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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Martin Von Mutius, Ascheffel, DE;
Roland Weitkamp, Belm, DE;
Jochen Anemueller, Hasbergen, DE;
REpower Systems AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a wind energy installation and a system for implementing the method. An oblique incident flow value, which represents the difference between the wind direction and the direction of a rotor axis of the wind energy installation, and a load value, which represents the load state of the wind energy installation, are determined. A total load value is determined based on the load value and the oblique incident flow value. The rotor rotation speed is reduced when the total load value is above a first limit value. The wind energy installation is shut down when, in addition, a second limit value is exceeded. The method makes it possible to react objectively to oblique incident flows and can reduce a load on a wind energy installation without causing large yield losses.