Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control

Details Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control Method and apparatus for wind turbine rotor load control

2005-05-03

2005-05-03

Ponomarenko, Nicholas (Department: 2834)

Prime-mover dynamo plants

Electric control

Fluid-current motors

C290S055000, C416S061000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06888262

ABSTRACT:
A wind turbine. In one embodiment, the wind turbine includes a platform and one or more gyroscopes connected to the platform to detect movement of the platform. A control circuit is coupled with the one or more gyroscopes to determine loads placed on one or more turbine components and to mitigate the loads in response to signals from the one or more gyroscopes.

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