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公开(公告)号：US10436181B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-08
申请号：US15434212
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack , Mark Edward Cardinal
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for determining an estimated rotor shaft position of a rotor shaft of a wind turbine. The method includes generating, with a rotor shaft position sensor, a measured rotor shaft position signal associated with a measured rotor shaft position of the rotor shaft. The method also includes generating, with a plurality of accelerometers positioned in an axisymmetric arrangement, a plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals associated with a plurality of rotor hub accelerations of a rotor hub coupled to the rotor shaft. The method further includes determining, with a controller, a phase adjustment based on one of the plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals or a predetermined correction value. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting, with the controller, the measured rotor shaft position by the phase adjustment to determine the estimated rotor shaft position of the rotor.
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公开(公告)号：US09631606B2
公开(公告)日：2017-04-25
申请号：US14251879
申请日：2014-04-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack , Brandon Shane Gerber , Thomas Franklin Perley , Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff
CPC classification number: F03D7/0276 , F03D7/0224 , F03D7/028 , F03D7/043 , F03D7/045 , F03D9/25 , F03D80/70 , F05B2270/101 , F05B2270/327 , F05B2270/331 , Y02E10/723
Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a system and method for dynamically controlling a wind turbine. The method includes operating the wind turbine based on a thrust set point and a speed set point. A next step includes determining a desired change in actual speed of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from an instantaneous operating point. The method also includes determining a desired change in thrust of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from the instantaneous operating point. Next, the method determines at least one parameter set point that achieves the desired change in speed and the desired change in thrust and controls the wind turbine based on the parameter set point so as to maintain the actual thrust and the actual speed of the wind turbine within a certain tolerance of the thrust set point and the speed set point, thereby regulating loads acting on the wind turbine while simultaneously maintaining optimal or near optimal power output.
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3.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10830208B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-10
申请号：US16133019
申请日：2018-09-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Santiago Tomas , Raveendra Penmatsa , Soeren Georg , Ramy Michael Souri , Ryan Michael Sunyak , Darren John Danielsen , Robert Peter Slack
Abstract: A method for identifying a blade run-away condition in the event of a pitch system failure of a rotor blade of a wind turbine includes determining, via one or more sensors, an actual rotor loading of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining, via a turbine controller, an estimated rotor loading of the wind turbine based on at least one of one or more operating conditions of the wind turbine or one or more wind conditions of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes determining a difference between the actual rotor loading and the estimated rotor loading. The method also includes determining whether the blade run-away condition is present based on the difference. The method may also include implementing a corrective action that mitigates loads caused by the blade run-away condition.
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公开(公告)号：US10954917B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-23
申请号：US16037256
申请日：2018-07-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Hubert Oing , Robert Peter Slack , Darren John Danielsen , Santiago Tomas
Abstract: A method for reducing loads of a wind turbine includes determining a wind speed at the wind turbine. Further, the method includes determining an operational state of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining whether a rotor of the wind turbine is imbalanced beyond a predetermined threshold when the operational state corresponds to a predetermined operational state as a rotor imbalance beyond the predetermined threshold is indicative of a pitch fault in one or more of the rotor blades. In addition, the method includes yawing a nacelle of the wind turbine to a predetermined angular position when the wind speed exceeds a predetermined speed threshold and the rotor is imbalanced beyond the predetermined threshold.
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公开(公告)号：US20150292483A1
公开(公告)日：2015-10-15
申请号：US14251879
申请日：2014-04-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack , Brandon Shane Gerber , Thomas Franklin Perley , Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff
CPC classification number: F03D7/0276 , F03D7/0224 , F03D7/028 , F03D7/043 , F03D7/045 , F03D9/25 , F03D80/70 , F05B2270/101 , F05B2270/327 , F05B2270/331 , Y02E10/723
Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a system and method for dynamically controlling a wind turbine. The method includes operating the wind turbine based on a thrust set point and a speed set point. A next step includes determining a desired change in actual speed of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from an instantaneous operating point. The method also includes determining a desired change in thrust of the wind turbine in response to control actuations starting from the instantaneous operating point. Next, the method determines at least one parameter set point that achieves the desired change in speed and the desired change in thrust and controls the wind turbine based on the parameter set point so as to maintain the actual thrust and the actual speed of the wind turbine within a certain tolerance of the thrust set point and the speed set point, thereby regulating loads acting on the wind turbine while simultaneously maintaining optimal or near optimal power output.
Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于动态控制风力涡轮机的系统和方法。 该方法包括基于推力设定点和速度设定点来操作风力涡轮机。 下一步包括响应于从瞬时工作点开始的控制致动来确定风力涡轮机的实际速度的期望变化。 该方法还包括响应于从瞬时工作点开始的控制致动来确定风力涡轮机的推力的期望变化。 接下来，该方法确定实现期望的速度变化和期望的推力变化的至少一个参数设定点，并且基于参数设定点控制风力涡轮机，以便保持风力涡轮机的实际推力和实际速度 在推力设定点和速度设定点的一定公差范围内，从而调节作用在风力涡轮机上的负载，同时保持最佳或接近最佳功率输出。
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公开(公告)号：US20210079891A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-18
申请号：US16573024
申请日：2019-09-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack
IPC: F03D7/04
Abstract: A method for adjusting a multi-dimensional operating space of a wind turbine includes receiving, via a central multi-dimensional operating space controller, a plurality of signals from a plurality of requestors of modified operating space. Each of the plurality of signals includes a data structure having requested set points for a plurality of dimensions in the operating space. The method also includes tracking, via the central multi-dimensional operating space controller, current set points for the plurality of dimensions in the operating space. Further, the method includes dynamically determining, via the central multi-dimensional operating space controller, an output signal based on the requested set points, the output signal comprising one or more changes for the current set points for the plurality of dimensions in the operating space. Moreover, the method includes controlling the wind turbine based on the output signal so as to provide a modified multi-dimensional operating space.
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公开(公告)号：US20180230970A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-16
申请号：US15434212
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack , Mark Edward Cardinal
CPC classification number: F03D17/00 , F03D7/042 , F05B2240/60 , F05B2270/326 , F05B2270/807 , Y02E10/721
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for determining an estimated rotor shaft position of a rotor shaft of a wind turbine. The method includes generating, with a rotor shaft position sensor, a measured rotor shaft position signal associated with a measured rotor shaft position of the rotor shaft. The method also includes generating, with a plurality of accelerometers positioned in an axisymmetric arrangement, a plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals associated with a plurality of rotor hub accelerations of a rotor hub coupled to the rotor shaft. The method further includes determining, with a controller, a phase adjustment based on one of the plurality of rotor hub acceleration signals or a predetermined correction value. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting, with the controller, the measured rotor shaft position by the phase adjustment to determine the estimated rotor shaft position of the rotor.
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公开(公告)号：US11372384B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-28
申请号：US16573024
申请日：2019-09-17
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Robert Peter Slack
Abstract: A method for adjusting a multi-dimensional operating space of a wind turbine includes receiving, via a central multi-dimensional operating space controller, a plurality of signals from a plurality of requestors of modified operating space. Each of the plurality of signals includes a data structure having requested set points for a plurality of dimensions in the operating space. The method also includes tracking, via the central multi-dimensional operating space controller, current set points for the plurality of dimensions in the operating space. Further, the method includes dynamically determining, via the central multi-dimensional operating space controller, an output signal based on the requested set points, the output signal comprising one or more changes for the current set points for the plurality of dimensions in the operating space. Moreover, the method includes controlling the wind turbine based on the output signal so as to provide a modified multi-dimensional operating space.
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公开(公告)号：US10823146B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-03
申请号：US16008145
申请日：2018-06-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Clovis Dillon Vaughn , Robert Peter Slack , Michael James Rizzo
Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a wind turbine to minimize rotor blade damage includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors indicative of at least one blade parameter of the rotor blade over a predetermined time period. The method also includes trending the sensor data for the predetermined time period with respect to at least one wind parameter. Further, the method includes determining at least one characteristic of the trended sensor data. Moreover, the method includes comparing the at least one characteristic of the trended sensor data to an operating threshold. In addition, the method includes implementing a control action if the comparison of the at least one characteristic of the trended sensor data and the operating threshold indicates blade damage is occurring or is likely to occur.
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公开(公告)号：US10781792B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-22
申请号：US15974744
申请日：2018-05-09
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor： Prashanth Reddy Vaddi , Mark Edward Cardinal , Robert Peter Slack
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for controlling a pitch angle of a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The system includes a pitch adjustment mechanism for adjusting the pitch angle of the rotor blade and a controller communicatively coupled to the pitch adjustment mechanism. The controller is configured to determine a wind asymmetry parameter based on an operating parameter of the wind turbine. The controller is also configured to determine first and second signal components of the wind asymmetry parameter, which are respectively indicative of a maximum load on a first wind turbine component and fatigue on a second wind turbine component. The controller is also configured to calculate a wear parameter based on the first and second signal components and initiate an adjustment of the pitch angle of the rotor blade based on the wear parameter.
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