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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Wouter Haans, The Hague, NL;
Inventors:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Wouter Haans, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); F03D 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); G01H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a wind turbine that includes a flow control system includes operating the wind turbine in a first mode, operating the wind turbine in a second mode that is different than the first mode, acquiring operational data of the wind turbine during at least the second mode, determining an effectiveness of the flow control system using the acquired operational data, and performing an action based on the effectiveness of the flow control system.