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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Kevin Wayne Kinzie, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Thomas Joseph Fischetti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Wayne Kinzie, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Thomas Joseph Fischetti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shroud for a wind turbine and a method for modifying performance of a wind turbine are disclosed. The wind turbine includes a rotor mounted to a nacelle, the rotor including a plurality of rotor blades and defining an outer diameter. The shroud is positioned downstream of the rotor in an air flow direction, and has an inner diameter of less than the outer diameter of the rotor.