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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rong Li, Shanghai, CN;
Shijiang Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Chenggang Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Weiguo Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Qi Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Stefan Rieken, Markstrasse, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); F03D 7/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/00 (2013.01); G01J 1/0403 (2013.01); G01J 1/0407 (2013.01); G01J 1/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light intensity detection system for a wind turbine including a single light sensor adapted to measure the intensity of light, a housing for protecting the single light sensor from environmental influences, and a driving mechanism configured to allow the single light sensor to receive light from a first direction at a first time and from a second direction at a second time.