General Electric Company
Method and System for Reduction of Noise of Wind Turbines

Abstract:

A method (100,200) of reducing a noise emitted by at least one of rotor blades of a wind turbine and a tower of the wind turbine, the wind turbine further including a drivetrain connected to the rotor blades via a hub of the wind turbine, the drivetrain comprising a gearbox, a generator, and a high speed shaft; wherein the gearbox and the generator are coupled by the high speed shaft; the method (100,200) including determining (110,210) an occurrence of the noise, and applying (120,230) a braking torque upon determining the noise, wherein the braking torque is applied to the high speed shaft during normal operation of the wind turbine to reduce the noise.