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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2011
Applicants:

Poul Torben Tietze, Brabrand, DK;

Jesper Nyvad, Egå, DK;

Jacob Hviid Nielsen, Tjele, DK;

Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Hornslet, DK;

Carsten Roed, Bjerringbro, DK;

Inventors:

Poul Torben Tietze, Brabrand, DK;

Jesper Nyvad, Egå, DK;

Jacob Hviid Nielsen, Tjele, DK;

Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer, Hornslet, DK;

Carsten Roed, Bjerringbro, DK;

Assignee:

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/026 (2013.01); F03D 80/40 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F05B 2260/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of starting up a wind turbine includes heating first and second components, the first component having a first minimum operating temperature and the second component having a second minimum operating temperature. Excess heat is generated after the second component has been heated to the second minimum operating temperature. The excess heat is transferred to the first component to assist heating the first component to the first minimum operating temperature. The first and second components are cooled after reaching the first and second minimum operating temperatures.


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