Vestas Wind Systems A/s

Jens Van Schelve

Johnny Nielsen

Ines Pinto Frutuoso

Goncalo Artur Duarte Pereira

Dan Hilton

Kristian Kiib

Goncalo Lucas Marcos

Carlo Alberto Ratti

The invention provides a method of identifying recurrent free-flow wind disturbances associated with a wind turbine. The method comprises monitoring a signal indicative of a parameter associated with operation of the wind turbine, determining an expected signal of the parameter based on the monitored signal, determining a difference between values of the monitored signal and the determined expected signal, and correlating the determined differences with yaw position of a nacelle of the wind turbine. The method includes determining, based on the correlated differences, unexpected values of the parameter for different yaw positions, and identifying, based on a frequency of occurrence of the determined unexpected values, a recurrent free-flow wind disturbance associated with a yaw position of the nacelle.

Identifying recurrent free-flow wind disturbances associated with a wind turbine

A method of correcting a pitch angle deviation of a blade of a wind turbine is provided. First blade load measurements measured when the wind turbine was operating in a first operational mode are provided, and used to determine calibration parameters. Second blade load measurements measured when the wind turbine was operating in a second operational mode are provided, and the calibration parameters applied to determine calibrated blade load measurements. A pitch angle deviation of at least one blade of the turbine is estimated based on an identified difference between the calibrated blade load measurements, and a pitch angle is adjusted to correct for the pitch angle deviation.

Correcting pitch angle

A method of transitioning a wind turbine from a sleep state is provided in which a wind speed at the wind turbine is measured, and the measured wind speed is compared to a wake-up threshold. If the wind speed exceeds the wake-up threshold, the wind turbine is transitioned to an active state. Before comparing, either the measured wind speed or the wake-up threshold is adjusted based on an outcome of at least one previous transition from the sleep state of the wind turbine.

Waking a wind turbine from a sleep state

A method for determining a relative position of wind sensors on a wind turbine comprising: obtaining wind data from each of at least two wind sensors installed on a wind turbine at a location where airflow is affected by a rotor of the wind turbine, the obtaining occurring while the rotor is rotating, identifying oscillations in the wind data from each of the wind sensors, determining a phase or amplitude difference between the oscillations, and determining a relative position of the wind sensors based on the phase or amplitude difference.

Wind sensor configuration

The present invention relates to a method of operating a wind turbine with an operational parameter where values of the operational parameter are obtained by different sensors and compared to determine the validity of the value. A first value and a second value of the operational parameter are obtained different sensors and validated by comparing the two values. The wind turbine being operated using a validated value as the operational parameter. The two sensors are selected among a trained machine learning model, a reference sensor and a computerized physical model.

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Oporto, Portugal

Jens Van Schelve