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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Mhi Vestas Offshore Wind, Aarhus N, DK;
Robert Bowyer, London, GB;
Ian Couchman, London, GB;
MHI VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for operating a safety system in a floating wind turbine. The floating wind turbine comprises one or more sensors, and receives a fore-aft inclination signal from the sensor, wherein the fore-aft inclination signal indicates an inclination of said floating wind turbine in a fore-aft direction. A side-to-side inclination signal is also received from the sensor, wherein the side-to-side inclination signal indicates an inclination of said floating wind turbine in a side-to-side direction. An operational parameter of the floating wind turbine is altered based on either or both of said fore-aft inclination signal and said side-to-side inclination signal.