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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Hartmut Scholte-wassink, Lage, DE;
Inventors:
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Hartmut Scholte-Wassink, Lage, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/12 (2006.01); F03D 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling operation of a floating wind turbine is described. The floating wind turbine includes a wind turbine generator coupled to a support tower. The method includes measuring a tower inclination, determining an operating parameter control value based on at least the measured tower inclination, and adjusting wind turbine operation based at least partially on the operating parameter control value.