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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/0292 (2013.01); F03D 7/028 (2013.01); F03D 7/048 (2013.01); F03D 9/255 (2017.02); F05B 2220/706 (2013.01); F05B 2270/109 (2013.01); F05B 2270/1033 (2013.01); F05B 2270/32 (2013.01); F05B 2270/327 (2013.01); F05B 2270/332 (2013.01); F05B 2270/337 (2013.01); F05B 2270/404 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine, power plant and associated method of controlling a wind turbine is provided. Data is obtained that identifies, based on forecast data, one or more future periods of time during which it would be desirable to over-rate the wind turbine, and measures of the fatigue life consumed by one or more turbine components are determined. The total fatigue life consumed by the one or more turbine components is limited prior to the one or more periods of time by controlling the power output of the wind turbine, in advance of the one or more periods of time, based upon the measure of the fatigue life consumed by the one or more turbine components.