Patent ID: 7830030

Claim:
A method for operating a wind energy system comprising the steps of (i) setting a first boundary value that is reachable by a first parameter, wherein when the first boundary value is reached by the first parameter a process for operating the wind energy system is automatically initiated; (ii) allowing the first parameter to be reached, so as to automatically start the process for operating the wind energy system; (iii) monitoring the operation of the wind energy system by measuring a second parameter, and comparing measured values of the second parameter with a second settable boundary value, wherein when the second boundary value is reached by the second parameter, the first boundary value is changed and the process for operating the wind energy system is automatically changed accordingly; wherein there is a defined minimum operating time between when the process for operating the wind energy system is automatically initiated in step (i) and when the second boundary value is reached the first time in step (iii); and wherein the first boundary value in step (i) is changed only if the operating time between when the process for operating the wind energy system is automatically initiated in step (i) and when the second boundary value is reached the first time in step (iii) drops below the defined minimum operating time.