公开(公告)号：US11058103B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16047400

申请日：2018-07-27

申请人： Frontier Wind, LLC

发明人： Thomas J. Green ,  Erick Rickards

IPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  F03D1/06 ,  F03D80/10 ,  G10K11/18

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).

公开(公告)号：US20180352805A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16047400

申请日：2018-07-27

申请人： Frontier Wind, LLC

发明人： Thomas J. Green ,  Erick Rickards

IPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  F03D80/10 ,  F03D1/06 ,  G10K11/18

CPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  F03D1/0675 ,  F03D80/10 ,  F05B2260/303 ,  G10K11/18 ,  Y02A40/60 ,  Y02E10/721

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).

公开(公告)号：US10034471B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US14743223

申请日：2015-06-18

申请人： Frontier Wind, LLC

发明人： Thomas J. Green ,  Erick Rickards

IPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  G10K11/18 ,  F03D1/06 ,  F03D80/10

CPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  F03D1/0675 ,  F03D80/10 ,  F05B2260/303 ,  G10K11/18 ,  Y02A40/60 ,  Y02E10/721

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).

公开(公告)号：US20160366875A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US14743223

申请日：2015-06-18

申请人： Frontier Wind, LLC

发明人： Thomas J. Green ,  Erick Rickards

IPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  G10K11/18

CPC分类号： A01M29/18 ,  F03D1/0675 ,  F03D80/10 ,  F05B2260/303 ,  G10K11/18 ,  Y02A40/60 ,  Y02E10/721

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).

摘要翻译： 公开了用于阻止诸如蝙蝠和鸟类的野生动物从太靠近操作的风力涡轮机的系统和方法。 野生动物物种可能对传播频率敏感，如超声频率高于人类听觉范围。 例如，蝙蝠可以避免发射超声频率的区域，这是因为发射的超声波频率干扰蝙蝠的回声定位，或者因为遇到超声波频率对蝙蝠不舒服。 在一些方面，声发射器可以沿着风力涡轮机的叶片的长度布置。 控制器可以引导声发射机传输具有超声频率的信号以阻止野生动物相遇。 控制器可以仅在发生野生动物相遇的时段（例如，在夜间，在迁徙季节期间，在有利的天气条件下等等）期间，才可以指示发射机发射。