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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Detlef Menke, Lotte, DE;
Inventors:
Friedrich Loh, Schuettorf, DE;
Detlef Menke, Lotte, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assembling a pitch assembly for use with a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a rotor and a plurality of rotor blades coupled to the rotor. The method includes coupling a pitch drive system to at least one of the plurality of rotor blades for rotating the rotor blade about a pitch axis. At least one sensor is coupled in signal communication with the pitch drive system. The pitch drive system rotates the rotor blade when the sensor senses rotor overspeed.