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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Danian Zheng, Greenville, SC (US);
Shuang Gu, Shanghai, CN;
Veronica Hernandez-ortiz, Greenville, SC (US);
Xiongzhe Huang, Shanghai, CN;
David Forrest Loy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ramy Michael Souri, Greenville, SC (US);
Danian Zheng, Greenville, SC (US);
Shuang Gu, Shanghai, CN;
Veronica Hernandez-Ortiz, Greenville, SC (US);
Xiongzhe Huang, Shanghai, CN;
David Forrest Loy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ramy Michael Souri, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine may generally include monitoring a current yaw position of a nacelle of the wind turbine, wherein the current yaw position is located within one of a plurality of yaw sectors defined for the nacelle. In addition, the method may include monitoring a wind-dependent parameter of the wind turbine and determining a variance of the wind-dependent parameter over time, wherein the variance is indicative of variations in a wind parameter associated with the wind turbine. Moreover, the method may include determining at least one curtailed operating setpoint for the wind turbine when the variance exceeds a predetermined variance threshold, wherein the curtailed operating setpoint(s) is determined based at least in part on historical wind data for the yaw sector associated with the current yaw position.