Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine generator with adaptive locked speed operation
- Patent Title (中): 风力发电机具有自适应锁定速度运行
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Application No.: US14362426Application Date: 2012-12-20
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Publication No.: US09453499B2Publication Date: 2016-09-27
- Inventor: Jens Demtröder
- 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: DK201170767 20111230
- International Application: PCT/DK2012/050494 WO 20121220
- International Announcement: WO2013/097863 WO 20130704
- Main IPC: F03D7/02
- IPC: F03D7/02 ; F03D7/04

Abstract:
An adaptive wind turbine generator (WTG) control system comprising a measurement system MS with sensors A1, A2, MC arranged to perform measurements of mechanical vibrations of one or more mechanical components of the WTG, at a plurality of operating conditions for the WTG. A storage unit SU stores, in a measurement database MD, measured data and corresponding operating condition OC data for the WTG. An operating condition manager OCM determines how to operate the WTG, including rotor speed PSC, according to a control algorithm in response to the data stored in the measurement database MD. Hereby, individual vibration measurements on critical components such as electric power generator and blades of the WTG can be taken into account in determining which rotor speed windows to avoid. This allow a more power efficient WTG, since a large safety margin around calculated or predetermined tabulated rotor speed windows can be avoided. Further, with a continuous update of the measurements, the control system can take into account variations in the vibration behavior of the components over time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140327243A1 WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH ADAPTIVE LOCKED SPEED OPERATION Public/Granted day:2014-11-06
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