Method and apparatus for wind turbine braking

Patent · Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:988350

Barbu, Corneliu ^[1]; Teichmann, Ralph ^[2]; Avagliano, Aaron ^[3]; Kammer, Leonardo Cesar ^[4]; Pierce, Kirk Gee ^[5]; Pesetsky, David Samuel ^[6]; Gauchel, Peter ^[7]

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1. Laguna Hills, CA
2. Nishkayuna, NY
3. Houston, TX
4. Niskayuna, NY
5. Simpsonville, SC
6. Greenville, SC
7. Muenster, DE

A method for braking a wind turbine including at least one rotor blade coupled to a rotor. The method includes selectively controlling an angle of pitch of the at least one rotor blade with respect to a wind direction based on a design parameter of a component of the wind turbine to facilitate reducing a force induced into the wind turbine component as a result of braking.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-98GO10337
• Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
• Patent Number(s): 7,488,155
• Application Number: 11/282,127
• OSTI ID: 988350
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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