Patent ID: 9745957
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F03D,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method for initializing a startup sequence of a wind turbine, the method comprising: defining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of speed-dependent operating conditions of the wind turbine, wherein upon satisfaction of the plurality of speed-dependent operating conditions, a run-ready signal is generated and indicates the readiness of a power converter of the wind turbine to generate power; defining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of operating conditions related to the power converter of the wind turbine; generating, by the one or more processors, a spin-ready signal for the wind turbine upon satisfaction of the operating conditions relating to the power converter, the spin-ready signal indicating that positioning a rotor of the wind turbine in a startup configuration will lead to generating the run-ready signal; controlling by the one or more processors, the rotor of the wind turbine based at least in part on the spin-ready signal, and after generating the spin-ready signal, generating the run-ready signal upon satisfaction of the speed-dependent operating conditions.