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System and method for controlling the operation of wind turbines

US9995277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Andreas Herrig · Garching an der Alz, DE
Seongkyu Lee · Niskayuna, US
Stefan Kern · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Thierry Maeder · Glastonbury, US
Benoit Petitjean · Moosburg an der Isar, DE
Roger Drobietz · Salem, DE
Sujan Kumar Pal · Bengaluru, IN
Biju Nanukuttan · Kanchinakote, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/72
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a wind farm includes: receiving temperature data associated with a plurality of locations along a sound path between the wind farm and a sound immission point from one or more sensors; estimating a propagation characteristic of the sound path based at least in part on the temperature data; predicting a noise level at the sound immission point based at least in part on the propagation characteristic; determining a control signal for one or more wind turbines in the wind farm based at least in part on the noise level; and using the control signal to control the one or more wind turbines.

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