Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps – With control means responsive to non-cyclic condition... – Casing – runner – or shaft position or extent of motion...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-24
2007-07-24
Look, Edward K. (Department: 3745)
Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
With control means responsive to non-cyclic condition...
Casing, runner, or shaft position or extent of motion...
C415S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10253134
ABSTRACT:
A wind turbine with a sensor that measures the out-of-plane deflection of the blades and a controller that uses the signal from the sensor to determine the risk of a tower strike. The controller takes any necessary action to prevent a tower strike when it determines that the risk of a strike is high. The sensor can include strain gages or accelerometers mounted on the blades or it can include a fixed sensor mounted on the side of the tower to measure tower clearance as the blade passes by. The control action taken can include pitching blades, yawing the nacelle, or stopping the turbine. The controller is preferably a fuzzy logic controller.
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Bosche John Vanden
Look Edward K.
White Dwayne J
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