Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for initializing startup of a wind turbine
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Application No.: US16140923Application Date: 2018-09-25
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Publication No.: US10890158B2Publication Date: 2021-01-12
- Inventor: Megan Purcell Murray , Jignesh Govindlal Gandhi , Hammad Ahmad
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D17/00

Abstract:
A method for initializing startup of a wind turbine includes measuring a first wind condition at the wind turbine at a first moment in time. The method also includes measuring a second wind condition at the wind turbine at a subsequent, second moment in time. Further, the method includes estimating an acceleration parameter of the wind turbine as a function of the first wind condition and the second wind condition. Moreover, the method includes comparing the acceleration parameter to a predetermined threshold. As such, the method includes initializing a first startup process for the wind turbine when the acceleration parameter is at or below a predetermined threshold. Further, the method includes initializing a second startup process for the wind turbine when the acceleration parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, the second startup process being faster than the first startup process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200095980A1 System and Method for Initializing Startup of a Wind Turbine Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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