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公开(公告)号:US10711764B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-14
申请号:US15550330
申请日:2016-02-12
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Torben Ladegaard Baun , Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda
IPC: F03D7/02
Abstract: The invention is directed to a wind turbine system comprising a first pair of wind turbines mounted to a support structure by a first support arm arrangement, and a second pair of wind turbines mounted to the support structure by a second support arm arrangement. The first and second support arm arrangements are mounted to the support structure at a respective yaw unit so as to yaw about the major axis of the support structure. Moreover, the wind turbine system further includes a control system that is configured to control the yaw angle of each of the first and second support arm arrangements, wherein the control system is configured to identify the presence of a predetermined shutdown condition and, in response, the control system is operable to control the yaw angles of the first support arm arrangement and the second support arm arrangement to a predetermined safe state.
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公开(公告)号:US10982650B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-20
申请号:US16079189
申请日:2017-02-24
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Jacob Deleuran Grunnet , Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda
Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine system (1) with several wind turbine modules (2) mounted to a support structure (3). A control system is configured to determine a lift command (21) for a particular wind turbine module (2′) of the 5 plurality of wind turbines modules (2). The control system is applying the lift command (21) to a corresponding rotor blade pitch adjustment system of the particular wind turbine module (2′) so as to create a lift force (F_up) in the opposite direction of gravity on the particular wind turbine module mounted on the support structure. Providing an upwards lift force on one, or more, particular 10 wind turbine module(s) may reduce, or eliminate, static and/or dynamical loads from the wind turbine module on the support structure.
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公开(公告)号:US10753338B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US15561318
申请日:2016-03-22
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda , Tobias Gybel Hovgaard
Abstract: The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to a common support structure, i.e. to control of a multi-rotor wind turbine system. The invention discloses a control system for a multi-rotor wind turbine system which comprises local controllers operable to control the wind turbine modules in accordance with local control objectives and a central controller configured to monitor the operation of the wind turbine system and based thereon calculate the local control objectives. The central controller is implemented as a model predictive controller (MPC).
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公开(公告)号:US20180100488A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-12
申请号:US15561318
申请日:2006-03-22
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda , Tobais Gybel Hovgaard
Abstract: The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to a common support structure, i.e. to control of a multi-rotor wind turbine system. The invention discloses a control system for a multi-rotor wind turbine system which comprises local controllers operable to control the wind turbine modules in accordance with local control objectives and a central controller configured to monitor the operation of the wind turbine system and based thereon calculate the local control objectives. The central controller is implemented as a model predictive controller (MPC).
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公开(公告)号:US11187208B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-30
申请号:US16488845
申请日:2018-02-28
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring performance of a multi-rotor wind turbine. According to the method parameter for each of the wind turbine modules of the multi-rotor wind turbine is obtained. The parameters of each of the wind turbine modules are compared, e.g. by means of a comparison parameter determined from the individual parameters. Dependent on the result of the comparison, a performance action is initiated, e.g. for the purpose of further characterization or verification of a deviating parameter determined via the comparison.
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公开(公告)号:US10273939B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-30
申请号:US15550312
申请日:2016-02-12
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Torben Ladegaard Baun , Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda , Erik Sloth
Abstract: A wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbines mounted to a support structure including a tower, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines includes a rotor and a power generation system driven by the rotor, and at least one of a rotor blade pitch adjustment means and a generator power control means. The system further includes control means that receives vibration data associated with the support structure and which is configured to determine a damping control command for a respective one of the plurality of wind turbines, wherein the or each of the wind turbines includes a damping controller that receives a damping control command and which is operable to apply a damping control input to one or both of the blade pitch adjustment means and the generator power control means so as to counteract the measured vibration of the support structure. A benefit of the invention is that the operation of the multiple turbines of the system is used to reduce the effects of structural vibration by damping that vibration in an active manner.
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公开(公告)号:US10808682B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16063576
申请日:2016-12-12
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Abstract: There is presented a wind turbine system, wherein the wind turbine system is comprising a support structure, a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to the support structure wherein each of the plurality of wind turbine modules comprises a rotor, and wherein the wind turbine system further comprises a control system, wherein the control is arranged to execute a wind turbine system transition from a first system operational state of the wind turbine system to a second system operational state of the wind turbine system, and wherein the wind turbine system transition is performed by executing a plurality of wind turbine module transitions from a first module operational state of a wind turbine module to a second module operational state of the wind turbine module wherein the plurality of wind turbine module transitions are distributed in time with respect to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US10161261B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-25
申请号:US14763648
申请日:2013-02-14
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Saed Ehsani , Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda , Ib Svend Olesen , Martin Møller Sørensen
Abstract: To identify abnormal behavior in a turbine blade, a failure detection system generates a “fingerprint” for each blade on a turbine. The fingerprint may be a grouping a dynamic, physical characteristics of the blade such as its mass, strain ratio, damping ratio, and the like. While the turbine is operating, the failure detection system receives updated sensor information that is used to determine the current characteristics of the blade. If the current characteristics deviate from the characteristics in the blade's fingerprint, the failure detection system may compare the characteristics of the blade that deviates from the fingerprint to characteristics of another blade on the turbine. If the current characteristics of the blade are different from the characteristics of the other blade, the failure detection system may change the operational mode of the turbine such as disconnecting the turbine from the utility grid or stopping the rotor.
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公开(公告)号:US20180202418A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-19
申请号:US15744277
申请日:2016-07-14
Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Inventor: Torben Ladegaard Baun , Jesper Lykkegaard Neubauer , Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen , Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda
CPC classification number: F03D13/10 , F03D1/02 , F03D13/20 , F03D13/22 , F05B2230/604 , F05B2230/70 , Y02E10/721 , Y02E10/728 , Y02P70/523
Abstract: A method for erecting a multirotor wind turbine (10) is disclosed. A carrier structure (1, 1a, 1b) is arranged circumferentially with respect to a tower structure (2) and hoisted to an upper part of the tower structure (2), using a hoisting arrangement, such as a wire winch arrangement (3, 4, 8). Furthermore, energy generating units (5) may be hoisted to the carrier structure (1, 1a, 1b) using the hoisting arrangement (3, 4, 8). A similar method for dismantling a multirotor wind turbine (10) is also disclosed. The multirotor wind turbine (10) can be erected or dismantled without the need for an external crane.
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公开(公告)号:US20180023543A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-25
申请号:US15552359
申请日:2016-03-17
Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
CPC classification number: F03D1/02 , F03D7/0204 , F03D9/25 , F03D13/20 , F03D15/00 , F03D15/10 , F03D80/82 , F05B2260/4021 , F16H7/02 , Y02E10/725 , Y02E10/728
Abstract: A multirotor wind turbine (1) comprising a tower structure with a main tower part (2) and at least two arms (3), each arm (3) extending away from the main tower part (2) along a direction having a horizontal component. Two or more rotors (4) are mounted on the tower structure in such a manner that each arm (3) of the tower structure carries at least one rotor (4). A gear arrangement (9) of at least one of the rotors (4) comprises a number of pulleys (10, 11, 13) and a number of belts (16, 17) interconnecting the pulleys (10, 11, 13) in order to transfer rotational movements between the pulleys (10, 11, 13), thereby transferring rotational movements from the hub (5) to a rotating shaft (14) connected to a generator (15).
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