Patent No. EP4198781 (titled "Method For Managing Access To A Control System Of A Wind Power Plant And Wind Power Plant Control System And Wind Power Plant For The Method") was filed by Wobben Properties on Dec 17, 2021. The application was issued on Nov 6, 2024.
A method for managing access to a wind turbine control system that enables efficient and secure access management through a hierarchical access control system. The system assigns users to access groups based on their authentication credentials, with each group having specific permissions to read or write to the control system's output and input storage locations. The system also incorporates a localization identifier to differentiate between local and remote access, allowing for prioritization and active status management to ensure safe and efficient access.

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