System and method for loads reduction in a horizontal-axis wind turbine using upwind information
US7950901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/908
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method provide a proactive mechanism to control pitching of the blades of a wind turbine to compensate for rotor imbalance during normal operation by pitching the blades individually or asymmetrically, based on turbulent wind gust measurements in front of the rotor, determined before it reaches the rotor blades.
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