Methods and apparatus for operating a wind turbine

摘要

A wind turbine (10) is provided. The wind turbine (10) includes a rotor (18) including a hub (22) and at least one rotor blade (24) coupled to the hub, a first sensor (48) configured to measure ambient air temperature and generate and transmit an ambient air temperature signal, and at least one processor (64) coupled in electronic data communication to the first sensor, the at least one processor configured to facilitate reducing loads acting on components of the wind turbine by at least one of: receiving a measured ambient air temperature signal from the first sensor, decreasing a power output of the wind turbine if the received ambient air temperature signal is below a predetermined limit.