METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CLOSED LOOP COLLABORATIVE WIND PLANT CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20240328387A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18619629

    申请日:2024-03-28

    申请人: WindESCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/04

    摘要: Systems and methods of predicting performance of one or more wind turbines are provided. Exemplary methods include entering data inputs and analyzing and estimating the data inputs. The data inputs include nacelle position information and/or wind condition information. A wake model is determined based on the analysis and estimating of the data inputs. Wind turbine behavior predictions are generated including predicted power outputs of the wind turbines and predicted effects of waking on the predicted power outputs. The data inputs can be adjusted to improve the wind turbine behavior predictions, and the wake model can be corrected by machine learning. By focusing on an observable quantity—power—based on other observable quantities like wind speed, yaw error, nacelle position, disclosed embodiments enable optimization to start immediately after the hardware and software are installed, and as the controller operates more in the field, additional training and validation data are collected.

    Systems and methods of coordinated yaw control of multiple wind turbines

    公开(公告)号:US11639710B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17847701

    申请日:2022-06-23

    申请人: WindESCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/04 F03D17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods of autonomous farm-level control and optimization of wind turbines are provided. Exemplary embodiments comprise a site controller running on a site server. The site controller collects and analyzes yaw control data of a plurality of wind turbines and wind direction data relating to the plurality of wind turbines. The site server determines collective wind direction across an area occupied by the plurality of wind turbines and sends yaw control signals including desired nacelle yaw position instructions to the plurality of wind turbines. The site controller performs wake modeling analysis and determines desired nacelle positions of one or more of the plurality of wind turbines. The desired nacelle yaw position instructions systematically correct static yaw misalignment for all of the plurality of wind turbines. Embodiments of the disclosure provide means to perform whole site or partial site level controls of the yaw controllers of a utility scale wind turbine farm. The overall effect of the coordinated yaw control of wind turbines across the whole or partial site is intended to keep the wake loss of the wind turbines from the upstream wind turbines to the minimum and to maximize the production of turbines that are not waking other turbines.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COORDINATED YAW CONTROL OF MULTIPLE WIND TURBINES

    公开(公告)号:US20220412313A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17847701

    申请日:2022-06-23

    申请人: WindESCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/04 F03D17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods of autonomous farm-level control and optimization of wind turbines are provided. Exemplary embodiments comprise a site controller running on a site server. The site controller collects and analyzes yaw control data of a plurality of wind turbines and wind direction data relating to the plurality of wind turbines. The site server determines collective wind direction across an area occupied by the plurality of wind turbines and sends yaw control signals including desired nacelle yaw position instructions to the plurality of wind turbines. The site controller performs wake modeling analysis and determines desired nacelle positions of one or more of the plurality of wind turbines. The desired nacelle yaw position instructions systematically correct static yaw misalignment for all of the plurality of wind turbines. Embodiments of the disclosure provide means to perform whole site or partial site level controls of the yaw controllers of a utility scale wind turbine farm. The overall effect of the coordinated yaw control of wind turbines across the whole or partial site is intended to keep the wake loss of the wind turbines from the upstream wind turbines to the minimum and to maximize the production of turbines that are not waking other turbines.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COORDINATED YAW CONTROL OF MULTIPLE WIND TURBINES

    公开(公告)号:US20230272775A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18141597

    申请日:2023-05-01

    申请人: WindESCO, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/04 F03D17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods of autonomous farm-level control and optimization of wind turbines are provided. Exemplary embodiments comprise a site controller running on a site server. The site controller collects and analyzes yaw control data of a plurality of wind turbines and wind direction data relating to the plurality of wind turbines. The site server determines collective wind direction across an area occupied by the plurality of wind turbines and sends yaw control signals including desired nacelle yaw position instructions to the plurality of wind turbines. The site controller performs wake modeling analysis and determines desired nacelle positions of one or more of the plurality of wind turbines. The desired nacelle yaw position instructions systematically correct static yaw misalignment for all of the plurality of wind turbines. Embodiments of the disclosure provide means to perform whole site or partial site level controls of the yaw controllers of a utility scale wind turbine farm. The overall effect of the coordinated yaw control of wind turbines across the whole or partial site is intended to keep the wake loss of the wind turbines from the upstream wind turbines to the minimum and to maximize the production of turbines that are not waking other turbines.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ADVANCED YAW CONTROL OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220243699A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17724520

    申请日:2022-04-20

    申请人: WindEsco, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02 G01S19/53

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a retrofit auxiliary nacelle yaw position control system that enables advanced nacelle yaw position control of a wind turbine by comparing a desired nacelle yaw position signal with the actual nacelle yaw position and generating a virtual relative wind direction signal that is provided to the existing turbine control unit. This method and system enable implementation of wake steering, collective yaw optimization and dynamic yaw optimization of a collection of wind turbines referred to as a wind plant. Modification of the existing turbine control unit is not required, greatly simplifying the implementation process of advanced yaw control strategies on existing wind plants.

    Methods and systems of advanced yaw control of a wind turbine

    公开(公告)号:US11313351B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17361365

    申请日:2021-06-29

    申请人: WindESCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02 G01S19/53

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a retrofit auxiliary nacelle yaw position control system that enables advanced nacelle yaw position control of a wind turbine by comparing a desired nacelle yaw position signal with the actual nacelle yaw position and generating a virtual relative wind direction signal that is provided to the existing turbine control unit. This method and system enable implementation of wake steering, collective yaw optimization and dynamic yaw optimization of a collection of wind turbines referred to as a wind plant. Modification of the existing turbine control unit is not required, greatly simplifying the implementation process of advanced yaw control strategies on existing wind plants.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ADVANCED YAW CONTROL OF A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220010769A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17361365

    申请日:2021-06-29

    申请人: WindESCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02 G01S19/53

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a retrofit auxiliary nacelle yaw position control system that enables advanced nacelle yaw position control of a wind turbine by comparing a desired nacelle yaw position signal with the actual nacelle yaw position and generating a virtual relative wind direction signal that is provided to the existing turbine control unit. This method and system enable implementation of wake steering, collective yaw optimization and dynamic yaw optimization of a collection of wind turbines referred to as a wind plant. Modification of the existing turbine control unit is not required, greatly simplifying the implementation process of advanced yaw control strategies on existing wind plants.