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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Inventor:
Jacob Johannes Nies, Zwolle, NL;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/0248 (2013.01); F03D 7/0268 (2013.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01); Y02E 10/726 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of locking a rotor of a wind turbine, the method including positioning of the rotor in a locking position; applying a rotor lock; forcing the rotor to turn in a first direction; and, applying a rotor brake.