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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Harold Robert Schnetzka, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Timothy Wilcox Jayko, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Theodore Steven Wilmot, Laurens, SC (US);
Branislav Vujanovic, Leipzig, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric power system for a wind turbine includes at least one auxiliary load bus configured to transmit electric power to auxiliary equipment. The auxiliary load bus is further configured to receive electric power having a voltage within a first predetermined tolerance range. The system also includes at least one motor-generator set coupled to the auxiliary load bus. The motor-generator set is configured to receive electric power having a voltage within a second predetermined tolerance range and transmit electric power to the auxiliary load bus in the first predetermined tolerance range.