Controlling a wind turbine using control outputs at certain time stages over a prediction horizon

    公开(公告)号:US11313353B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16889013

    申请日:2020-06-01

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling a wind turbine. The method predicts behaviour of the wind turbine components for the time stages over a prediction horizon using a wind turbine model describing dynamics of the wind turbine, where the time stages include a first set of time stages from an initial time stage and a second set of time stages subsequent to the first set. The method determines control outputs, e.g. individual blade pitch, for time stages based on the predicted behaviour. The method then transmits a control signal to implement only the control outputs for each of the second set of time stages so as to control the wind turbine. Advantageously, the invention reduces both average and peak computational loads relative to standard predictive control algorithms.

    Control of a wind turbine with a fault condition

    公开(公告)号:US10267291B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15504138

    申请日:2015-08-14

    Abstract: The present invention relates to control of wind turbines in a situation where a fault condition is detected. Control of a wind turbine is described where a control trajectory and a safe-mode trajectory are calculated based on the current operational state of the wind turbine. If the fault condition is detected the wind turbine is controlled using the safe-mode trajectory, otherwise, the normal operation of the wind turbine is continued where the wind turbine is controlled using the control trajectory.

    Method of controlling a wind power plant

    公开(公告)号:US12224590B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17763132

    申请日:2020-08-26

    Abstract: A method of controlling a wind power plant including an energy storage device, the wind power plant being connected to a power grid and comprising one or more wind turbine generators that produce electrical power for delivery to the power grid, the method comprising: processing grid data related to the power grid to determine a probability forecast for a future state of the grid; and controlling charging and discharging of the energy storage device in accordance with the probability forecast.

    Wind turbine control using predicted steady- state deflection

    公开(公告)号:US12012936B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US17609677

    申请日:2020-05-05

    Abstract: Controlling a wind turbine including measuring a wind speed for a location upwind of a wind turbine. Using the measured wind speed, a changed steady-state deflection of a structure of the wind turbine is predicted. The predicted changed steady-state deflection corresponds to a time when wind from the location is incident on the wind turbine. Oscillations of the structure are damped relative to the changed steady-state deflection. By damping the oscillations relative to the changed steady-state deflection, movements of the structure may be minimized when there is no predicted change in steady-state deflection, while permitting more rapid movements during transitions from one steady-state deflection to the predicted steady-state deflection, allowing more of the available power to be captured by the wind turbine.

    WIND TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING IMPROVED UPSAMPLING TECHNIQUE

    公开(公告)号:US20210293220A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17338443

    申请日:2021-06-03

    Abstract: A wind turbine control unit includes an upsampling module that receives a first control signal that includes a current control sample value and a predicted control trajectory. The upsampling module also calculates a second control signal in dependence on the current control sample value and the predicted control trajectory. The second control signal has a higher frequency than the first control signal. The upsampling module further outputs the second control signal for controlling an actuator.

    Control of a wind turbine comprising multi-axial accelerometers

    公开(公告)号:US10767628B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16088268

    申请日:2017-04-04

    Abstract: The invention relates to control of a wind turbine comprising a plurality of multi-axial accelerometers mounted at different positions in the nacelle and/or in a top portion of the tower. The position and orientation of each accelerometer as mounted is obtained, accelerations in at least two different directions by each accelerometer are measured during operation of the wind turbine. From a number of predetermined mode shapes for the movement of the wind turbine is then determined an absolute position of at least one of the accelerometers during operation of the wind turbine based on the measured accelerations, the mount position and orientation of each accelerometer and the pre-determined mode shapes. Hereby a more precise absolute position during operation is obtained which can be used in the controlling of the turbine.

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