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Wind turbine generator acceleration control

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5625657

A power generating system includes a wind turbine driven generator, the wind turbine having a wind turbine driven rotor with a variable pitch angle blade. Stresses on the system during startup and shutdown are minimized by scheduling the blade angle as a function of the rotor speed and wind velocity to provide a minimum blade angle relative to the fully powered blade angle during rotor acceleration, and to provide a minimum blade angle relative to the fully powered blade angle during rotor deceleration.

Assignee:
United Technologies Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4189648
OSTI ID:
5625657
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English