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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Pedro Luis Benito Santiago, Rheine, DE;
Eugenio Yegro Segovia, Madrid, ES;
Miguel Bartolome Lopez, Leon, ES;
Pedro Luis Benito Santiago, Rheine, DE;
Eugenio Yegro Segovia, Madrid, ES;
Miguel Bartolome Lopez, Leon, ES;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A generator for use in a wind turbine includes a rotor including a plurality of windings. The rotor is configured to be electrically coupled to a wind turbine electrical distribution system. The generator also includes a stator including a plurality of windings. The stator is configured to be magnetically coupled to the rotor and electrically coupled to the wind turbine electrical distribution system. The stator is further configured to switch between a first number of magnetic poles and a second number of magnetic poles.