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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Frank Ormel, Kolind, DK;
Bryan Edwards, Southlake, TX (US);
Frank Ormel, Kolind, DK;
Bryan Edwards, Southlake, TX (US);
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an acoustic noise monitoring system for a wind turbine, comprising: a microphone for monitoring acoustic noise, the microphone adapted to be mounted to the exterior of a wind turbine nacelle; an input, the input adapted to receive operating conditions data from a wind turbine; a processor, the processor adapted to receive data from the microphone and the input; and storage memory, adapted to store the acoustic noise data and the operating conditions data. The processor is adapted to apply a transfer function to said acoustic noise data to correlate said data with a set of acoustic noise data measured at a remote location from the wind turbine. The system may comprise a controller adapted to generate a control signal, for outputting to a wind turbine controller, for adjusting the operating parameters of the wind turbine in dependence on said correlated data.