Patents by Inventor Simi GOPOLAN

Simi GOPOLAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20140193254
    Abstract: A method for optimizing the operation of a wind turbine having a rotor with at least one rotor blade, a tower, and a wind turbine controller, comprises determining a first load status of the wind turbine based on metereological data acquired by sensors, including a turbulence intensity; determining a second load status of the wind turbine based on mechanical loads on at least one wind turbine component; and increasing a load of the wind turbine, if the determined first and second load status of the turbine are within selectable load limits. A wind turbine implementing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Simi GOPOLAN, Anoop Singh