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Predicted motion wind turbine tower damping

US4435647A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 1982
Grant dateMar 6, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/728
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Damping of the primary bending mode of a tower (12) mounting a wind turbine having a control (36) for providing a pitch blade angle reference signal (40) to modulate the pitch of the turbine blades (1) through a pitch change mechanism (38) for constant power is provided by generating the pitch blade angle reference signal as the integral (104) of the summation (266) of a torque/power controlling blade pitch angle reference rate signal (98) with an estimated acceleration signal (255) generated by filtering (250, 252, 254) the blade pitch angle reference signal (40) with the following transfer function ##EQU1##

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