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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Wouter Haans, The Hague, NL;
Lawrence D. Willey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Wouter Haans, The Hague, NL;
Lawrence D. Willey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for optimizing energy production in a wind turbine includes pitching a plurality of rotor blades to a full operational angle, and utilizing an active flow control device in accordance with a generator speed and a rotor blade pitch setting to facilitate maintaining a predetermined generator rated power level.