Wind park
AssigneeGox AB
InventorThomas Kullander
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a wind park (10) comprising wind turbines arranged in a convex polygon comprising straight sides (3, 4, 5) connecting vertices of the polygon. A node wind turbine (1a, 1b, 1c) of a first type is located at each vertex of the polygon. One or more intermediate wind turbine (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) of a second type is/are located along each side (3, 4, 5) of the polygon between two node wind turbines. The polygon forms an interior area (A) within the sides (3, 4, 5). The interior area (A) is free of turbines of the first and second type.
Claims18
A wind park comprising:
- wind turbines arranged in a convex polygon comprising straight sides connecting vertices of said polygon, wherein a node wind turbine of a first type is located at each vertex of said polygon, one or more intermediate wind turbine of a second type being located along each side of said polygon between two node wind turbines, said polygon forming an interior area within said sides, wherein said interior area is free of turbines of said first and second type and said polygon is a quadrilateral associated with four sectors, each sector being defined by diagonals connecting two opposing vertices of said quadrilateral such that each sector comprises a side of said quadrilateral;
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- a control system for the wind park, the control system being adapted to:
- obtain one or both of meteorological data and information comprising at least a current wind direction,
- use one or both of wind turbine state data and information for each wind turbine in said wind park, said wind turbine state data and information comprising at least wind turbine position information,
- on the basis of said one or both of meteorological data and information and said one or both of wind turbine state data and information, control activation and deactivation of said wind turbines of said wind park
- determine within which sector said current wind direction is located, and
- on the basis of the determined sector, control said intermediate wind turbines such that said intermediate wind turbines of said side in the determined sector as well as its opposing side are active and such that the intermediate wind turbines of the other two sides are inactive.
A method for controlling wind turbines of a wind park comprising wind turbines arranged in a convex polygon comprising straight sides connecting vertices of said polygon, wherein a node wind turbine of a first type is located at each vertex of said polygon, one or more intermediate wind turbine of a second type being located along each side of said polygon between two node wind turbines, said polygon forming an interior area within said sides, wherein said interior area is free of turbines of said first and second type and said polygon is a quadrilateral associated with four sectors, each sector being defined by diagonals connecting two opposing vertices of said quadrilateral such that each sector comprises a side of said quadrilateral, said method comprising:
- obtaining one or both of meteorological data and information comprising at least a current wind direction,
- using one or both of wind turbine state data and information for each wind turbine in said polygon, said wind turbine state data and information comprising at least wind turbine position information,
- on the basis of said one or both of meteorological data and information, said one or both of wind turbine state data and information, and a determination of within which sector said current wind direction is located, controlling activation and deactivation of said wind turbines of said wind park such that said intermediate wind turbines of said side in the determined sector as well as its opposing side are active and such that the intermediate wind turbines of the other two sides are inactive.
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