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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Harith Vadari, Bangalore, IN;
Sreedhar Desabhatla, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Harith Vadari, Bangalore, IN;
Sreedhar Desabhatla, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for increasing power production of a wind turbine including a rotor, at least one rotor blade coupled to the rotor, at least one sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. A flow parameter of the rotor blade is detected, and operation of the wind turbine is controlled to reduce a flow separation at the rotor blade based at least partially on the flow parameter of the rotor blade.