SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WAKE MANAGEMENT IN WIND FARMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210246875A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US16783249

    申请日:2020-02-06

    Abstract: A method for optimizing wake management in a wind farm includes receiving, via one or more position localization sensors, position data from at least one nacelle of wind turbines in the wind farm. The method also includes determining angle of the nacelle(s) of the wind turbines with respect to true north based on the position data. Moreover, the method includes determining a wind direction at the nacelle(s) of the wind turbines. As such, the method includes generating a wake estimation model of the wind farm in real-time using the wind direction and the angle of the nacelle(s). In addition, the method includes running the wake estimation model to determine one or more optimal operating parameters for the wind turbines that maximize energy production of the wind turbine. Thus, the method includes operating the wind farm using the optimal operating parameter(s) so as to optimize wake management of the wind farm.

    Hybrid rotary steerable system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11028646B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16488976

    申请日:2018-02-23

    Abstract: A rotary steerable drilling system includes a collar, a drill bit, and a bit shaft connecting the drill bit to the collar. The bit shaft is coupled to the collar through a joint capable of transmitting a torque from the collar to the bit shaft and is swingable with respect to the collar around the joint. The system, further includes first eccentric wheel and second eccentric wheel coupled to the bit shaft and rotatable to swing the bit shaft with respect to the collar around the joint to change a drilling direction, a controller for controlling the first eccentric wheel and second eccentric wheel to harmoniously rotate such that the swing of the bit shaft substantially compensates rotation of the bit shaft, and an active stabilizer mounted on the bit shaft and capable of pushing the bit shaft to deviate to cause a lateral displacement and a tilt angle of the drill bit.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING YAW HEADING OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220325699A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17229199

    申请日:2021-04-13

    Abstract: A method and associated system are provided for determining a yaw heading (θheading) of a wind turbine, the wind turbine having a tower and a nacelle that includes a machine head and rotor at a top thereof. The method includes configuring a single rover receiver of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) at a fixed position relative to the nacelle. A GNSS geographic location of a tower top pivot point (TPP) of the wind turbine is determined, as well as an angular offset of the rover receiver (βrover) relative to a centerline axis of the nacelle. Based on the GNSS geo-location of the TPP and a GNSS geo-location of the rover receiver, an angular vector () relative to North of a line between the TPP and the rover receiver is determined. The yaw heading (θheading) is computed from a difference between the angle () and the angular offset (βrover) of the rover receiver.

    Rotary steerable drilling system and method with imbalanced force control

    公开(公告)号:US11105155B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16476164

    申请日:2018-01-05

    Abstract: A drilling system includes a rotatable string for connecting with a bit for drilling a borehole, and an active stabilizer which includes a body having an outer surface for contacting a wall of the borehole, and a plurality of actuators connecting the body and the string and capable of driving the string to deviate away from a center of the borehole with a displacement to change a drilling direction. The drilling system further includes a module for measuring direction parameters including at least one of a declination angle and an azimuth angle of the borehole, a module for measuring imbalance parameters including at least one of a lateral force, a bending moment and a torque near the drill bit, and a controller including a calculator for calculating an adjustment needed for the displacement, based on the measured parameters and expected values of these parameters.

    Power generation system
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10547173B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15161641

    申请日:2016-05-23

    Inventor: Tong Zhao Rong Li Xu Fu

    Abstract: A power generation system comprising a plurality of power generation units; a plurality of energy storage units; a plurality of switch units for connecting or disconnecting the power generation units and the energy storage units; and a controller for controlling the switch units to disconnect one or more idle power generation units from their corresponding energy storage units when the idle power generation units stop operating and to connect the disconnected energy storage unit to one operating power generation unit of the plurality of power generation units based on states-of-charge of the energy storage units. The power generation system may make best use of the energy storage units.

    Control system and method for mitigating rotor imbalance on a wind turbine
    20.
    发明授权
    Control system and method for mitigating rotor imbalance on a wind turbine 有权
    用于减轻风力涡轮机转子不平衡的控制系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09587627B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US13932692

    申请日:2013-07-01

    Abstract: A wind turbine includes multiple blades, multiple Micro Inertial Measurement Units (MIMUs) for sensing parameter signals of the blades, and a control system. The control system includes a blade bending moment calculation unit, a blade bending moment error signal calculation unit, and a pitch angle compensation command calculation unit. The blade bending moment calculation unit is used for calculating blade bending moment values of the blades based at least on the sensed parameters. The blade bending moment error signal calculation unit is used for calculating blade bending moment error signals of the blades based on the calculated blade bending moment values of the blades and multiple blade bending moment commands. The pitch angle compensation command calculation unit is used for calculating pitch angle compensation commands of the blades based on the calculated blade bending moment error signals to adjust pitch angles of the blades respectively.

    Abstract translation: 风力涡轮机包括多个叶片,用于感测叶片的参数信号的多个微惯性测量单元(MIMU)和控制系统。 控制系统包括叶片弯矩计算单元,叶片弯矩误差信号计算单元和俯仰角补偿指令计算单元。 叶片弯矩计算单元用于至少基于所感测的参数来计算叶片的叶片弯矩值。 刀片弯矩误差信号计算单元用于根据叶片的计算叶片弯矩值和多叶片弯矩命令来计算叶片的叶片弯矩误差信号。 桨距角补偿指令计算单元用于基于所计算的叶片弯矩误差信号来计算叶片的俯仰角补偿命令,以分别调节叶片的桨距角。

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