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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Erik Carl Lehnskov Miranda, Randers SV, DK;
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
A wind turbine system comprising a plurality of wind turbines mounted to a common support structure, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines includes a rotor and a power generation system driven by the rotor, wherein the wind turbine system further comprises: localised control means including a plurality of local control modules, wherein each of the local control modules is operable to monitor the operation of a respective one of the plurality of wind turbines, and to issue local control commands thereto to achieve a set of local control objectives; and centralised control means configured to monitor the operation of the wind turbine system and provide centralised control commands to the plurality of wind turbines in order to achieve a set of supervisory control objectives associated with at least two of the plurality of wind turbines.