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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Wouter Haans, Den Haag, NL;
Inventors:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Wouter Haans, Den Haag, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/00 (2006.01); F03D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method performed by a control system for operating a wind turbine includes operating a flow control system of the wind turbine in a first mode, and operating the flow control system in a second mode different than the first mode to facilitate removing debris from the flow control system. The second mode includes varying at least one of a velocity, a flow rate, and a direction of a fluid flow of the flow control system.