System And Method For Protecting Wind Turbines From Extreme And Fatigue Loads
Patent No. EP3643914 (titled "System And Method For Protecting Wind Turbines From Extreme And Fatigue Loads") was filed by General Electric on Oct 17, 2019. The application was issued on Aug 11, 2021.
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System and method for protecting wind turbines from extreme and fatigue loads during high wind events. The system uses a turbine controller with a condition estimator that determines wind turbine conditions in real-time, including estimated wind speed and loading proxy, by solving a control algorithm using operating data. The controller implements corrective actions, such as shutdown or derating, only when estimated conditions exceed predetermined limits, reducing unnecessary shutdowns and energy losses.
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EP3643914
- Application Number
- EP19203846A
- Filing Date
- Oct 17, 2019
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Jul 9, 2021
- Publication Date
- Aug 11, 2021
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