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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;
Yu Zhou, Singapore, SG;
Wanying Chen, Singapore, SG;
K. J. Karthik, Trivandrum, IN;
Amit Kalyani, Maharashtra, IN;
Khoon Peng Lim, Singapore, SG;
Pey Yen Siew, Singapore, SG;
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine having at least one blade and a controller, including: detect location of foreign material adhered to the blade by sensors mounted on the blade and communicatively coupled to the controller; determine the resonance mode of the blade to be excited based on the location of the foreign material by the controller; and excite the blade to the resonance mode; wherein the resonance mode is one higher than the first order resonance mode. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine using the method.