WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATION FACILITY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180230968A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-16

    申请号:US15473749

    申请日:2017-03-30

    Inventor: Hideyasu FUJIOKA

    Abstract: A wind turbine power generation facility includes: at least one wind turbine power generating apparatus; a lightning sensor for detecting or predicting occurrence of lightning in an installation area of the at least one wind turbine power generating apparatus; and a controller for switching an operation mode of the at least one wind turbine power generating apparatus to a lightning-protection mode in which a rotor rotation speed is lower than a rated rotation speed, on the basis of an output signal of the lightning sensor.

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