Method of operating a wind farm
US9760069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method of operating a wind farm comprising a plurality of wind turbines, each of the turbines having a plurality of blades, the method comprising determining a possible wake situation at a first wind turbine caused by a second wind turbine, the second wind turbine being located upstream of the first wind turbine, and individually adapting the blades of the second wind turbine such that a wake generated by the second wind turbine is deflected away from the first wind turbine.
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