Invention Grant
- Patent Title: De-rating wind turbine tower lateral oscillation control
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Application No.: US18004957Application Date: 2021-07-01
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Publication No.: US12135013B2Publication Date: 2024-11-05
- Inventor: Nicolaj Winther Johansen , Poul Brandt Christensen , Brian Ank Mertz , John Schwensen
- Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N
- Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Priority: DKPA202070476 20200710
- International Application: PCT/DK2021/050220 WO 20210701
- International Announcement: WO2022/008016 WO 20220113
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02

Abstract:
The invention provides a method of controlling operation of a wind turbine having a tower. The method includes determining an overall control output including lateral oscillation control for dampening lateral oscillation of the tower, and using the overall control output to control wind turbine operation. The method further includes receiving lateral oscillation sensor data indicative of a level of lateral oscillation of the tower, determining a rated lateral oscillation control output in dependence on the received lateral oscillation data, and receiving an indication of yaw error of the wind turbine. A lateral oscillation control output included in the overall control output is determined to be de-rated from the rated lateral oscillation control output when the indicated yaw error is above a predetermined lower threshold level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230235725A1 DE-RATING WIND TURBINE TOWER LATERAL OSCILLATION CONTROL Public/Granted day:2023-07-27
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