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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Kevin Wayne Kinzie, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Benoit Petitjean, Rheine, DE (US);
Thomas Joseph Fischetti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Wayne Kinzie, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Benoit Petitjean, Rheine, DE (US);
Thomas Joseph Fischetti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a method for controlling the amplitude modulation of the noise generated by wind turbines is disclosed. The method may include determining a rotor position of a first wind turbine, determining a rotor position of a second wind turbine, determining if the first and second wind turbines are operating in-phase and, in the event that the first and second wind turbines are operating in-phase, adjusting an operating condition of at least one of the first wind turbine and the second wind turbine so that the first and second wind turbines operate out-of-phase.