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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Peter Mongeau, Center Conway, NH (US);
Kent Tange, Ry, DK;
Andreas Langbak, Aalborg, DK;
Tobias Philipp Roman Duda, Lübeck, DE;
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
A method for reducing gear induced noise from a wind turbine is disclosed. A first vibration map and a second vibration map are generated, specifying, for each of a plurality of operating points of the generator, a virtual phase of vibrations originating from gear tooth meshing of the gearbox, relative to a first and second reference phase, at the respective operating points. An overlap between operating points of the first vibration map and operating points of the second vibration map is identified and virtual phases within the overlap are compared, thus deriving a phase offset between the first vibration map and the second vibration map. The virtual phase of vibrations of each of the operating points of the second vibration map are adjusted according to the phase offset, so as to align the first vibration map and the second vibration map, and the first vibration map and the second vibration map are combined into a resultant vibration map.