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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Christian Haag, Karlstad, SE;
Joseph Law, Greer, SC (US);
Till Hoffmann, Osnabrueck, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 101/15 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/003 (2013.01); F03D 7/02 (2013.01); F05B 2260/845 (2013.01); H02P 2101/15 (2015.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for control of redundant devices in a wind turbine is provided, comprising operating a first redundant device and at least one other redundant device such that the first redundant device is expected to fail before any of the at least one other redundant devices.