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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Hartmut Scholte-wassink, Lage, DE;
Till Hoffmann, Osnabrueck, DE;
Juergen Esser, Bevergern, DE;
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Hartmut Scholte-Wassink, Lage, DE;
Till Hoffmann, Osnabrueck, DE;
Juergen Esser, Bevergern, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine including at least one movable portion which is movable during operation of the wind turbine and at least one movable portion device including at least one of a movable portion transmitter or a movable portion receiver, the movable portion transmitter or the movable portion receiver being disposed at the least one movable portion; the method including: at least one of sending to or receiving from at least three reference points at least one signal by at least one of the movable portion transmitter or movable portion receiver; and determining at least one operational parameter of the wind turbine depending on at least one characteristic of the at least one received signal. Further the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine arrangement and a system for controlling a wind turbine, comprising a controller of the wind turbine and a movable portion.