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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Werner Gerhard Barton, Gescher, DE;
Carsten Junge, Rheine, DE;
Stephan Wachtel, Hamburg, DE;
Michael Ginzburg, Dinslaken, DE;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2016.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); G05F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/003 (2013.01); H02J 3/386 (2013.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling the power output of a wind turbine, which includes a transformer with multiple taps, is provided. The method includes sensing a voltage of the transformer during operation of the wind turbine, determining the reactive power, and automatically maintaining a set value of the reactive power by controlling the output voltage of the transformer.