Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling motions of floating wind turbines
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Application No.: US14654231Application Date: 2013-12-20
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Publication No.: US10087913B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: Finn Gunnar Nielsen , Bjørn Skaare
- Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
- Applicant Address: NO Stavanger
- Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM
- Current Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM
- Current Assignee Address: NO Stavanger
- Agency: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- Priority: GB1223088.4 20131220
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/077841 WO 20131220
- International Announcement: WO2014/096419 WO 20140626
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D11/04 ; F03D13/25

Abstract:
A motion controller for a floating wind turbine with a plurality of rotor blades, is arranged to control a motion of the floating wind turbine in a yaw direction. The controller adjusts the blade pitch of each rotor blade so as to create a net force to control the motions. The controller includes a control action which is proportional to a yaw offset angle and/or a control action which is proportional to an integral of the yaw offset angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150354532A1 CONTROLLING MOTIONS OF FLOATING WIND TURBINES Public/Granted day:2015-12-10
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