Dump load-system til en vindmølle

摘要

A wind turbine braking system (10) including: a wind turbine (16) including turbine blades (18) and a control system (28); a generator (20) coupled to the turbine blades; a generator converter (24) coupled to the generator and connectable to a utility power grid (26); at least one dump resistor (32) coupled to the generator and generator converter, and if the utility power grid losses power, the dump resistor applying an electrical load to the generator converter.