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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin Kinzie, Moore, SC (US);
Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);
Benoit Petitjean, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05D 17/00 (2006.01); F01N 5/00 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/18 (2006.01); F04D 29/26 (2006.01); F04D 29/36 (2006.01); F03B 15/06 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01); B64C 11/12 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B63H 3/00 (2006.01); B63H 7/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for controlling noise generated from a wind turbine is disclosed. The method includes selectively adjusting the angle of pitch of the blade in response to an amount of noise generated being above a predetermined amount and maintaining the amount of noise generated at or below the predetermined amount of noise.