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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2022
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Martin Folmer Andersen, Copenhagen, DK;
Thomas Esbensen, Herning, DK;
Carla Hagler, Vejle, DK;
Samuel Hawkins, Vejle, DK;
Oscar Ramirez Requeson, Vallensbæk Strand, DK;
Ryan A. Sievers, Lyons, CO (US);
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Abstract
A wind turbine, a method and a control system for aligning a nacelle of a wind turbine with a target yaw angle is provided, wherein the control system includes a detection device configured for detecting at least one parameter indicative of wind forces acting on at least one component of the wind turbine for determining a current yaw angle of the nacelle, and an actuation device configured for manipulating a position of the nacelle until the current yaw angle is aligned with the target yaw angle, wherein the detection device includes at least one first bending moment sensor on a first component, wherein the detection device is configured for determining a bending moment of the first component based on data received from the first bending moment sensor as the at least one parameter indicative of wind forces acting on the at least one component of the wind turbine.