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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBernard Landa, Darren John Danielsen, Collin McKee Sheppard, Nikolina Kristeva, Samuel Bryan Shartzer, Pranav Agarwal
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A method for controlling loads of a wind turbine includes receiving sensor signals from one or more sensors being indicative of a movement of a nacelle of the wind turbine from a reference point. More particularly, the movement corresponds, at least, to a tilt and/or a displacement of the wind turbine tower and/or nacelle. The method also includes generating a deflection profile of the tower along its overall length from a bottom end to a top end thereof based on the sensor signals. Further, the method includes determining at least one of a thrust or a tower load of the wind turbine from the deflection profile. In addition, the method includes implementing a control action for the wind turbine based on the thrust and/or the tower load.
A method for controlling loads of a wind turbine connected to a power grid, the wind turbine having a nacelle mounted atop the tower, the tower defining an overall length extending from a bottom end to a top end, the method comprising:
A system for controlling loads of a wind turbine, the wind turbine having a nacelle mounted atop the tower, the tower defining an overall length extending from a bottom end to a top end, the system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.