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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernard Landa, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Darren John Danielsen, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Collin McKee Sheppard, Greenville, SC (US);
Nikolina Kristeva, Greenville, SC (US);
Samuel Bryan Shartzer, Greenville, SC (US);
Pranav Agarwal, Fremont, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling loads of a wind turbine includes receiving sensor signals from one or more sensors being indicative of a movement of a nacelle of the wind turbine from a reference point. More particularly, the movement corresponds, at least, to a tilt and/or a displacement of the wind turbine tower and/or nacelle. The method also includes generating a deflection profile of the tower along its overall length from a bottom end to a top end thereof based on the sensor signals. Further, the method includes determining at least one of a thrust or a tower load of the wind turbine from the deflection profile. In addition, the method includes implementing a control action for the wind turbine based on the thrust and/or the tower load.