotor blade, and a controller configured to control at least one of the pitch assembly and the generator based on the measured angle of inclination.