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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/06 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2016.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 3/22 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01); H02P 101/15 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2013.01); F03D 7/04 (2013.01); F03D 9/003 (2013.01); H02H 7/067 (2013.01); H02P 3/22 (2013.01); H02P 9/006 (2013.01); H02P 2101/15 (2015.01);
Abstract
A power dissipating arrangement for dissipating power from a generator in a wind turbine is provided. The generator comprises a plurality of output terminals corresponding to a multi-phase output. The power dissipating arrangement comprises a plurality of dissipating units, a plurality of semiconductor switches, a trigger circuit for switching the semiconductor switches and a control unit for controlling the operation of the trigger circuit, thereby controlling the switching of the semiconductor switches.