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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Hartmut Scholte-wassink, Lage, DE;

Mark Edward Cardinal, Altamont, NY (US);

Anthony Michael Klodowski, Hardy, VA (US);

Till Hoffmann, Osnabrueck, DE;

Jignesh G. Gandhi, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Sidney Allen Barker, Troutville, VA (US);

Gert Torbohm, Rheine, DE;

Christoph Schulten, Salzbergen, DE;

Inventors:

Hartmut Scholte-Wassink, Lage, DE;

Mark Edward Cardinal, Altamont, NY (US);

Anthony Michael Klodowski, Hardy, VA (US);

Till Hoffmann, Osnabrueck, DE;

Jignesh G. Gandhi, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Sidney Allen Barker, Troutville, VA (US);

Gert Torbohm, Rheine, DE;

Christoph Schulten, Salzbergen, DE;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/00 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A control system for a wind turbine, the control system having at least one measurement device configured to measure at least one operating condition of the wind turbine and a first controller. The first controller is configured to calculate an operating limit of the wind turbine based on the measured operating condition and to adjust the operating limit based on a limiting condition of a component of the wind turbine.


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