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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Per Egedal, Herning, DK;
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Abstract
A method of detecting an adjustment fault related to a wind turbine rotor blade mounted at a wind turbine rotor and including an adaptable flow regulating device, in particular spoiler and/or flap, the method including: estimating a quantity indicative of a change of a driving impact of wind on the wind turbine rotor based on at least two settings of the adaptable flow regulating device; determining another quantity indicative of a desired change of the driving impact on the wind turbine rotor, in order to change a value of a rotor speed to a reference value of the rotor speed; and indicating an adjustment fault based on a comparison of the quantity with the other quantity, is provided.