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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Sid Ahmed Attia, Berlin, DE;
Sid Ahmed Attia, Berlin, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine generates a sound level. The method includes selecting a desired sound level; calculating at least one operating parameter by inputting the desired sound level to a model; and operating the wind turbine according to the at least one operating parameter. The method further includes measuring the sound level and based on the measured sound level, calculating at least one of a redefined desired sound level and a revised model. Furthermore, the method includes calculating at least one redefined operating parameter by at least one of inputting the redefined desired sound level to the model and inputting the desired sound level to the revised model.