Patent ID: 11879435
Assignee: AEROMINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 15:
16. A fluid-driven power generation unit comprising:
a power generator comprising a rotor and a stator that converts wind power into electrical energy;
an electrical circuit comprising a power input for connection to a power source and a power output to motor the rotor of the generator;
a plurality of sensors; and
a turbine control circuit comprising an input to receive data from the plurality of sensors and an output to send a signal to control the generator, wherein the turbine control circuit is configured to determine at least one weather condition based on data from one or more of the plurality of sensors and to control the generator to motor the rotor of the generator to mitigate a potential impact of the determined at least one weather condition on the fluid-driven power generation unit;
wherein the determined at least one weather condition comprises a winter precipitation event at the fluid-driven power generation unit and
wherein controlling the generator comprises motoring a rotor of the generator to achieve at least minimum rotational speed to avoid precipitation building up in a fluid flow path of the fluid-driven power generation unit.