System and method to maximize power production by wind turbines
US12297811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Enabling control of wind turbines is provided. The method comprises receiving power production signals from wind turbines comprising a wind farm and estimating wake travel times from upstream wind turbines to downstream turbines. Correlations of the power production signals are calculated among all pairs of wind turbines in the wind farm. Wind turbines with a power production correlation above a specified threshold at an expected time are considered to have wake interaction. A probability density function of northing directions is calculated for the wind turbine pairs with wake interaction. A determination is made whether the probability density function has a dominant direction. Responsive to the probability density function having a dominant direction, the wind turbine pairs with wake interaction are identified as turbine clusters. A control strategy is applied to each turbine cluster as an operational unit to optimize power production of the wind farm.
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