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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Lorenz Edwin Drack, Bavaria, DE;
Benoit Philippe Petitjean, Bavaria, DE;
Jorge Alejandro Carretero Benignos, Bavaria, DE;
Akil Abbas Rangwalla, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Pratish Patil, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing noise generated by a wind turbine includes measuring a reference temperature of the wind turbine. The method also includes regulating a trailing edge surface temperature of a trailing edge portion of a rotor blade attached to the wind turbine. In addition, the method includes measuring the trailing edge surface temperature. Further, the method includes regulating the trailing edge surface temperature to maintain a predetermined temperature differential between the reference temperature and the trailing edge surface temperature.